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The Canary Island of Fuerteventura is Spain’s very own Sunshine State, boasting a wonderful year-round climate that delivers thousands of hours of clear skies and temperatures that are pleasantly bearable for much of the year. Fuerteventura is the second largest Canary Island, but also its least densely populated. Tourism in recent decades has helped to swell the island’s numbers, but much of it remains satisfyingly rural and undeveloped.

Fuerteventura is a mere 100km from the west coast of Africa, making it the second easternmost Canary Islands, and one of its driest. The main tourist resorts and towns on the island include Corralejo, Caleta de Fuste, Costa Calma and Morro Jable, each located along their own stretch of beach and making great use of Fuerteventura’s major natural attractions – namely the beautiful climate and endless white sandy beaches.

Since the 1960s, Fuerteventura has been steadily attracting tourists from all over Europe and beyond thanks to the proliferation of the package holiday and, in more recent years, low-cost air fares. The island’s year-round warmth ensures tourism levels remain high in winter too, where the average temperature remains close to 20c, making Fuerteventura (and the fellow Canary Islands) a leading winter-sun destination for northern European holidaymakers.

When Fuerteventura airport in the previously peaceful town of El Mattoral was opened in 1965, the island’s economy and raison d’etre changed forever. Formerly a quiet, quaint and relatively inaccessible sunshine island where fishing and small scale agriculture were the main industries, Fuerteventura was soon transformed into one of Europe’s pioneering holiday destinations, with predominately British, German and Scandinavian tourists flocking to the island to discover its beauty and year-round warmth.

Decades on and Fuerteventura continues to attract. However, the island has managed to escape many of the ills that can blight tourist destinations; namely ugly, high-rise apartment blocks and hotels, shabby infrastructure and deteriorating natural attractions. Fuerteventura’s distance from mainland Europe has helped keep the influx of tourists at a steady level, so rather than be overwhelmed by visitors, Fuerteventura has been able to grow, develop and maintain its tourism infrastructure in a patient, considered and steadily-paced manner.

Today, the multitude of attractions that first brought the tourists to the island remain, augmented by swifter, more regular and more affordable air connections and greater choice of accommodation. Corralejo is the largest resort of the island, and is located on its northern tip. Traditionally a fishing town, the delightful harbour remains, with many newer attractions built around it. The resort’s main attractions – as with nearly all of Fuerteventura’s resorts – is its beach, which is 11km long and consists of fine white sand and a number of small bays and coves. Close by, the dunes of Corralejo are an impressive sight, having been designated a nature reserve for some years now.

In the extreme south of the island sits the resort town of Morro Jable, which grew from a tiny fishing village into a popular destination for German holidaymakers from the 1980s onwards. Boasting a delightful harbour, plenty of shops, bars and restaurants and some of the longest and safest beaches on Fuerteventura, the resort’s attractions are easy to see and ideal for all ages. Morro Jable is also something of a haven for watersports enthusiasts – particularly windsurfers taking advantage of the strong winds that blow for much of the year – while it is also possible to take a jetfoil to the neighbouring island of Gran Canaria, some 150km to the west.

In Jandia, visitors will be awestruck by the stark inland beauty of the region, as well as the ever-stunning beaches that stretch for miles and miles. This wild corner of Fuerteventura is home to the Pico de Zarza, which is the highest point on the island, and some of the finest windsurfing beaches in Europe, including the Playa de Sotavento and the Playa de Cofete. There are also a couple of world-class golf courses in the region too.

An intriguing attraction in the Jandia area is the Villa Winter. This summer residence was built in 1946 and is modelled after a German residence that is located in the Black Forest. Boasting lovely views and impressive isolation, the villa’s history is somewhat controversial, with local folklore insistent that the land was given by Generalissimo Franco to fugitive Nazis seeking a safe hideout after the Second World War. Today it stands empty, and is something of a macabre attraction for tourists in Morro Jable, a mostly German resort, ironically!

Inland, the town of Betancuria is the oldest on the island, and was the former capital, named after the French explorer Bethencourt in the 15th century. Today, it is a peaceful and impressively picturesque hilltop town that has an attractive cathedral, an archaeological museum and a pretty main plaza that is dotted with some inviting traditional restaurants.

Fuerteventura enjoys an enviable climate all year-round. Despite its proximity to the Sahara Desert, the hot winds from there ordinarily blow away from the island, save for a few occasions a year when the sirocco brings the winds to the island, increasing temperatures by some 10c in a matter of hours. Normally, the island experiences stable and extremely warm weather, with temperatures rarely dropping below 15c in winter, and rarely exceeding 35c in summer, averaging 20c and 28c in each respective season. Most rainfall occurs in the winter months, with Fuerteventura receiving some 147mm per year.

The Canary Island of Fuerteventura is not one for history buffs or culture vultures. Sure, the island has its heritage and fair share of important archaeological and historical sights, but the main draw for millions of tourists each year is Fuerteventura’s climate, good tourism infrastructure and beautiful beaches.

In little over four hours, tourists from the UK, Scandinavia and Germany can leave behind their cold homes in winter and be touching down into the warming embrace of Fuerteventura, with barely any time difference and plenty of affordable and daily routes all year round. Little wonder then, that this and the other Canary Islands have such a strong year-round tourism industry.

