Cueva de los Verdes, also known as “Verdes Cave,” is a lava tube and a popular tourist attraction of the Haria municipality on the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain.
It is a protected area of Canary Island, and it lies within the Monumento Natural del Malpaís de La Corona. It is estimated that the cave was created somewhere 3,000 years ago by heavy lava flows that erupted from the nearby volcano Monte Corona, flowing across the Malpaís de la Corona, toward the sea. The caves are not named after the color “green,” but rather after a family whose surname was Verde (green), although the caves are really colorful, particularly since they’ve been carefully and thoughtfully artificially lit for the public.
It is suggested that the caves are definitely worth a visit, and if the molten wax-like rock isn’t enough to impress you, the secret of Cueva de los Verdes will be. The flow of lava streams cooled on top, forming a solid crust before the lava drained away, leaving the top part as the roof of a cave. This is actually a chamber within the tunnel, which is known as “The Refuge” because it was so often used for shelter. In almost 20 spots, the cave roof collapsed, developing a cavern recognized locally as a jameo. The cave is about 6 kilometers above sea level and another 1.5 kilometers below the sea.
One jameo forms the entrance to the Cueva de los Verdes. Two kilometers of the cave system were developed for tourists in the 1960s, with the cave walls illuminated by colorful lights. The beautiful cave is also famed for its concert hall, which is situated close to the entrance and exit of the cave. The concert hall has about 15 to 20 rows with 26 seats in each row, allowing up to 500 people to be in the hall at once.
The inhabitants of earlier centuries throughout Lanzarote hid in this cave to protect themselves from European pirates. It is absolutely a site worth visiting, the beauty of the caves is astonishing and it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting volcanic structures on the island.
However, it is a big cave that is lit for effect rather than visibility and some people may find it claustrophobic. So if caves and underground places really don’t turn you on, you would probably be better off visiting the Mirador del Rio. As there aren’t a lot of facilities at the Green Cave, you really want to combine it with a visit to the nearby Jameos del Agua. Like various tourist attractions, it is hard to tell if there has been any human intervention in the cave structure. Although the main work has gone into a splendid lighting system that highlights the walls of the cave amazingly well,.
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