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The
Municipality of Tías is one of the most attractive
in Lanzarote from a tourist point of view. Located in the
Center-south of the island, the life of the area is almost
entirely dominated by the sea. Its magnificient beaches of
white sand, with a few reocks and salients, constitute a very
strong attraction for the visitor.All along the coast which
covers the Tías municipal area are some of the largest
tourist urbanizations in Lanzarote. |
One of the most important tourist
centres is the "Puerto del Carmen". It is located en a
natural cove in which the fishing boats usually tie up, so that
it combines a genuine marine flavour with the splendid recreational,
cultural and hotel installations.
Starting from the "Puerto del
Carmen" and up to the "Peñas del Burro" a
beautiful beach of transparent waters extendes "Playa Grande",
one kilometre in length and following upon this, from the "Punta
de Piedras de Cimas", there is a series of small beaches combined
with a few rocky salients.
Tías is situated inside the
municipal area, in a small smoothly sloping hump. The architecture
of Tías is of great beauty as it maintains a perfect balance
with its sorroundings.
In the interior of this area, in
the heart of the island, and bordering on the municipal area of
Snan Bartolomé, is the Valley of "La Geria". It
constitutes an unmistakeable landscape of lava an lava layers. It
is one of the most characteristic landscapes of Lanzarote, an example
of the islander's ingenuity in the face of a hostile land, curious
forms of cultivation, protected by walls of volcanic stone: the
famous "Zocos".
A reult of this cultivation is the
legendary Malvasía wine, a golden, fresh wine with a high
alcoholic content which combines well with fish. Malvasía
constitutes the victory of the country-people of Lanzarote over
a hostile land, over the apparently unfertile "malpais".
A central road runs through the Valle
of the "Geria" which has become one of the most important
and frequented tourist routes. |