Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
Fuerteventura is the second largest (after Tenerife) of the Canary Islands and the closest to the coast of Africa with only 63 miles to Cape Juby in Morocco.
The weather in Fuerteventura is very similar to Florida and Mexico which are on the same latitude and it boasts an incredible three thousand hours of sunshine a year making Fuerteventura an ideal holiday location.
Fuerteventura's enormous sand dunes and long sandy beaches (more than one hundred and fifty) are some of the most impressive beaches in the whole of Europe.
The strange contours of Fuerteventura come from various ancient volcanic episodes. Should you wish to see some volcanic activity take a trip to the neighboring island of Lanzarote, You can also take a short boat trip to visit the small island of Los Lobos and really get away from it all.
Water sports are a key attraction on Fuerteventura. Every year hundreds of surfers, windsurfers and divers descend on Fuerteventura and during July the island hosts the PWA world windsurfing speed and slalom event at Sotavento in the south. There is also a Water Park, Marine Excursions, Golf Courses and a Zoo.
There are many other points of interest which invite visitors to discover different aspects of the Island's landscape and culture such as the Betancuria Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography and Tefia Craft Village.
