-meaning “the water hollows”, represents a section of a long volcanic tube formed within the lava flow of the Corona volcano eruption occurred about 3000 years ago. Somewhere in the middle of the past century a local artist – Cesar Manrique was inspired to landscape the tube. It was later on opened to the public, and finally completed in 1987.It now features an impressive natural auditorium with a capacity of about 600 seats, and an underground restaurant complete with a dancing floor and a bar.
You can visit the Jameo Grande, an enormous cavern about 60m (200ft) long, 20m (60ft) long and 20m (60ft) high, which was transformed into a tropical garden around a green man-made pool.
The cave is home of a very rare species of almost blind albino crab.
The marvelous auditorium of Los Jameos del Agua is very famous for its excellent acoustics, and is regularly used for concerts and shows, such as the prestigious Festival of Visual Music of Lanzarote.
HOW TO GET THERE
Lanzarote is the part of Canary Islands – Spain. You can travel to north-eastern Lanzarote where the caves are located by air and then by car via Arrieta or Orzola.
WHAT TO SEE
A spectacular series of volcanic caves that now feature a garden, restaurant and auditorium.
