The best reason to choose Fuerteventura holidays is the sublime beaches – the best in the Canaries – and its splendid atmosphere! Fuerteventura is the second largest of the seven main Canary Islands, with a distance of about 100 km (60 miles) between Punta de la Tinosa in the north and Punta de Jandia in the south. It is generally said to be the oldest of the Canaries, mostly of basaltic origin, and as with all the other islands it has a unique landscape not found anywhere else in Europe. There is sunshine all the year round and a sea temperature of between 17°C and 25°C (63°F and 77°F) making Fuerteventura the perfect year-round holidays destination that it is.
With mile upon mile of soft white sand beaches washed by turquoise waters, holidays to Fuerteventura are a beach-lover's paradise. Largely undeveloped, the island has the longest coastline of all the Canaries and a deserted interior with almost no vegetation, unsurprisingly, given that this is the driest island of the archipelago with less than 15 cm (6 in) of rain per year. Sun, sand and scenery are the main attractions of Fuerteventura, the second largest of the Canary Islands, located 60 miles from the coast of Africa
Geography
The elongated island has an area of 1660 km². The island is 100 km long and 31 km wide. It is part of the province of Las Palmas. It is divided into six municipalities:
- Antigua
- Betancuria
- La Oliva
- Pájara
- Puerto del Rosario
- Tuineje
100 individual settlements are distributed through these municipalities. A nearby islet, Islote de Lobos, is part of the municipality of La Oliva.
Located just 100 kilometres off the coast of North Africa, it is the second biggest of the islands, after Tenerife, and has the longest beaches in the archipelago. The island is a destination for sun, beach and watersports enthusiasts. It lies on the same latitude as Florida and Mexico and temperatures here rarely fall below 18 °C (64 °F) or rise above 24 °C (75 °F). There are no fewer than 152 beaches along its coastline — 50 kilometres of fine, white sand and 25 kilometres of black volcanic shingle.
