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This small emerald-green pond, just inland from the beach beyond the south end of El Golfo, was famously the backdrop for Raquel Welch and her fur bikini in the iconic publicity still for the 1960s One Million Years BC movie. The colour comes from algae in the water, and the visual paint palette is further enhanced by the wonderfully textured volcanic-rock surroundings. The beach isn't safe for swimming, though.

You can view the pond from a lookout accessed from El Golfo's southern tip, or park on the LZ703 2km south of town and walk down to the beach.

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    Fundación César Manrique

    17.05 MILES

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    Parque Nacional de Timanfaya

    4.97 MILES

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    26.7 MILES

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    Casa-Museo César Manrique

    22.66 MILES

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    Casa de los Coroneles

    26.15 MILES

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    Parque Natural de Corralejo

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1. Los Hervideros

1.55 MILES

Around 5km south of El Golfo along the LZ703, the sea glugs and froths spectacularly through this pair of caves. Arrive early to beat the tour buses.

2. Salinas de Janubio

2.69 MILES

Around 8km south of El Golfo, just inland from Playa de Janubio, Lanzarote's only working salt pans were set up in the late 19th century; up to 15,000…

3. Playa de Janubio

2.89 MILES

A lengthy, surf-battered volcanic beach, 8km south of El Golfo, makes for an atmospheric stroll, but swimming here is dangerous due to strong currents. It…

5. Parque Nacional de Timanfaya

4.97 MILES

Lanzarote's most spectacular sight, the eerie 51-sq-km Parque Nacional de Timanfaya sprawls around the Montañas del Fuego (Mountains of Fire) formed by…

6. Bodega La Geria

6.88 MILES

The La Geria wine cellar, established at the end of the 19th century, was the first bodega on the island to offer guided visits and sell wines to the…

7. Bodega Rubicón

6.9 MILES

In the shade of a towering eucalyptus, Rubicón occupies part of a former 17th-century cortijo (farmhouse), which now also includes a good Canarian…

8. Playa Quemada

7.32 MILES

Refreshingly secluded and unspoilt, this rocky volcanic-black beach fringed by low white buildings and superb seafood restaurants lies 1.5km southwest of…

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