Fuerteventura

Spain

Things to do in Fuerteventura:

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Fuerteventura Restaurants

Cheap (21)

Spaghetti Cocktail Bar and Restaurant

Unsurprisingly, this place is famed for its pasta, with something to suit everyone, including the kiddies. read more
Affordable (21)

O'Fado

The menu in this quirky, yet reliable restaurant will surprise even the most adventurous eaters - Portuguese specials alongside international rarities such as ostrich and kangaroo. Veggie options... read more
Good quality (20)

Bodeguita el Andal�z

Winning team Brigit and Manolo create the perfect evening, starting with a warm welcome and tantalising menu choices. The fare is typically Spanish and the nightly specials come highly recommended.... read more

Fuerteventura Nightlife

Chilled (18)

Bougainville

A central cocktail and wine bar overlooking the Old Town square. Come for a quiet drink to get your night started. read more
Live Music (13)

Imagine

Select what you want to hear from the music menu and resident musician Eric will select one of his many instruments on which to perform his own unique rendition. Expect a fun night! read more
Clubbing (15)

Rock Caf�

Live blues and rock blasts out every night, with great Tex-Mex food and cocktails served, too. After dark the music is cranked up and the crowd stays till late. read more

This Month in Fuerteventura (March):

By Penny Melville

Shopping: The arts-and-craft school-come-shop Talla de Piedra, in Lajares, sells a good range of handicrafts. Not only can you watch various items being made, you can try your hand at making them, too (tel: 928 868 124).

Sightseeing: Carnival comes to Corralejo on 3-14 March. Nightly entertainment is provided by carnival queens, clowns and floats, culminating in a final night of fun and revelry.

Key areas: Just south of the small town of Tefia is the eco-museum La Alcogida. The back-to-basics attraction uses age-old traditions to give visitors a taste of what island life was like before tourism came along.

Day trips: Las Playitas is just outside Gran Tarajal (30km from the airport) and offers a wealth of sporting activities to help keep you fit while you're far from home. Try a course in catamaraning or diving, or simply enjoy a game of golf, a swim or a workout in the gym (playitas.info).

Fuerteventura News & Gossip

Fuerteventura Kite Festival

5-8 NOV
FUERTEVENTURA

Steadily growing in popularity since a few enthusiasts first launched their kites over the Dunas de Corralejo more than a decade ago, this annual, free extravaganza is now one of the biggest events on the island's calendar. It's the perfect opportunity to see a host of eccentric flying creations within a breathtaking natural arena. Stretching for over 11km along the northern tip of Fuerteventura, the dunes attract wind sports fanatics of all kinds across the year. This month's event, however, should suit the spectators among us: the most strenuous activity will be straining necks to the skies.

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Fuerteventura Trivia

March: Many Atlantologists have proposed that the Canary Islands are the remainder of a sunken Atlantis, the lofty volcanic peaks having been left behind when the lost continent foundered.
February: The Guanches are the mysterious natives of Fuerteventura. Tall, blonde and blue-eyed, they have long intrigued anthropologists - nothing like the dark-skinned Spanish that inhabit the island today.
January: Tindaya's holy mountain was sacred to the island's indigenous people, the Guanches. Their neolithic settlements, shrines and 'podomorphs' (carvings resembling feet) show the ritual nature of the site. The mountain is also home to birds and lizards found nowhere else on earth.