Yaiza Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital town of the municipality of Yaiza, Spain
About Yaiza
—The village priest described the landscape erupting, and a new mountain arising. Lanzarote was created by volcanic activity, but the big eruptions were 20 million years ago and the cones had long been quiet. Yet in 1730 the earth cracked open, and lava spouted from a line of volcanoes along the fissure. This mostly flowed northeast, sparing Yaiza but destroying a dozen villages and everything else in its path. It enlarged the island where it hissed into the sea, and slowly cooled to leave a black barren plain. Eruptions continued over the next six years, with another in 1824. Remarkably there were no fatalities, as tremors gave plenty of warning, but the farmland was ruined and much of the population emigrated. These badlands –malpais– were declared a National Park in 1974 and given furth
Top Attractions in Yaiza
Explore the best things to see and do in Yaiza:
- ★Camel Museum
- ★El Lomo del Cura
- ★Islote de Hilario
- ★Islote de Hilario Gate
- ★Montaña Tremesana
- ★Pico Partido
- ★Sima de Tinguatón
- ★Timanfaya National Park Visitors' Centre
Where to Eat in Yaiza
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴La Bodega de Santiago
- 🍴Manuel Filipino
- 🍴Restaurante El Diablo
Where to Stay in Yaiza
- 🏨Casa de Hilario
- 🏨Hotelito La Era
- 🏨La Casona de Yaiza
- 🏨Timanfaya Cottage
Yaiza Travel Guide Sections
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