The village, sights, beaches, tourist and sport facilities in the north of Lanzarote

Mala - the village:

Mala is situated in the north-east of Lanzarote, only 1 km from the coast and ~ 25 km from the airport. It is a very tranquill and picturesque village set in a landscape of large cactus plantations and bizarre volcanoes to which the white, cubic houses make an outstanding contrast .

There are two mini-supermarkets, a doctor, a dentist, a pharmacy a restaurant and a Colombian snack-bar where you can taste “arepas”.

Mala is untouched by mass tourism.

North of Lanzarote - sights, beaches, tourist facilities:

Tourist facilities are only a 5-10 minute drive away as are the most famous sights of the island:

- The underground lake "Jameos del Agua" and the caves "Cuevas de los Verdes";
- the ancient look out post "Mirador del Río" on the very top of a huge cliff over the ocean;
- the park "Jardín de Cactús" with thousands of cacti artistically planted around rocks and sculptures;

all of them ‘styled’ and/or ‘designed’ by César Manrique, the island's most famous architect and artist. More sights in the north: Tropical Park of Guinate, Mirador de Guinate, Haría, Orzola, Famara (nice beach – and one of the top surf spots, but quite dangerous for swimmers which can be swept away by the current).

Big supermarkets, filling stations and banks are in the villages Arrieta and Orzola, which are very famous for their excellent fish-restaurants.

A very beautiful and clean, sandy beach (with a playground) is in the neighbouring village Arrieta, and 10 minutes drive north of Mala (in direction towards Orzola) are fantastic natural lagoons that have pure white sand.

Sport facilities:

within a radius of < 5 km:
Aquatics: (wind)surfing (local surfers like the very close (.. and hidden) “Playa de los Jameos”), diving center in Arrieta, fishing. And also paragliding and hang-gliding (in Mala), cycling, trekking. Or just sunbathing!

within a radius of +/- 15 km: Tennis and golf at “Costa Teguise”