Tour of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Fuerteventura is a popular island in the sun with a climate suitable for year round holidays.

The capital is Puerto del Rosario with the Beach Resort Towns situated around the island such as:

Caleta de Fuste about 7 miles south of the Airport.

Las Playitas about 27 miles south of the Airport.

Costa Calma about 38 miles south of the Airport.

Playa de Esquinzo about 44 miles south of the Airport.

Morro Jable about 50 miles south of the Airport.

Corralego about 26 miles north of the Airport.

El Cotillo about 25 miles north west of the Airport.

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Puerto del Rosario is the capital of Fuerteventura situated about 3 miles north of the Airport. It is based around a port that that continues to develop to accommodate the ever increasing number of cruise ships visiting the island.

Although Puerto del Rosario in not known for tourism, the entire sea front and two town beaches have recently been developed for leisure activities.

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Caleta de Fuste is a purpose built family holiday resort situated about 7 miles south of the Airport. It has been created around an original cove to create a safe, sheltered environment for beach activities.

The large beach at Caleta de Fuste has been created from pale golden sand, that was brought in especially for the purpose. There are many water activities such as jet-skiing, windsurfing, diving & sea excursions.

Caleta de Fuste's central location on the east coast, makes it an ideal base for those wanting to explore Fuerteventura. Everywhere on the island is within an hour’s journey.

There is also a Championship Golf Course within the resort.

The resort seems to be used 50/50 by UK & German holiday makers.

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Corralejo is a Family tourist resort situated about 26 miles north of the Airport at the northern end of Fuerteventura. It is the largest Holiday Resort on the island.

The original part of the town is based around the old harbour, with a popular small sheltered beach. The main tourist hotels and apartments are situated just south of the old town with miles of sandy beaches and sand dunes.

The marina offers pleasure craft and a ferry services to Lanzarote and Lobos, a small island that is a 15 minute ferry ride from Fuerteventura.

In the area are the Baku Water Park, featuring a variety of flumes and slides plus a large swimming pool area. More adventurous types can go diving or big-game fishing with the operators who can be found at the port.

The area has a large residential population from the UK, Spain, Germany, Holland & Scandinavia.

El Cotillo is a small village at the northern end of Fuerteventura, 12 miles west of Corralejo.

The village is centred around the small harbour that is mostly used by local fishermen. There are several bars and restaurants close to the old harbour and the views from El Toston are particularly pleasing.

There are miles of beaches to the south of this part of sunny Fuerteventura. The beaches are excellent, and even on a busy day they are too large to be overcrowded.

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Las Playitas is situated about 27 miles south of the Airport. This used to be a small Spanish fishing village with a few houses, typical Spanish bars, restaurants and a majestic lighthouse, El Faro de Entalada.

Although the village is still intact, the rest of the bay, which is divided from the village by a headland, has been taken over as part of the new Bahia Grande luxury facilities and a large hotel.

The hotel has a large swimming pool and a waterslide and facilities for children.

Las Playitas has a beautiful beach, however the sand is almost black. There are facilities for sailing and diving on the beach.

The resort is popular with UK, German, Swiss and French holiday makers.

The town of Gran Tarajal is situated about 3 miles south.

Costa Calma, situated about 38 miles south of the airport, is a true beach resort, having been built adjacent to a mile long section of white sandy beaches that run for about twelve miles from Costa Calma to Morro Jable.

The colourful seas that lap the shores of this part of Fuerteventura are relatively benign. The area as a whole is very popular with beach lovers and wind surfers.

The nightlife is mostly tailored toward the German speaking tourists although there are still some bars for English and Spanish speaking Tourists.

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Playa de Esquinzo is a relaxed family resort with wonderful beaches that is very popular with German tourists, situated just a few miles south of Costa Calma.

It is an upmarket resort with excellent accommodation and good leisure facilities.

A Playa de Esquinzo holiday offers a relaxing break in an attractive resort framed by barren hills and facing golden sands and blue sea.

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Morro Jable is at the southern end of Fuerteventura, just under one hours drive south of the airport, about 50 miles. This resort has a strong German influence.

The older parts of Morro Jable are either side of the headland around which the village was built. The port was originally the home of the fishing fleet, and still is, but now hosts a variety of tourist attractions, including a catamaran and several sports fishing vessels, and a ferry service to Gran Canaria.

The beach at Morro Jable is part of a long line of natural white sandy beaches. The beach to the east of the impressive lighthouse is used more by naturists, while that to the west is used more by non naturists. On the beach to the west of the lighthouse it is possible to hire yachts to sail.

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For more information on Fuerteventura, visit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuerteventura.

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