This place is open for visitors since the year 1966. The word "Jameos" probably comes from the antique old language and it refers to a cavity produced when the roof of a volcanic cave collapses.

To enter the Jameos del Agua we have to go down rocky steps to the first large "room" under the earth - open to the sky - and the place for the coffee bar and restaurant with its terrace and views to a lower level into the cave on the subterranean lake.

We will feel the calmness and will smell the humidity of this place which make us fee a part of this nature.

The vegetation and the experimental background music emphasise the atmosphere.

On our way more down we discover the lake which has salty but very clear water and is the place for tiny white blind crabs to live - which normally use to live in deeper sea. The level of this lake depends on the different tides of the ocean, from where the water filters through the volcanic tunnels and caves created by the eruptions thousands of years ago.

On the small pathway along this lake we pass through the cave and have to climb up some rocky stairs and volcanic terraces to reach the second "Jameos" - a wide open-air area which presents us a fantastic bright white swimming pool. This pool nowadays is not in use but was designed by César Manrique perfectly in the volcanic and rocky surrounding as a contrast. A lovely path invites us to walk around this swimming pool looking at the flora and plants growing between the rocks and around the pool.

On the end of this Jameos, beyond the pool, there is an auditorium which is a fantastic volcano cave where about 600 people can enjoy its natural acoustics while concerts and ballets or other cultural activities which will take place The cave has now been renovated and made much more secure since more than 5 years (the static of the volcanic roof and the water density had to be made better and safer) and hopefully the government will open this auditorium to visitors again in 2009.

From visiting this natural subterranean auditorium we climb up another stairs and will finally reach some terraces on the surface to order a bear, a coffee or other drinks to relax and to enjoy the views down to the swimming pool and the large "Jameos" we came from. Then we have the opportunity to visit the "Casa de los Volcanes" - a world-wide known scientific centre devoted to volcanic studies. It is very interesting to walk through the rooms showing us lots of information of the Canary Islands and Lanzarote and the volcanic under sea level. Also there are instruments and computers to measure activities of eruption nowadays. At the end - before reaching the parking area - we may buy some gifts in a small gift shop to remember our visit in this tourist centre of Lanzarote.