From the vivid shapes of its lunar-like landscape to the traditional charm of its whitewashed towns, Lanzarote is an island of contrasts boasting an excellent sunshine record.
If you haven't heard of Cesar Manrique before your visit to Lanzarote, you'll certainly remember him afterwards. Wherever you go on this sun-kissed isle you'll come across his name and influence time and time again. A contemporary of Picasso and Dali, Manrique was a skilled artist and designer. With the advent of mass tourism, he was eager to preserve Lanzarote's unique beauty and campaigned to protect the island's stunning scenery and local traditions. His legacy is still evident today as Lanzarote's hotels and apartments are low-rise while towns and villages are whitewashed and adorned with jaunty green and blue window shutters. Manrique also constructed a number of monuments and objets d'art which can be seen across the island. Some of the most interesting pieces are colourful moving sculptures that are powered by the wind and underpin his philosophy of the subtle fusion of art with nature.
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