Fuerteventura

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Fuerteventura Restaurants

Affordable (29)

La Factoria

A seafront caf� serving a wide variety of dishes. Traditional Canarian cuisine. Fresh pasta and pizza are also specialities. read more
Fine dining (24)

La Scarpetta

In this exceptional�Italian restaurant, you should ignore the menu and ask Mario about his specials. The owner prides himself on outstanding cuisine - all of the dishes are cooked with local... read more

Fuerteventura Nightlife

Chilled (23)

Pura Vida

This beach-front bar overlooks Lobos. Wonderful, peaceful setting for that early evening aperitif. read more
Clubbing (21)

Bugaloo

A cosy bar with a fantastic welcome and a terrace with a perfect view of the sea. The owner, Frans, is Dutch, but his bar has an international feel and is popular with Spanish, English, Dutch and... read more

This Month in Fuerteventura:

By Penny Melville

Shopping: The Santa Maria gift shop in Betancuria offers a wonderful selection of Canarian products (1 Plaza Santa Maria de Betancuria, tel: 928 878 036).

Sightseeing: Canaries Day is 30 May. Most towns will have cultural activities,dancing, music and local food and drink. Look for posters in your resort with details.

Fuerteventura News & Gossip

Fuerteventura Wild Swim

FUERTEVENTURA/LANZAROTE

Swimming's hardly an unusual holiday activity, especially in the ever-sunny Canaries, but for a growing group of adventurous types, the hotel pool just isn't challenging enough.

Wild swimmers visit the islands year-round in search of their next rugged, outdoor dip. In addition to traversing inland lakes and river ravines, the ultimate challenge is journeying from one island to another.

Two mass-participation crossings are set to take place this month. Depending on their experience (and bravery), would-be participants can do a whopping 15km marathon swim across the Bocaina Straits, from the Hotel Hesperia Playa Dorada on Lanzarote to Corralejo, Fuerteventura, on 15 October, or swim a
3.5km hop from Corralejo beach to the tiny island of Isla de Lobos the next day. Alternatively, just come along and watch. clubvulcano.org

Fuerteventura Trivia

May: Tindaya's mountain is sacred to the indigenous Guanches people. Their neolithic settlements, shrines and podomorphs bear witness to its sacred nature. Podomorphs, unique to Fuerteventura, are carvings resembling pairs of feet.
April: The Guanches are the mysterious natives of Fuerteventura. Tall, blond and blue-eyed, the Guanches have long intrigued anthropologists, for blond natives are a rarity.
March: The Egyptian vulture population of Fuerteventura was likely established around 2,500 years ago - around the same time as humans began to colonise the islands. The birds' food sources were scarce, consisting mainly of the remains of sea birds, mammals and rodents. For once, human activity actually assisted in the diversification and adaptation of a species. Sadly, however, the Egyptian vulture is now globally threatened and classified as "Endangered" on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.