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Fuerteventura is the most windy island of the Canary Islands. It's true - sometimes the wind was so strong that it was hard to take a picture :-)
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Fuerteventura trip

Fuerteventura trip

Fuerteventura - I rented a car to explore the island. It is worth slow down and often stop to explore various interesting places.

At the airport in Gdansk

At the airport in Gdansk

In our early spring and rather cold - let's go to a warm :-)

The plane is waiting

The plane is waiting

Flight from Gdansk to Fuerteventura takes 5 to 6 hours.

The view from the balcony of the hotel

The view from the balcony of the hotel

Morning ... summer weather - twenty degrees, the sun and a light breeze.

Hotel in Tarajalejo

Hotel in Tarajalejo

Hotel only for adults ... Hotel Design R2 Bahia Playa Avda. de las Palmeras, s/n, 35627 Tarajalejo, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Spain

A walk on Mars

A walk on Mars

Tarajalejo - the road along the coast - mountains, rocks, stones and sand

Morro Jable

Morro Jable

A view of the Morro Jable - a tourist town in the south of the island. Hotels, beautiful sandy beach, ocean, restaurants, bars and shops.

On the way to Pico de la Zarza

On the way to Pico de la Zarza

The highest peak of the island is the Pico de la Zarza (812 m) - the entrance of Morro Jable takes about 3 hours. You have to have a lot of water because there is no shade along the way.

Morro Jable surroundings

Morro Jable surroundings

Mountains and stones- everywhere volcanic rocks

Goats and Sotavento beach

Goats and Sotavento beach

To the east of the island is the summer - beautiful sunshine and a light breeze.

Clouds over the Ocean

Clouds over the Ocean

If you like nature and landscapes, I recommend Fuerteventura!

Clouds, mountains and Cofete Beach

Clouds, mountains and Cofete Beach

Amazing view of the mountains, the beach and the ocean. The wind was so strong that it was difficult to stand up and take a picture. It is worth to see such a spectacle!

The road through the mountains

The road through the mountains

Jandia peninsula in the south of Fuerteventura - Jandia National Park

Unforgettable views in La Pared

Unforgettable views in La Pared

Evening and sunset on the west coast of the island in La Pared - beautiful but very windy!

The waves of the ocean in La Pared

The waves of the ocean in La Pared

You should go to see the sunset in La Pared - amazing coastline and cliffs!

Wild beach

Wild beach

Cofete beach - here is something magical! Weather (at least in March) changes every moment - once the sun shines for a moment the clouds ... I could stand for hours and enjoy the view

The road to the Cofete beach

The road to the Cofete beach

The road to Cofete beach is long and has many bends ...

Wild and beautiful Cofete beach

Wild and beautiful Cofete beach

Amazing place unique landscapes, giant waves and sound of the ocean - must see!

Coast in Ajuy

Coast in Ajuy

Ajuy / Puerto de la Pena - a small fishing village about 10 km from Pajara on the west coast of Fuerteventura. Amazing cliffs with giant caves.

Village Beach

Village Beach

Ajuy - a tiny fishing village in the west of Fuerteventura.

Rocks on the West Coast

Rocks on the West Coast

Cliffs in Puertito de los Molinos - a small charming village on the coast of the ocean - only a dozen homes - worth seeing!

Houses on the Canaries

Houses on the Canaries

Small but charming for Puertito de los Molinos - a few houses and two restaurants.

Museum, Tiscamanita

Museum, Tiscamanita

Muzeum Centro de Interpretación de los Molinos in Tiscamanita.

Abandoned houses

Abandoned houses

It's hard to live in the desert ... sun and wind...

Abandoned village

Abandoned village

It's a strange feeling to walk through these places. Left homes and farms.

Landmarks in the Canary Islands

Landmarks in the Canary Islands

The historic center of town Betancuria - the first capital of Fuerteventura.

Dwarfs

Dwarfs

The dwarfs are fashionable everywhere. Stairs at the house in the Betancuria.

