Isle of Fuerteventura

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Patio de Lajares – a real gourmet restaurant

Saturday, October 5th, 2019

On the isle of Fuerteventura there is a real temple for gourmets. The exquisite restaurant Patio de Lajares is situated in the North of the isle, between the beaches of Corralejo and El Cotillo. The village Lajares is nice to visit and you can combine a sightseeing tour with a visit in the gourmet restaurant.

The chef

The chef of the restaurant Patio de Lajares offers daily changing menus for his guests as well as a special wine menu. On the wine menu you can find round about 150 wines.

In the restaurant you can enjoy the beautiful ambiance in the middle of art objects, antiques, classic music and Canarian folklore.
The professional stuff of the restaurant … Read the rest

Posted by Ann
Categories: About Fuerteventura, Corralejo, El Cotillo, Specialties

Sotavento Beach

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

During our holiday on Fuerteventura the isle really got me fascinating. Often people think that to see some beautiful and nice beaches of white sand and to practice watersports you have to go very far.

In my opinion this is wrong, because on Fuerteventura, on the canary archipelago you find many beaches, which look like in the Caribbean.

We enjoyed at the beaches not only by sunbathing and doing watersports, we had very nice moments strolling along the romantic beaches. My favorite beach on the isle of Fuerteventura with difference is the beach of Sotavento in the South, between Costa Calma and Morro Jable.

sotavento beach

The Sotavento beach in the South of Fuerteventura

beaches sotavento

nice beach in Sotavento

The Sotavento beachRead the rest

Posted by Ann
Categories: About Fuerteventura, Beaches, Pictures, Sotavento, Sports, Surfing, Watersport

Excursion to Cofete, a shepherds village

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

A nice excursion you can make on Fuerteventura is a tour to Cofete on the South of the isle.
Our excursion was a real nice experience. Cofete is one of the smallest villages of the isle where you can see locals and their way of life.

The breeding of the goats hast got a long tradition in this area and many families formerly dedicated their time to breeding. Cofete is a village of shepherds and farmers.
Typical specialties from this area are goat milk, goat cheese (Majorero Cheese) and delicious dishes with goat meat.

goats in Cofete

To get to Cofete you start from Morro Jable, from where an earth road leads to the village. For this … Read the rest

Posted by Ann
Categories: Beaches, Cofete, Locations, Places to visit, Specialties

Isla de Lobos

Friday, February 27th, 2015

In the North of Fuerteventura you can find a small island called Isla de Lobos, which is a famous destination for excursions.

The whole surface of Isla de Lobos is 6 km² and reaches 127 m on the highest point, which is a volcanic cone. The Isla de Lobos is situated between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote.

The space between Fuerteventura and the isle is round about 2 km and it’s known as Rio. The depth of the Rio is not superior to 10 m.

The name of the isle comes from the extinction of a colony of sea lions. The isle is more or less between 6.000 and 8.000 years old and it was populated … Read the rest

Posted by Ann
Categories: About Fuerteventura, Corralejo, Flora and Fauna, Places to visit

Antigua – picturesque village on Fuerteventura

Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Antigua means in Spanish ancient and the village is one of the oldest villages on the Isle of Fuerteventura. Antigua is situated in the center of the Isle, near the village of Betancuria.

The village was built in the 18. century and has been the capitol of Fuerteventura for one year. Afterwards the capital was changed to La Oliva near Puerto del Rosario. At the moment Antigua counts with 3.000 habitants and a surface of 250 qkm.

In the center of Antigua there is a picturesque church, which is dominating the village. The church was built in 1785 and is situated in the middle of green spaces with trees and plants. The church is open for … Read the rest

Posted by Ann
Categories: About Fuerteventura, Antigua, Places to visit
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