Fuerteventura has 270 kilometres of coastline. Unlike the rest of the Islands, the shores are generally low-lying empty beaches. Perfect for any kind of water sports, or just strolling in the warm temperatures thanks to the fresh trade winds.

Scarcely one hundred kilometres separate Fuerteventura, the second largest of the Canary Islands, from the coast of Africa. Those who know its history say that it is the oldest of them all.

A total of 157 beaches are the best lure to Fuerteventura, where water sports lovers will find their paradise, and windsurfers in particular can take advantage of the constant coastal winds.

The windmills, dotted all over Fuerteventura, except in the area of Jandia, are faithful testimony to its farming tradition, and are now being restored as tourist centres with a view to recreating the landscape of their working past when Fuerteventura was known as the granary of the Canary Islands.

The beauty of Fuerteventura is complemented by the neighbouring islet of Lobos, which is a boat ride from the pure white beaches of Corralejo in the north.

Lobos gets its name from the sea-lions that used to live there five hundred years ago. It is now administered by Fuerteventura although it is almost uninhabited. El Faro (the lighthouse) guides the fishermen working off its coasts. Between this islet of less than six square kilometres and Corralejo is a seabed unique for its beautiful cliffs, trenches, caves and tunnels that hold large shoals of shallow water fish.