Calle La Tegala & Old Tías Village Core
While most visitors never venture beyond Puerto del Carmen's promenade, the hilltop village of Tías itself preserves a quietly beautiful historic core of whitewashed houses, bougainvillea-draped walls and the handsome 18th-century Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios. It takes an hour to explore and feels like a different island entirely.
The Historic Centre
The church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios anchors the village square with its distinctive whitewashed bell tower — a classic example of Canarian vernacular architecture that has barely changed since the 1700s. The interior is simple and cool, with a beautiful carved wooden ceiling and a gilded retablo.
Wander the lanes radiating from the plaza — particularly Calle La Tegala and Calle El Quinto — and you'll find traditional Lanzarote houses with the characteristic green-painted wooden balconies and window frames that César Manrique championed as part of the island's aesthetic identity.
Local Life
A handful of neighbourhood bars serve the local population rather than tourists — order a cortado and a slice of bienmesabe (almond cream cake) and watch the village go about its morning. Prices are noticeably lower than anything on the seafront.
The village has a small but well-stocked local market (separate from the Sunday mercadillo) where residents buy fresh bread, local vegetables and the island's famous pimientos de Padrón.
Combining with a Sunday Visit
The best time to visit the village core is Sunday morning when the weekly market fills the plaza and the church holds its morning mass — the combination of market bustle, church bells and the smell of fresh coffee makes for an unexpectedly moving slice of everyday Canarian life.
After exploring, walk ten minutes to the Mirador de Tías on the edge of the village for a sweeping view down over Puerto del Carmen, the Atlantic and, on clear days, Fuerteventura on the horizon.
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