| César Manrique |
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As we already described, César Manrique had quite an influence on Lanzarote. He made rules for the housing of tourists (hotels may not be higher than a palmtree) and so on. Cesar himself created some remarkable places, like a viewpoint over a nearby island, a cactus garden, a nightclub in the tunnel of a volcano and more. |
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He made a house for himself in a couple of lavabubbles. At first everybody declared him crazy, but soon his house became so popular, that Manrique couldn't live there anymore without being troubled by tourists. |
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He moved to a normal house in Haría, and the volcanohouse became the Manrique-foundation. You can pay it a visit, have a look in livingrooms in seventies-style (which is completely up-to-date in style again) and the swimming pool between the lavafields. Upstairs, above the ground, there are exhibitions of modern art. | |
| Funny is the place just outside, where you can protest against the damage tourists do to environment. In other words, you can protest against yourself being here. |  |
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