Jameos del Agua

Jameos del Agua is a lava tube cave system on the northeastern coast of Lanzarote that contains a brackish subterranean lake connected to the sea, home to a rare blind albino crab species found nowhere else on earth. The artist and architect César Manrique converted the caves in the late 1960s into a cultural venue of striking architectural restraint, integrating white-walled galleries, a concert hall, and tropical gardens that harmonise with the raw volcanic rock. The interaction of sea light filtering through the cave openings and reflecting off the pool is a distinctive visual feature.