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Timanfaya is one of the best examples of a
volcanic habitat sparsely vegetated and inhabited by rare species
that feed upon organic matter carried by the wind.
This singularly beautiful park is a living laboratory of scientific,
geologic and geomorphologic interest. A tour guide will take
you across the volcanic landscape and will show you its geothermal
anomalies.
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The National Park of Timanfaya is a volcanic
field where visitors can appreciate a great variety of
geological phenomena as well as a large biological mix
of some 180 different plant species.
In this impressive habitat where human presence has been
practically nil, the park serves as an authentic laboratory
for biological research. The park has a spectacular lunar
aspect with different tones of ochre and grey. |
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This region was devastated by intermittent
volcanic eruptions over a six year period, 1730-1736,
and again during the XIX century, mainly in 1824.
Thermic anomalies are amusing for the visitors to watch
a bit of water introduced in a hole on the ground becoming
a geiser of boiling steam in seconds, due to a magmatic
camera situated three kilometres deep down that reaches
from 100 to 200 degrees centigrades on the surface. |
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The restaurant El Diablo
serves specialities of the island grilled over geothermal
heat.
Services: Bar and
Cafeteria.
Location: Yaiza.
Phone Number: 928.84.00.56 / 928.84.00.57.
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday from
10:00 to 18:00 hrs. |
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