The classic image from Fuerteventura

The classic image from Fuerteventura

Betancuria is a city and a former capital of the island - is hard to believe because the town is tiny but very charming.

It looks like on Mars

It looks like on Mars

Space sceneries on Fuerteventura...

Crude canary landscapes

Crude canary landscapes

Mountains, rocks and very few people.

Is it Mars or Fuerteventura

Is it Mars or Fuerteventura

The stones looked like someone had arranged... or maybe meteors fall from the sky... :-)

Something growing on the rocks

Something growing on the rocks

Plantation aloe (Aloe Vera) at the cosmetics factory, Tiscamanita.

Aloe Vera and volcano

Aloe Vera and volcano

Aloe plantation and cosmetics factory on Fuerteventura in Tiscamanita.

Walk through the dunes

Walk through the dunes

Walk through the dunes in and around Corralejo

Windbreak on the beach Corralejo

Windbreak on the beach Corralejo

You can often see stone windbreaks on the beaches of Fuerteventura.

The view from the beach at Corralejo

The view from the beach at Corralejo

Quite hard to get into the ocean in this place

Tefia Windmill

Tefia Windmill

Fuerteventura is an island of winds. Windmills are everywhere

Las Bohemias Del Amor

Las Bohemias Del Amor

The restaurant at the last house in Puertito de los Molinos - the best food on the island and great service!

Traditional ovens

Traditional ovens

Restaurant in Puertito de los Molinos

Restaurant in Puertito de los Molinos

Restaurant in Puertito de los Molinos

Small restaurant - a few dishes and a very friendly owner.

Mountains in the sand, Jandia

Mountains in the sand, Jandia

Sand from the Sahara covered mountains on Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura Off Road

Fuerteventura Off Road

Cofete and Jandia

Cofete and Jandia

Beautiful place to enjoy the landscapes. The place I marked on Google map.

Dunes on the Jandia peninsula

Dunes on the Jandia peninsula

To the south of Costa Calma is a country road west. Beautiful place but rather for a car with four-wheel drive.

West Coast

West Coast

Cliffs, rocks and sand dunes - the west coast of Fuerteventura - Jandia Peninsula

Our private beach

Our private beach

Off Road - the peninsula Jandia - the road disappeared under the sand...

Sand from the Sahara

Sand from the Sahara

Dunes, Jandia Peninsula

Surroundings of La Oliva

Surroundings of La Oliva

Space landscapes in the area of La Oliva

Tides - water returns to the ocean

Tides - water returns to the ocean

Laguna Beach Sotavento

The tide ends

The tide ends

Laguna Beach Sotavento close to Risco Del Paso.

Puertito Fuerteventura

Puertito Fuerteventura

The town El Puertito de la Cruz (also called Puertito) at Punta de Jandia - the most southern point of Fuerteventura.

El Cofete village

El Cofete village

The small village is situated on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Road in Tarajalejo

Road in Tarajalejo

Fuerteventura roads are really good. The roundabouts are very large and you can drive by very quickly.

Hotel Fuerteventura

Hotel Fuerteventura

Design R2 Bahia Playa Avda. de las Palmeras, s/n, 35627 Tarajalejo, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Spain

Fuerteventura - the island of geckos

Fuerteventura - the island of geckos

Everyone likes the heat - reptiles too. This one was extremely clever and night warming up the lamp :-)

All inclusive in hotel

All inclusive in hotel

I can not do that ... after 30 minutes I cooked and bored... I can not imagine that somebody can just lie all day at the pool... Hotel Design R2 Bahia Playa Avda. de las Palmeras, s/n, 35627 Tarajalejo, Fuerteventura, Las Palmas, Spain

Shingle beach

Shingle beach

The large beach in Tarajalejo on the east coast - an ideal place to learn to surf.

Around Tarajalejo

Around Tarajalejo

Rocks, stones, emptiness and ocean

 

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