Flights to Puerto del Rosario

A short hop from the airport

Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) is at El Matorral, about 5 km south of Puerto del Rosario and around 10 minutes by taxi. Local buses link the terminal with the town's bus station, which is the hub for routes across the island. Caleta de Fuste is about 10 minutes south, Corralejo around 35 minutes north, and the Jandía peninsula more than an hour away. Fuerteventura keeps UK time, uses the euro and drives on the right.

Sculptures, murals and the seafront

Puerto del Rosario has been the island's capital since 1860 and was known as Puerto de Cabras until 1956. Today it is a working port and administrative town rather than a resort, which gives it a local feel. More than 100 sculptures stand in its streets and squares as part of an open-air sculpture park, and colourful murals cover many walls. The Casa Museo Unamuno remembers the writer Miguel de Unamuno, exiled here in 1924, and the seafront promenade runs past Playa Chica, the small town beach.

Dunes, villages and the west coast

North of the town, Corralejo Natural Park protects a wide area of white sand dunes beside the sea, crossed by the main road. Inland, the old capital of Betancuria sits in a valley with a church and small museums, and restored windmills stand near Tefía and Antigua. On the west coast, El Cotillo has calm lagoons for swimming and a surf beach, and kayak trips cross to the small island of Lobos from Corralejo.

Weather and wind

Highs range from about 21°C in winter to 28°C in late summer, and rain is rare. Fuerteventura is known for its wind, especially in summer, which suits windsurfers and kitesurfers on the east and south coasts. Ferries from the port link Puerto del Rosario with Gran Canaria, and quicker crossings to Lanzarote leave from Corralejo.

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