Timanfaya National Park

Timanfaya lies in the south-west of Lanzarote, across the municipalities of Tinajo and Yaiza, and covers just over 51 square kilometres of ground that is entirely volcanic. It is the only national park in Spain that is wholly geological, no forest, no wetland, only lava. César Manrique’s statue El Diablo is its emblem. The park records recent and historical volcanism in the Macaronesian region, and the ground still holds enough heat near the surface to be demonstrated to visitors. Movement inside the park is tightly controlled to protect the lava fields, so most of it is seen from the route.