Villa Alcalde

Around Mácher

The villa is above Mácher, inland in the south of Lanzarote. The beaches of Puerto del Carmen, the marina at Puerto Calero, the vineyards of La Geria, Timanfaya and the coves of Papagayo are all a drive away.

  • Yachts moored in the Puerto Calero marina, with the mountains of the south of the island behind

    Puerto Calero

    5 min by car · 5.4 km

    A marina with restaurants along the water, down the hill to the south-west.

  • Sunset over Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen, with lava rocks in the foreground

    Playa Grande

    10 min by car · 5.4 km

    The long sandy beach of Puerto del Carmen, with the promenade running behind it.

  • Vines in La Geria, each in a hollow of black volcanic ash behind a low stone wall, below a red volcano

    La Geria

    10 min by car · 7.4 km

    Vines planted in hollows of black volcanic ash, and bodegas that pour their own wine.

  • The cactus garden in front of the terminal at Lanzarote airport

    Lanzarote Airport

    15 min by car · 9.6 km

    Close enough to leave on the morning of your flight.

  • A white pool inside a lava bubble at the Fundación César Manrique, under palms

    César Manrique Foundation

    20 min by car · 19 km

    The artist's house, built into the bubbles of a lava flow.

  • Red and ochre volcanoes in Timanfaya National Park, with a road winding between them and the sea beyond

    Timanfaya National Park

    25 min by car · 19 km

    The Fire Mountains: lava fields left by the eruptions of the 1730s.

  • The tower of the church of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe over the whitewashed square in Teguise

    Teguise

    25 min by car · 22 km

    The island's old capital, with a market in its streets every Sunday morning.

  • A cove at Papagayo, with dark cliffs, golden sand and the neighbouring islands on the horizon

    Papagayo beaches

    35 min by car · 24 km

    Coves of pale sand at the southern tip of the island.

Driving times and distances from the villa, routed over OpenStreetMap data in September 2026.

Good to know

Hire a car
The villa is inland and up a hill, so the beaches are a drive rather than a walk — and nothing on this list is more than forty minutes away by road.
Timanfaya by bus
Inside the park the volcano route is driven by the park's own buses; the car stays at Islote de Hilario.
The road to Papagayo
The coves are reached by an unpaved road through a protected area, with a charge per car at the gate.

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