Fuerteventura Holidays

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Holidays to Fuerteventura are first and foremost about the beaches, and once you see them you’ll understand why – they’re the best in the Canaries.

Fantastic beaches

With more than 150 swathes of sand to its name, holidays to Fuerteventura, in the Canary Islands, are all about the beach. Its coast morphs from the empty sweeps at Cofete to the busy, bar-lined stretches in Jandia. Then there’s the Parque Natural de Corralejo to think about. Unravelling along the coast for 10 kilometres, this national park is a huge expanse of rolling sand dunes.

The big resorts

Corralejo, the most popular town on the island, balances old and new. Visit while on holiday to Fuerteventura and you’ll find traditional tapas bars in the old town and karaoke bars in the resort centre. Further down the coast, Costa Caleta is a family favourite, with watersports and international restaurants easy to come by. The Jandia peninsula in the south, meanwhile, teams up national park-protected beaches with duty-free shopping complexes and a clutch of cocktail bars.

Watersports

Fuerteventura’s coastline gives the green light to some of the best watersports in Spain. Kite surfing is big business here. And Playa de Sotavento, on the island’s south coast, has cornered the market for windsurfing. Head here in July mean you’ll catch the World Championships.

Villages untouched by time

If you can drag yourself away from the shoreline during your Fuerteventura holiday, the interior is well worth exploring. Wind-whipped lava fields and valleys of euphorbia give way to centuries-old villages that have missed the march of mass tourism.

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Corralejo

On Fuerteventura’s north coast, Corralejo is a place that likes to keep you on your toes. It’s got some of the best surfing in the Canary Islands – if not Europe, an unmatched nightlife, and tonnes of shops and restaurants. Though if it’s down time you’re after, there are sweeping dunes as deserted as the surface of the moon.

Costa Caleta

Costa Caleta – or Caleta de Fustes as the locals call it – sits on the east coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. It’s been purpose-built, so you won’t go wanting for shops, bars and restaurants, which are all to hand on the main street. And while the nights are just the right side of lively, days are all about lazing on the sheltered beach.

Jandia

On the southwest peninsula of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, Jandia is the place for the more demanding beach lover. It’s set on a never-ending expanse of white sand, at the foot of the Pico de la Zarza mountain range. Over the years, as it’s grown, the town has merged with neighbouring Morro Jable, where the harbour and quaint old town provide a counterpoint to Jandia’s modern hotels, restaurants and nightspots.

Costa Calma

True to its name, Costa Calma is one of the more peaceful parts of Fuerteventura. You’ll find it at the northern end of the Jandia peninsula, edged by a massive national park, and a winding, sandy beach. The sea’s powerful waves make it a surfers’ paradise. And with a whopping total of eight shopping centres, it’s a haven for shopaholics, too.

AT A GLANCE

  • Sunbathe in the sand dunes on Parque Natural de las Dunas
  • Tuck into tapas in Corralejo harbour
  • Get away from it all on Los Lobos island
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Temperatures in Fuerteventura rarely drop below the mid-teens in winter and 25˚C in summer. In August, it can get as hot as 30˚C. Fortunately, the island feels the benefit of trade winds, so it’s never unbearably warm. It’s also one of the drier Canary Islands. The most rain falls on the north of the island between October and March, but even then you rarely get more than 1.5 centimetres a month.

 

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