Built in 1970 at the behest of artist César Manrique, the El Diablo restaurant sits atop a volcano that provides the heat needed to cook food. To this day, it represents one of Lanzarote's major attractions.
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It feels like you´re on Mars, but instead, you´re at El Diablo restaurant in Lanzarote, one of the Canary Island´s most popular tourist attractions. No electricity or gas: at El Diablo, the chefs cook using the heat produced by one of the many volcanic cones that dot the island (at this other "place," however, jets of lava enable the cooking)
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The volcano located near Teguise, in the center of Timanfaya National Park, of course, does not erupt, but the crater, inactive since 1842, continues to give off heat (between 450°C and 500°C year-round).
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This heat fires the huge grills: steaks, chicken, sausages, potatoes, fresh Canarian fish, and seafood. El Diablo has a long history: in fact, it was born in 1970, when César Manrique, a local artist, decided to build a restaurant right there with the help of architect Eduardo Caceres and colleague Jesus Soto. Since then, El Diablo has been an attraction for tourists (and others) who go there both to enjoy a great meal and to admire the breathtaking landscape in which it is set.
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Source: fortravelovers.com
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