Betancuria - Fuerteventura
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Betancuria The island’s former capital lies nestled in an idyllic valley, through which, up to the 16th century, a mountain stream flowed all the year round. Relatively protected from attack by pirates, the town nonetheless never achieved the importance normally associated with a capital.
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Places of Interest
01/06/2009
Sports, Wellness, Leisure and Excursions in Corralejo
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16/01/2009 This fishing village is known for its extensive black sandy beach. In the centre of Tarajalejo there is a large supermarket where both tourists and locals go to shop, because there is a good range of [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 In La Oliva, the administrative centre of the district, the magnificent buildings of the Casa de los Coroneles and of the once sumptuous, now deserted residence of the Manrique y Laras are reminders o [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 Once upon a time, this valley was rich in water and rain, and even today is one of the rare spots on Fuerteventura where the sight of green terraced fields full of vegetables, mulberry bushes, carob t [ ... ] |
16/01/2009 Together with Morro Jable, the “calm coast” is the cradle of tourism on the sandy beaches of Jandia. Since the late 1960s, the Dehesa S.A. company has been selling sites [ ... ] |
14/01/2009 This is where Jean de Béthencourt and Gadifer de la Salle disembarked in 1402. The two conquerors pushed on through the valley of Vega de Río Palmas, tall palm-trees above them, |
14/01/2009 A dreamy little place, dominated by the church that was built in 1785, and that now stands in the midst of well-tended greenery. Dedicated to the Virgen de la Antigua, it is usually open to visitors i [ ... ] |
01/06/2009
Bars, Cafe´s, Restaurants and Nightbars in Corralejo / Fuerteventura
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16/01/2009 The history of the village has been shaped by its nearness to Puerto de Rosario. From 1835 to 1930, Tetir was an independent district, until along with Casillas del Angel, it was annexed to the capita [ ... ] |
13/01/2009 Aguas Verdes is literally “at the end of the world”. Beyond Llanos de la Conception, a narrow road leads along a dry barranco to a couple of weekend houses and the holiday club on the west coa [ ... ] |
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