Tías is a town and borough in the southwest of the island of Lanzarote

Lanzarote

Lanzarote , a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the autonomous Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 125 km off the coast of Africa and 1,000 km from the Iberian Peninsula. Covering 845.9 km2, it stands as the fourth largest of the islands...

, province of Las Palmas

Las Palmas (province)

The Province of Las Palmas is a province of Spain, consisting of the eastern part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands.-Composition:...

, autonomous community of the Canary Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...

, Spain

Spain

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It is located southeast of the main highway linking Arrecife

Arrecife

Arrecife is a city in the Canary Islands situated in the centre-east of the island of Lanzarote of which it has been the capital since 1852. The city owes its name to the rock reef which covers the beach located in the city...

 (the island capital) and Yaiza.

The main industry is tourism. Lanzarote's largest tourist resort, Puerto del Carmen

Puerto del Carmen

Puerto del Carmen is the main tourist town on the island of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain. It is part of the municipality of Tías. Most of Lanzarote's over 1 million visitors per year choose this town as their destination...

, is entirely in the borough of Tías, and was the location of the first hotels ever built on the island.

Other

Tías has a Primary Education school, a Further Education school, an indoor sports centre, a terrero (Canarian wrestling

Canarian wrestling

Canarian Wrestling is a form of folk wrestling, originally from the Canary Islands, where it is known as Lucha Canaria.-Description:Wrestlers start in the middle of a sand circle, called "terrero". The object is to make their opponent touch the sand with any part of their body, except the feet...

 ring), three churches, a post office, a library, a small auditorium, a petrol station, various bakeries and a number of supermarkets, restaurants and bars.

Noted residents

The town of Tías is home to:

• José Saramago
  José Saramago
  José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor. Harold Bloom has described Saramago as "a...
  
  , Portuguese writer, playwright and journalist, Nobel Prize for Literature 1998.
  
• Alberto Vazquez-Figueroa
  Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
  Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa is a Spanish novelist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide.-Biography:...
  
  , Spanish writer and novelist.
  
• Helen Lindes, Spanish model, Miss Spain
  Miss Spain
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   2000 and runner-up to Miss Universe 2000
  Miss Universe 2000
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• Guillermina Fernández Díaz, born June 1902, the oldest Canary Island resident.