Timanfaya National Park launches new website to reinforce its outreach work

The new digital channel incorporates a map with all the points of interest in the park, its conservation rules and useful information to organize the visit

February 18 2025 (10:06 WET)
Updated in February 18 2025 (10:06 WET)
Image of the 50th Anniversary of Timanfaya National Park
Image of the 50th Anniversary of Timanfaya National Park

The objective of the new official website of the Timanfaya National Park, developed by the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Energy of the Government of the Canary Islands, is to preserve the landscape and biodiversity of this unique ecosystem in the world through dissemination and public debate. 

One of the main novelties of the website, which invites to discover "the geological richness and the unique biodiversity of this impressive natural environment" is its way of bringing citizens closer to its  conservation rules, where it is remembered that in order to preserve the natural values of the Lanzarote park, the only eminently geological one in the Network of National Parks of Spain, it is essential, for example, to avoid the collection of volcanic material or walk only along the marked paths. This helps the species to continue developing in their natural habitat and to enjoy the beauty of an unaltered landscape. 

The website helps visitors to place themselves in the historical context of Lanzarote so that they understand what the island was like before the "awakening of the volcanoes" in the 18th and 19th centuries. It also offers a virtual tour of the endemic or most representative species of flora and fauna of the national park and the practical information about Timanfaya has been reinforced, so that each visit is "an unforgettable experience" and respectful with the environment. 

People who visit the website will be able to make use of different recommendations: what shoes and clothes to wear, what weather forecast is expected for the next weeks, what are the different accesses to the park and what are the visiting hours of the three centers, the Visitors and Interpretation Center of Mancha Blanca -first recommended visit-, the Montañas del Fuego tourist center and the Echadero de los Camellos. 

Likewise, within the website of the National Park, visitors are offered, free of charge, the possibility of knowing some of its areas through two hiking routes that are carried out in close contact with nature, in small groups and with an official guide of the Lanzarote park. 

The Tremesana Route covers 3.5 km during about three hours of walking of low difficulty and the Short Coastal Route, of medium difficulty, which connects El Golfo with the surroundings of Paso beach and allows to explain the spectacular cliff coast of Timanfaya. Both routes can only be done by means of a prior reservation that must be made at least one month in advance. 

 

A National Park with 50 years of history

In addition to actions such as the renovation of its website, the Timanfaya National Park continues the commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary with a program of activities that includes presentations, exhibitions and activities aimed at all citizens. 

On March 27, the professor of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) David Astrain will be at the Visitors and Interpretation Center of Mancha Blanca to talk about the prototypes of geothermal generators that have been installed in Islote de Hilario destined to take advantage of the underground heat of volcanic activity to generate sustainable energy. 

Admission is free but prior registration is recommended because capacity is limited

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