Tanit Ethnographic Museum

The rooms are filled to the rafters. Farm implements and camel gear in one, linen and tea sets in the next, then toys, pottery and old photographs of the people who used all of it. Wine making takes a large share of the space.

The Tanit Ethnographic Museum gathers the objects of ordinary Lanzarote life, and the sheer quantity is the experience. Written explanation on the displays is thin, so pick up the English guidebook at reception; it takes you through the highlights.

The 18th-century mansion that holds the collection is worth the visit on its own, with courtyards and a garden to step out into between the crowded rooms.

• The displays carry little written explanation. Borrow the free English-language guidebook at reception before you start.
• Toilets are on site.
• Children have plenty to look at: old toys, farm tools and camel gear.
• Everything is indoors apart from the courtyards and garden, so the visit holds up on a grey or windy day.

The museum stands in San Bartolomé, and the approach is a town street. Driving in, there are two car parks close by, about 45 m and 80 m away in a straight line, so you leave the car and walk straight in.

By bus, the nearest stop is Avenida de Las Palmeras, about 130 m away. An information board with a town map stands about 40 m from the museum if you need to get your bearings.

Best: a morning from Monday to Saturday, arriving early enough to see the rooms and the courtyards without watching the clock.

Avoid: Sundays and afternoons, when the doors are shut.

The museum opens in the mornings only, and as an indoor visit it fits the hours when midday sun or wind make the coast hard going.