Welcome to Fuerteventura!

Whether you're thinking of taking a holiday here, just looking for more information, or simply browsing for fun, let us first of all welcome you to this beautiful island.

With three thousand hours of sunshine a year, Fuerteventura is the closest Canary Island to the African coast with only 100km separating the 'Punta de la Entallada' from Cape Juby in Morroco and is the second largest (after Tenerife) of all the islands. The weather conditions here are very similar to Florida and Mexico which are on the same latitude, which make this the ideal holiday location!

There is nowhere else in the Canaries with so many enormous sand dunes and long sandy beaches, (more than one hundred and fifty. Even though most of the land consists of stone and rock, these are some of the most impressive beaches in the whole of Europe.

Approx 98km long and 30km across at the widest point, Fuerteventura is a pretty weird shape (see the picture to the left) To find out exactly whereabouts in the world we are, click on the 'where in the world?' link on the left of this page for an animated view.

Fuerteventura is generally regarded as the oldest of all the Canaries and its strange contours come from various volcanic episodes. The last eruption occurred around 7,000 years ago so you're pretty safe.

Should you wish to see some volcanic activity take a trip to the neighboring island of Lanzarote, it's well worth it. See our Ferry page for details on how to get there.

You can also take a short boat trip over to the small island of Los Lobos (only 6sqkm) and really get away from it all.
Water sports are very popular here. Every year hundreds of surfers, windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerte, and during July the island is host to the P.W.A world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south.

There are many new attractions which invite tourists to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, and Tefia Craft Village to name but a few. Have a browse through our site and see what's on offer

Its miles and miles of broad sandy beaches and golden yellow sand dunes make Fuerteventura the ideal holiday resort for everyone.

You can also take a short boat trip over to the small island of Los Lobos (only 6sqkm) and really get away from it all.
Water sports are very popular here. Every year hundreds of surfers, windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerte, and during July the island is host to the P.W.A world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south.

There are many new attractions which invite tourists to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, and Tefia Craft Village to name but a few. Have a browse through our site and see what's on offer

Its miles and miles of broad sandy beaches and golden yellow sand dunes make Fuerteventura the ideal holiday resort for everyone.

You can also take a short boat trip over to the small island of Los Lobos (only 6sqkm) and really get away from it all.
Water sports are very popular here. Every year hundreds of surfers, windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerte, and during July the island is host to the P.W.A world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south.

There are many new attractions which invite tourists to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, and Tefia Craft Village to name but a few. Have a browse through our site and see what's on offer

Its miles and miles of broad sandy beaches and golden yellow sand dunes make Fuerteventura the ideal holiday resort for everyone.

You can also take a short boat trip over to the small island of Los Lobos (only 6sqkm) and really get away from it all.
Water sports are very popular here. Every year hundreds of surfers, windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerte, and during July the island is host to the P.W.A world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south.

There are many new attractions which invite tourists to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, and Tefia Craft Village to name but a few. Have a browse through our site and see what's on offer

Its miles and miles of broad sandy beaches and golden yellow sand dunes make Fuerteventura the ideal holiday resort for everyone.