Free Guided Walks in Teguise every Wednesday and Sunday morning

Teguise Ayuntamiento have an excellent new service for visitors and residents: FREE guided walks in Teguise, the beautiful old capital of Lanzarote. This is a new tourist and cultural initiative that will take place every Wednesday and Sunday morning, during March, April, May and June. 

Meeting Point: Casa Museo del Timple, located in the Spinola Palace opposite the Plaza de San Miguel. 

Teguise offers a fasinating insight into the history of Lanzarote, and the Canary Islands in general. For centuries Teguise was the capital city of Lanzarote, but in 1852 it was forced to concede this status of power to Arrecife which took over as the capital city. Following this loss of power, investment and development switched to Arrecife which grew rapidly, leaving Teguise with a severe economic problem, leading to infrastructural paralysis. The town became stuck in a sort of time warp, in which much of the original architecture and style remains which is in stark contrast to Arrecife.

Following a strong campain in the 1980's though to restore and rehabilitate Teguise, it was declared an Architectural Historic Site, with official recognizition that it is one of the olderst towns in the Canary Islands. The previous lack of architectural development has now worked in the town's favour as it is an amazing place to walk around and experience the history, architecture, and culture of Lanzarote that has been preserved here for centuries. This makes Teguise the perfect location for guided walks which you will now be able to enjoy for free thanks to Teguise Ayuntamiento!

 Duration of each guided walk: 1 hour and a half. 

Wednesday: "Historical Teguise"
Sunday: "Teguise and its surroundings"

To join either of these guided walks then you must register beforehand which you can do at this link: http://www.teguise.es/visitas-guiadas/ 

Both of these guided walks sound very interesting, so it will likely be worth joining both of them to really get a full experience of everything that Teguise has to offer. We hope you enjoy taking in the beautiful surroundings of Teguise, and learning about Lanzarote's fascinating past which still exists there today!

Let us know in the comments below or via our social media what you thought of these walks or if you are planning to go on one.