Fuerteventura

Why Go

The second largest of the Canaries, Fuerteventura enjoys a climate similar to Florida's (but it takes around five hours less to get here!), with over 3,000 hours sunshine a year. So, if an invigorating blast of winter sun is just what the doctor ordered, we can think of no better place.

Fuerteventura resorts are inviting clusters of whitewashed holiday complexes, relaxing bars and handsome squares, landscaped with green palms and wrought-iron benches. Even the purpose-built tourism towns are well planned, family friendly and, windsurfers, sun-worshippers and young families enjoying holidays to Fuerteventura sociably mingle together creating a laid-back, welcoming spot, basking in year round sunshine.

Fans of this sandy slice of the Kingdom of Spain come back year after year: so don't make the mistake of assuming all Canarian islands are the same. They couldn't really be more different. That's why this holiday archipelago is such a hit.

So, if you're after Fuerteventura's highlights in a nutshell, we'd have to say its world class, white-sand beaches, the awesome Corralejo Dunes national park, its excellent windsurfing possibilities, and its handsomely designed, historic old towns.

Its capital, Puerto del Rosario, huddles around a busy port, while its centre throbs with small-town activity, especially the streets around Calle León y Castillo and Avenida Juan de Betancourt. Here you'll see how, despite its deserved popularity as a tourist-friendly island, Fuerteventura is still a thriving island community, with strong links to its past, but one which is focused on the future too. It's a place that's hard not to fall in love with. And that's before we start to talk about this island's excellently serviced resorts, its tempting all inclusive hotels - some of the prettiest, and well-presented in the Canary Islands.