Teguise

Teguise is a town in the north of Lanzarote, with a population of 1776 in 2018. It was the island's capital until 1852 and is the seat of a municipality spanning the two coasts. Other villages in the municipality are also described here except for Costa Teguise, which since the 1970s has grown into a much larger resort with its own identity.

Get in
Teguise is north of Arrecife the capital. By car follow LZ-1 to Tahiche then LZ-10.

Buses 7, 9 and 26 run daily every hour or two from Arrecife, taking 30 min via Tahiche. They continue north to Mala, Arrieta and Punta Mujeres, where the 7 and 26 turn inland to Haría, Máguez and Yé, while Bus 9 stays on the coast via Jameos del Agua to Órzola, for ferries to La Graciosa.



The main bus stop in Teguise is by the windmill next to the marketplace, and on Sunday market days there are special bus runs from Arrecife, Costa Teguise and Puerto del Carmen.

Get around
The buses above ply all the main roads, but your own vehicle will save waiting around under a fierce sun.

Juan José López Pérez operates the town taxi (+34 928 845515).

Centers of Art, Culture and Tourism (CACT)
The Centers of Art, Culture and Tourism (CACT) (Centros de Arte, Cultura y Turismo) has the Jardí de Cactus (Cactus Garden) included in a combi-ticket:

Other attractions

 * are old lime kilns. Limestone was roasted to make quicklime, for whitewash and cement.
 * (Ciudad Estratificada) are rock formations eroded and hollowed to look like weird houses. Free parking by the roadside.
 * (Canteras de Tinamala) are abandoned quarries that hewed red sandstone for masonry, some in a stepped or ziggurat pattern. A dirt track leads off LZ-1 at Guatiza filling station. You may encounter signs saying it's closed, but no barriers to access.
 * is a small beach resort with good waves for beginner and intermediate surfers. The main village Caleta de Famara has the harbour, accommodation and bus turnaround. The road continues west to a dead-end at Playa de San Juan, which is breezy but quiet. The main beach Playa de Famara stretches east of Caleta to Urb. Famara (short for urbanización, just housing). A dirt track suitable for 2WD continues northeast along the coast for another 2 km then the cliffs close in.
 * Risco de Famara are the gaunt black slopes louring over the coast: a hiking trail course midway up. However, the viewpoints from the top are better reached by driving north from Teguise on LZ-10 towards Haría.
 * is reached by hiking another 1.5 km beyond the end of the drivable beach track from Famara. It's a derelict house with water bubbling out of it, and a splash of vegetation all the brighter for its arid backdrop. There's a similar house another 500 m further on, and caves and tunnels in the cliffs. You may encounter squatters in the houses or caves.
 * Risco de Famara are the gaunt black slopes louring over the coast: a hiking trail course midway up. However, the viewpoints from the top are better reached by driving north from Teguise on LZ-10 towards Haría.
 * is reached by hiking another 1.5 km beyond the end of the drivable beach track from Famara. It's a derelict house with water bubbling out of it, and a splash of vegetation all the brighter for its arid backdrop. There's a similar house another 500 m further on, and caves and tunnels in the cliffs. You may encounter squatters in the houses or caves.

Do

 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.
 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.
 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.
 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.
 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.
 * Golf: see Costa Teguise for the course near Tahiche.

Buy

 * Coviran is the town supermarket, at C Viera y Clavijo 19, 100 m east of market square. It's open daily 08:00-22:00.
 * Teguise market is in the square on Sunday 09:00-14:00. Plenty of handicrafts and even more tourists.

Drink
Teguise doesn't have free-standing bars.

Lanzarote wine is produced further south around San Bartolomé and La Geria, cultivating the malvasia grape.

Connect
As of Nov 2023, Teguise and its approach highways have 4G from MasMovil and Orange, and 5G from Movistar and Vodafone.

Go next

 * Costa Teguise is the modern beach resort that has outgrown the municipal capital.
 * Arrecife the capital has two island castles reached by causeway, one a museum the other a modern art gallery.
 * Haría to the north has the house and studio of César Manrique, a string of lookouts over the cliffs, and lava tubes near Arrieta on the east coast.