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Things to do in Fuerteventura
20 places14 stories3 routes
Sightlore has 20 places to explore in Fuerteventura, and 14 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Fuerteventura's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Casa de los Coroneles
Casa de los Coroneles is an historic building in La Oliva, Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of Fuerteventura. It was once the seat of the island's incumbent colonel and now houses an art gallery.
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Morro Velosa
Morro Velosa is a scenic viewpoint on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, Spain.
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla
The chapel of Nuestra Señora de Regla in Pájara, Fuerteventura, is a two-nave church with tiled gable roofs; a beam in its main chapel bears the carved date 1687.
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Tostón Lighthouse
The Tostón Lighthouse or El Cotillo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura.
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Nuestra Señora de la Peña
The chapel and shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Peña is a small church in the Vega de Río Palmas valley in Betancuria, famous for the tiny alabaster image of the Virgin venerated inside.
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Montaña de Tindaya
The Montaña de Tindaya is a mountain in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
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Corralejo Natural Park
Corralejo Natural Park is a nature park on the Spanish Canary island of Fuerteventura.
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Cofete
Cofete is a small village in the western part of the Jandía peninsula in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. It is part of the municipality Pájara. It is situated in a nature reserve (Parque Natural de Jandía).
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Torre del Tostón
Defense tower “Torre del Tostón” (or "Castillo de El Cotillo") is located in the coastal town of el Cotillo, which forms part of the municipality of la Oliva, Fuerteventura, Spain.
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Church of Santa María de Betancuria
Santa María de Betancuria, also called the Concepción, is the mother church both of the town of Betancuria and of the whole island of Fuerteventura.
Discovery routes in Fuerteventura
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Fuerteventura: Dunes and the Sacred Mountain
From the Corralejo dunes to El Cotillo's tower and lighthouse, the Casa de los Coroneles in La Oliva and Tindaya, the mountain held sacred by the islanders.
Fuerteventura: Betancuria and the Old Churches
From the church of Antigua to the Morro Velosa viewpoint, Santa María de Betancuria, mother church of the island, the shrine of the Virgen de la Peña and the Regla church at Pájara.
Fuerteventura: The Jandía Peninsula
From Oasis Park to the desert hills of Jandía Natural Park and the lonely beach of Cofete on the west of the peninsula.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Torre del Tostón
Defense tower “Torre del Tostón” (or "Castillo de El Cotillo") is located in the coastal town of el Cotillo, which forms part of the municipality of la Oliva, Fuerteventura, Spain.
Tostón Lighthouse
The Tostón Lighthouse or El Cotillo Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura.
Casa de los Coroneles
Casa de los Coroneles is an historic building in La Oliva, Canary Islands, Spain, on the island of Fuerteventura. It was once the seat of the island's incumbent colonel and now houses an art gallery.
Castillo de Fuste
Castillo de San Buenaventura is a defense tower located in Caleta de Fuste, a small town on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain.
Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse
The Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse also known as the Punta Gaviota Lighthouse is a modern active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura.
Punta La Entallada Lighthouse
Punta La Entallada or La Entallada Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura. It is located on the east coast, near the village of Las Playitas in Tuineje.
Places of worship
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Antigua
The church of Nuestra Señora in the municipality of Antigua on Fuerteventura has been a protected cultural heritage site since 1990.
Church of Santa María de Betancuria
Santa María de Betancuria, also called the Concepción, is the mother church both of the town of Betancuria and of the whole island of Fuerteventura.
Nuestra Señora de la Peña
The chapel and shrine of Nuestra Señora de la Peña is a small church in the Vega de Río Palmas valley in Betancuria, famous for the tiny alabaster image of the Virgin venerated inside.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla
The chapel of Nuestra Señora de Regla in Pájara, Fuerteventura, is a two-nave church with tiled gable roofs; a beam in its main chapel bears the carved date 1687.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Nuestra Señora del Rosario is the main parish church of Puerto del Rosario, the capital of Fuerteventura.
Church of San Miguel Arcángel (Tuineje)
The church of San Miguel Arcángel in Tuineje, Fuerteventura, is the result of several enlargements over its history.
Nature
Corralejo Natural Park
Corralejo Natural Park is a nature park on the Spanish Canary island of Fuerteventura.
Montaña de Tindaya
The Montaña de Tindaya is a mountain in Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.
Morro Velosa
Morro Velosa is a scenic viewpoint on the Canary Island of Fuerteventura, Spain.
Parque Rural de Betancuria
Betancuria Rural Park is a protected natural area on Fuerteventura, most of it in the municipality of Betancuria.
Oasis Park
Oasis Wildlife Fuerteventura is a zoo and a rescue and conservation centre for plants and animals at La Lajita, in the municipality of Pájara on Fuerteventura.
Jandía Natural Park
Jandía Natural Park is a protected desert area on the Jandía peninsula at the southern tip of Fuerteventura, a natural park since 1987.
Cofete
Cofete is a small village in the western part of the Jandía peninsula in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. It is part of the municipality Pájara. It is situated in a nature reserve (Parque Natural de Jandía).
Other
Lobos Island
Lobos is a small island of the Canary Islands (Spain) located just two kilometres (one nautical mile) north of the island of Fuerteventura. It belongs to the municipality of La Oliva on the island of Fuerteventura.
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