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I stumbled across a leaflet for Lag Omar in our hotel lobby and didn’t think much about it at the time. But as we were out and about we thought we’d be as well to pop in for a look. And I’m glad we did because it was absolutely amazing. A solid top five entry in the list of things to see when visiting Lanzarote.
The story behind the house is that it was originally built for the British designer Sam Benady. But in 1973 it was seen by Omar Sharif, who was on Lanzarote filming The Mysterious Island. He fell in love with it immediately and bought it. As the story goes, Sam Benady was unhappy about this and challenged Omar Sharif to a game of bridge, during which the house was wagered. Omar lost and Sam got his house back.
Whether this story is true or not is irrelevant because the house itself is a fabulous magical mystery tour of caves and tunnels and walkways that has to be seen to be believed. Highly recommended.
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