{"id":11016,"date":"2026-04-05T22:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T09:09:51","slug":"lanzarote-een-lang-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/?p=11016&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Lanzarote, a long weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503-192x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Timanfaya!\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11246\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503-192x300.jpeg 192w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503-657x1024.jpeg 657w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503-768x1197.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503-985x1536.jpeg 985w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9009-scaled-e1775374247503.jpeg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/>We visited <a href=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/?cat=57&#038;lang=en\">Lanzarote<\/a> again, this time with two families: five (5!) children and three adults. On the first day, right after arriving, we picked up the rental car and immediately started sightseeing. Our first stop was Mirador del Mar, with a beautiful view of the nearby island of La Graciosa. After that, we continued to the Cueva Verde, an enjoyable tour through a lava tunnel. Next we visited Jameos del Agua, a partially collapsed lava tube that\u2019s home to many tiny blind white crabs found only on Lanzarote. The whole site was transformed into something special by the local artist and architect C\u00e9sar Manrique. Finally, we headed to our villa, checked out the pool, and found two geocaches along the path near the little beach.<\/p>\n<p>On the second day we drove to the center of the island, to the Timanfaya volcano. We had to wait in line for 90 minutes, but after that we could hop straight onto a bus for a stunning tour through the volcanic landscape. After visiting the volcano, we stopped to see some impressive rock formations, deep cracks in the terrain, a perfect spot for a few great photos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9236-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"La Graciosa!\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11250\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9236-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9236-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/leiden365.nl\/blog\/wp-content\/IMG_9236-768x576.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>On the third day we went to the island of La Graciosa, which we had already seen from the viewpoint on our first day. A half-hour boat ride took us there. We bought some sandwiches and rented bikes for a long ride across the island. Getting lost was impossible: there\u2019s only one clear route. At one of the beaches, Alex and I found some salt. It looked surprisingly clean, so I took a little with me to experiment with later. We returned on the last boat of the day and headed back to the villa.<\/p>\n<p>On the final day we took it easy. Checked out, drove to the airport, and headed home. A tiring but wonderful little trip.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We visited Lanzarote again, this time with two families: five (5!) children and three adults. On the first day, right after arriving, we picked up the rental car and immediately started sightseeing. 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