Key places in Fuerteventura work as entry points into its natural, historical and symbolic meanings.
Among its main reference points are Historic Betancuria, Pastoral tradition, Open coasts, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. These places are not presented as a tourist list, but as points from which to read historical, natural and cultural processes.
Each site links landscape, heritage, settlement and memory within a coherent reading of the island.
Key points
Betancuria
El municipio historico del interior, con catedral, casas señoriales y museos que narran la primera presencia europea permanente en el archipielago canario.
Tindaya
La montaña sagrada de los majos, con grabados rupestres, debate sobre su intervencion artistica y una carga simbolica que la convierte en referencia ineludible de la isla.
Dunas de Corralejo
El parque natural de las dunas, en el extremo norte, es el mayor sistema dunar de Canarias y un paisaje de enorme valor ecologico y estetico.
Ajuy
Los acantilados fosiliferizados de Ajuy, en la costa occidental, contienen los materiales geologicos mas antiguos del archipielago y cuevas accesibles en marea baja.
Jandia y Cofete
El extremo sur concentra el mayor paisaje virgen de la isla, con la playa de Cofete como uno de los litorales mas extensos y menos alterados de toda Canarias.
Municipalities of Fuerteventura
See all →- AntiguaAntigua is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- BetancuriaBetancuria is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- La OlivaLa Oliva is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- PájaraPájara is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- Puerto del RosarioPuerto del Rosario is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- TuinejeTuineje is a municipality of Fuerteventura, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.