Because the strength of Fuerteventura’s appeal never wanes no matter the season, the atmosphere of the island experiences little variation. Summers are undoubtedly busier, but the winter months still exhibit a tangible buzz of excitement, as holidaymakers marvel at the pleasant temperatures in the depths of winter, and ensure that they get their fill of fun and sun for the duration of their stay.

As a result, most hotels, bars and restaurants stay open, even though the ‘low’ season is often a good time for these types of establishments to undergo refurbishments and renovations. Nevertheless, the standard of infrastructure remains high.

Wherever you head to in Fuerteventura, you are never too far from a magnificent beach. Whether you prefer the busy, popular and easily accessible sands of the beach at Costa Calma or the wide, wild and sand-blasted windfest delivered by Sotavento, there is something for you on Fuerteventura.

Some of the largest and most impressive beaches are to be found at Corralejo Grande, where a combination of smooth and sweeping sandy areas and rocky coves make these beaches ideal for families, while a well-designated naturist area is perfect for those who like to bare all for that all-over tan.

The beach at Caleta de Fuste is actually artificially created and maintained each year. This may sound off-putting, but the care and detail used by the Fuerteventura government is impressive – everything is taken into consideration, making these beaches convenient, safe and ideal for the entire family. On the west coast of Fuerteventura, the El Cotillo beach is perfect for watersports enthusiasts, where the waves are larger and the beach is wide, long and largely deserted. Finally, for something a little different, the black sand beach of Ajuy is perfect, boasting dramatic cliffs and some intriguing geological features.

While Fuerteventura is unlikely to win any awards for its fine dining, the simple creation of fresh seafood dishes caught minutes ago make the island a haven for lovers of fish. Surrounded by rich waters, some of the island’s beach restaurants serve exquisite fish and seafood dishes, each grilled and cooked to perfection in a traditionally Canarian manner.

Fuerteventura does have its own culinary identity too, the Papas Arragudas (wrinkled potatoes) being a particular favourite, coming served with mojo dipping sauce and an ideal compliment to most meat and fish dishes. Authentic Spanish dishes are also served in abundance, including fresh paella, tapas, gambas pil pil and gazpacho.

The island’s popularity with tourists from northern Europe has led to the creation of a number of traditional restaurants from across the continent. In the north – in resorts frequented predominately by British and Irish tourists – there are many English pubs and cafeterias serving traditional British food, while the south of the island better caters for German and Scandinavian tourists, as well as South Americans too.

Corralejo is undoubtedly the busiest and most popular resort on Fuerteventura. Its northern location makes it an easy drive from the airport, while its sheltered bays and beaches ensures families can safely soak up the sun and enjoy the water without having to worry about crashing waves or strong under currents.

The resort is built around the old part of town, which itself grew as a fishing harbour, which remains to this day, adding a touch of authenticity and old-world quaintness to the resort. Nearby, the larger and more modern marina has a number of beautiful yachts moored there, and also a frequent ferry service to the nearby islet of Lobos, which takes 15 minutes to reach from Corralejo.

In the bustling centre of the resort, Corralejo perfectly combines old-style taverns and craft shops with more contemporary bars, restaurants and clubs, making this an ideal resort for young and old, families and couples. Its beaches are beautiful, while its sand dunes stretch for miles and are a joyous sight to behold.

Hotels in Corralejo are mostly of the apartment/aparthotel type, such is the nature of the resort’s clientele, ie, families or larger groups of travellers in need of spacious accommodation with the option of self-catering. Establishments of this type worth noting include the three-star Apartments Caleta del Mar and the splendid three-key Oasis Tamarindo Apartments. There are also some luxury hotels in the resort that are ideal for couples seeking top quality service and facilities. The five-star Kempinski Hotel Atlantis Bahia Real is one of the finest on the island.

Caleta de Fuste is a purpose-built resort that does not date back much farther than the 1980s. Located a few kilometres south of the airport midway down the east side of Fuerteventura, the resort was chosen for its lovely beaches and proximity to the airport. Hence, transfer times are short and the journey is pleasantly swift, while the centre of the resort has everything the holidaymaker could every want or need.

The wide and sweeping beach at Caleta de Fuste was built around an original cove, and is a haven for sunbathers and watersports enthusiasts alike, while some large beachfront hotels boast direct access to the sands – the four-star Hotel Elba Carlota being one of the more impressive of this type.

There are also some large apartment complexes to choose from at Caleta de Fuste. The more affordable types tend to be a few hundred metres back from the beach, but will tend to have their own communal pool and large grounds – see the two-key Fuertesol Apartments complex for an establishment of this type – while for unrivalled luxury, the five-star Hotel Sheraton Fuerteventura is exceptionally hard to beat.

The area of Jandia actually coves much of the southern section of Fuerteventura, and takes in the popular resorts of Costa Calma and Morro Jable, plus a number of additional, smaller resorts too. This area is less-developed than the north of the island, and is also more mountainous and starkly beautiful, making it a great place for intrepid explorers to trek around, either on foot, two wheels, horse (or camel!) back or 4X4 off-roader.

Hotels throughout this region are impressively diverse, with large, self-contained apartment complexes (the three-key Althay Apartments complex in Costa Calma is a great option for families) and a great selection of three, four and five star hotels too – the four-star Hotel Riu Calypso is one of the largest and most popular, and is near to the beach on the outskirts of Morro Jable.