LagOmar Museum

White walls run straight into brown lava, and it is hard to tell where the house ends and the cave begins. Stairs drop to the edge of a pond ringed with plants. Tunnels open onto terraces, and another flight climbs to rooms at the top with wide views. Every turn shows something new, and the camera rarely goes back in the bag.

Part of the pull is the story. The house is linked to Omar Sharif, and the tale told on Lanzarote is that he lost it in a game of bridge soon after buying it.

The evening is the other draw. As the museum closes, the restaurant and cocktail bar open in the same setting, with tables on the terrace and indoors.

• Steps everywhere. Stairs run through the whole house, some steep and narrow; it does not work with a pushchair, and the entrance is not wheelchair accessible.
• Day and evening are two different visits. The café serves while the museum is open; the restaurant and cocktail bar open as the museum closes.
• The terrace catches the wind. Bring a layer if you want an evening table outside; the restaurant also has indoor seating.
• Come by car if you can. Buses to Nazaret are sparse, and the nearest stop is a walk away.

The easiest arrival is by car. A car park sits about 36 m away, there is a second one for customers, and there is street parking as well, so the drive ends practically at the door.

Buses are sparse. The nearest stop, Nazaret, is about 860 m away in a straight line, and the rest is on foot.

The real walking starts inside: stairs down to the pools and caves, through the tunnels, and up again to the terraces and the rooms at the top.

Best: in the daytime for the house itself, staying on into the evening if you want dinner or a cocktail in the same rooms.

Avoid: arriving just before the museum closes, when the café gives way to the restaurant.

The stairs, tunnels and terraces take time to explore, and the white walls throw back hard light at midday, so morning and late afternoon are kinder for photographs.