Los Hervideros
Away from the coastal resorts the volcanic island of Lanzarote is a natural wonder full of surprises for the intrepid explorer.
As you drive up the west coast of Lanzarote on the LZ 2 towards Timanfaya National Park make a left turn onto the LZ 703 as you come to the salt flats at Janubio and continue north towards the town of El Golfo.
The scenic LZ 703 hugs the ocean on this part of Lanzarote and has been the backdrop for many a car commercial thanks to the crashing Atlantic waves and the way the tarmac appears like one long stretch of carpet laid on top of the solidified lava.
Los Hervideros is located about halfway between the salt flats and El Golfo and has ample cliff top parking for visitors, so resist the temptation to pull into one of the many lay-bys as Los Hervideros is where all the real …show more content…
Unlike many of the other attractions in Lanzarote a visit to Los Hervideros is free, but it is also unsupervised which means you need to keep a close hold of any young children and like any adventure that involves interacting with nature be sure to wear sensible shoes.
A trip to Los Hervideros can easily be combined with a visit to the hauntingly green hued lagoon of Charco de Los Clicos, one of the inspirations for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s award winning film “Broken Embraces”. Charco de Los Clicos was also used as the setting for Raquel Welch’s animal clad bikini scene in the Hammer Film Production of “one million years BC”.
Formed when fissures in the lava allowed sea water to fill a volcanic crater, the lagoon gets its colour from Ruppia maritima algae that thrive due to the high sulphur content in the water. Set against the black sand beach, red cliffs and ocean it is quite spectacular, a portrait any professional photographer would love to have in their
As you drive up the west coast of Lanzarote on the LZ 2 towards Timanfaya National Park make a left turn onto the LZ 703 as you come to the salt flats at Janubio and continue north towards the town of El Golfo.
The scenic LZ 703 hugs the ocean on this part of Lanzarote and has been the backdrop for many a car commercial thanks to the crashing Atlantic waves and the way the tarmac appears like one long stretch of carpet laid on top of the solidified lava.
Los Hervideros is located about halfway between the salt flats and El Golfo and has ample cliff top parking for visitors, so resist the temptation to pull into one of the many lay-bys as Los Hervideros is where all the real …show more content…
Unlike many of the other attractions in Lanzarote a visit to Los Hervideros is free, but it is also unsupervised which means you need to keep a close hold of any young children and like any adventure that involves interacting with nature be sure to wear sensible shoes.
A trip to Los Hervideros can easily be combined with a visit to the hauntingly green hued lagoon of Charco de Los Clicos, one of the inspirations for Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s award winning film “Broken Embraces”. Charco de Los Clicos was also used as the setting for Raquel Welch’s animal clad bikini scene in the Hammer Film Production of “one million years BC”.
Formed when fissures in the lava allowed sea water to fill a volcanic crater, the lagoon gets its colour from Ruppia maritima algae that thrive due to the high sulphur content in the water. Set against the black sand beach, red cliffs and ocean it is quite spectacular, a portrait any professional photographer would love to have in their