Contemporary Art museum

The castle of san Jose was built between 1776 and 1779 on the coast close to Arrecife, to sight the arrival of pirates to the Island, and at the same time to give work to the people of Lanzarote, especially in need after the eruptions in the middle of the XVIII century.

The fortress was transformed by Cesar Manrique into one of the most important museums of Contemporary Art of the Canary Islands whose samples the XX century. The Castle also contains an elegant restaurant with a view to the port of Naos and the pier of Los Marmoles with international and local cuisine.

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