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.
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| Click on the image to enter the photo gallery of Av. de Las Playas en Pto. del Carmen |
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| Click on the image to enter the photo gallery of Puerto del Carmen Town |
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| Click on the image to enter the photo gallery of Varadero area in Puerto del Carmen |
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