Fuerteventura is an oasis in the Atlantic; white and luminous, the island extends its immense beaches of brillian and it's the paradise for surfing, windsurfing and most recently kitesurfing. White and luminous, the island extends its immense beaches of brilliant, golden sands alongside the turquoise of crystal-clear waters. Many types of surfing are popular on the island, including traditional su
rfing, windsurfing (where the board is propelled by a sail) and most recently kitesurfing
Known as the peaceful island, Fuerteventura, the second largest of the Canaries, offers you truly outstanding landscapes, such as the legendary Mount Tindaya, to which the native people used to attribute magic powers and which even today still conserves important remains of those inhabitants. Fuerteventura is the second most easterly of the Canary Islands and lies just 100km off the coast of Africa, on a similar line of latitude to Mexico and Florida. As a result the island is year round holiday destination – of special popularity with British, Irish and German tourists. It was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO on 26 May 2009.
