Place of interest to visit if staying in Yaiza
From Yaiza these places are nearby and well worth a visit:
Timanfaya National Park
La Geria wine region
El Golfo – a fishing village famous for its green lagoon and seafront restaurants.
Los Hervideros – dramatic cliffs where waves crash into volcanic caves.
Playa Blanca – for beaches, shops, and ferry connections to Fuerteventura.
Yaiza is located to the south of Lanzarote. From the town you can see the Timanfaya National Park and the start of the grape growing region of La Geria. This clean and traditional town is often sited as one of the prettiest in Lanzarote
The unspoiled town of Yaiza seems like modern influences have all gone by un-noticed. The main road that tracks through the middle of town is spotless with well maintained white washed houses either side.
There’s a calm and respectful rhythm to life in Yaiza. You’ll often see locals chatting outside the church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, or sitting quietly on a bench under the bougainvillea.
The local council takes great pride in preserving Yaiza’s traditional architecture. Laws have been set in place for no neon signs or high-rise buildings.
Everything blends beautifully into the landscape, giving visitors a glimpse of how Lanzarote looked decades ago.
Yaiza is a slow paced town. Take your time and enjoy some tapas and a coffee in the local ‘Bar Stop’ one of the islands oldest cafes. At the weekends there are some art and crafts markets located by the church selling products like hand made soaps, pottery and locally grown produce.
The Casa de la Cultura Benito Pérez Armas is worth a visit too. This is a charming 17th-century house that has been renovated into an art gallery and cultural center, often with local photography or painting exhibitions.
Yaiza is located on the very edge of the Timanfaya National Park where continuous eruptions of over five years took place in the 1730’s. At sunset this whole are can take on an amazing orange glow from the volcanic rocks.
Just a five minute drive away you can visit the ‘Montanas del Fuego’. Once there take an amazing coach tour amongst the volcanic rocks, watch huge steam jets erupt from the still hot earth or have a meal.
A few minutes drive North from Yaiza is Lanzarote’s wine region of La Geria. The unique growing conditions help create the famous wines from this area. Each grape vine is grown in its own hole with a small wall, thousands of these placed across the landscape make an impressive site to see.
From Yaiza these places are nearby and well worth a visit:
El Golfo – a fishing village famous for its green lagoon and seafront restaurants.
Los Hervideros – dramatic cliffs where waves crash into volcanic caves.
Playa Blanca – for beaches, shops, and ferry connections to Fuerteventura.
This small and unspoilt town can easily go by unnoticed but is well worth a visit. The relaxed pace of life here quickly rubs off as you find yourself slowly strolling the streets to one of the local bars. If you can spend the night here, enjoy a meal and reflect on how good life can be.