The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the Government of the Canary Islands, Isaac Castellano, and the President of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, Pedro San Ginés, highlighted on Thursday in Madrid the balance between the tourism sector and the defense of nature “as one of the most important riches left by the work of César Manrique “. This was stated in the Italian Embassy during the presentation of a documentary and a book about Lanzarote and the work of César Manrique, made after the award of the Carlo Scarpa International Prize for the Giardino 2017 awarded to the Cactus Garden by the Benetton Foundation.