The Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo-Castillo de San José, is located near Puerto Naos and Arrecife, capital of the island, and the place where César Manrique was born. It was built between 1776 and 1779 under the ruling of King Charles III. The museum’s privileged location on top of a cliff, made protection from Castillo de San Gagriel easier, and it meant it was a crucial spot to defend Arrecife and its port from the dangers the modern states posed to the Spanish Empire. When its use for defensive purposes decreased, it was left abandoned for almost a century. It was Manrique (who else), who convinced the authorities of the island to transform the ancient fortress into an art gallery that ended up opening in 1976, the Museo Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo. Manrique started up the 1st International Visual Arts Competition with the work of Picasso, Tàpies, Miró, Mompó, Millares, Zóbel and some of his own creations that inspired one of the largest abstract art collections.

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Visit our craft brewery and our brewpub in the Puerto Naos fishing district. Enjoy our beers while you see how we brew them. Our place used to be a fishing nets workshop at the end of the 19th century. Now it is a place full of life of "seafaring refuge" style, where to enjoy our beers and tapas while you can see how we brew them, the brewpub and the factory are separated only by a glass. NAO, its the place to beer!

The Lanzarote Airport Museum is located in the first passenger terminal, which operated from 1946 to 1970. These earliest facilities of the aerodrome, a real driving force of the economy and transport on the island at the time. The building structure is similar to many of the period, with the control tower being in front of the landing strip, which at the same time is surrounded by wing-shaped parallel gardens. The aesthetic purpose is clear, but this geometrical layout reflects not only aesthetic purposes but also functional ones, as it allows easier passenger flow. In the main hall you can admire the original mural of the Belgian painter Jean P. Hock, made in 1959. In the hall 3 the reproduction of the work "Lanzarote" by César Manrique is located. This Museum offers the possibility of educational visits, through interactive.The Museum has a specific program of outreach and guided tours, with bilingual attention and Braille alphabet everywhere.