Carved into the rock face, with fanciful chimneys, cupolas, miradors and winding staircases, this gallery, museum, restaurant and bar has a New Mexico–meets-Morocco look. Regular exhibitions are held, while a small museum recounts the interesting history of the building. There is a lot of myth and legend surrounding the house, but what is sure is that is was designed by César Manrique and Jesus Soto, a prominent Lanzarote architect.
It's billed as the house of Omar Sharif, though the actor lived here only very briefly, after losing it to a local property developer in a spectacularly unsuccessful game of bridge. It's a hugely underrated and blissfully uncrowded attraction. Best of all is to come in the evening for dinner at the restaurant or a cocktail at the bar – you can really get a feel for the wild celebrity parties that must have once taken place and, what's more, you don't have to pay the entrance fee if you drink or dine here.
