There are plenty of attractive holiday destinations around the world. But few can match the cultural attractions of Lanzarote, which is located in the Canary Islands. As this Spanish outpost is home to the many creations of a well known, locally born artist called César Manrique. Who had a profound influence over the development of tourism on the island.

Renowned as a destination for sun, sea and sand Lanzarote has a rich cultural background as well,and with an excellent choice of Lanzarote villas to rent finding accommodation on the island will not be a chore

Manrique´s imprint is everywhere on the island of his birth. Tourists leaving the airport encounter his massive bronze wind toy ´Homage to Pepin Ramirez´ as they depart from the arrivals hall and head for their Lanzarote villas and apartments. And on route they soon discover that there are no high rise buildings or advertising hoardings blotting the landscape either – as Manrique successfully campaigned to get these outlawed during the 1970´s.

Manrique was born in the island capital of Arrecife in 1919 and developed a deep love for his birthplace from a very young age. Fostered by long summers spent on the beach at Famara in the north of the island, where his family kept a holiday home. And where the huge 8km long bay is flanked by the majestic sight of the Famara massif cliff range.

It was clear to Manrique when he returned home that the idylic island lifestyle was about to change and whilst wanting to ensure that Lanzarote’s unique volcanic terrain would remain undisturbed Manrique was also aware that tourism was a necessary evil in order for the locals to survive, as until then fishing and agriculture had sustained the population. So he fought to ensure that resorts on the island would remain well contained on the south coast whilst also creating seven unique centres of art and culture around Lanzarote which remain the most popular attractions to this day.

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