Salinas del Carmen
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Thomas Cook offers seven nights’ all-inclusive at the Suite Hotel Atlantis Fuerteventura Resort from £1,865 for a family of four based on a May 2 departure, with flights from Gatwick. Prices from Manchester start at £1,859.
thomascook.com 01733 224800
Pierre et Vacances offers seven nights’ self-catering from £419 for two in a studio and from £618 for a one-bedroom villa suite for four. Flights start at £328 from Stansted with Ryanair.
pierreetvacances.com 0870 026 7145
Seven nights at the Barceló Castillo Club with Classic Collection Holidays starts at £3,259 on a half-board basis and £3,779 on an all-inclusive basis for bookings made before February 15. The price is based on two adults and two children sharing a Suite Club Premium room and includes easyJet flights from Gatwick on July 23 and private transfers.
classic-collection.co.uk 0800 008 7288
Halfway along the east coast and just five miles from the airport is Caleta, which bustles with hotels, bars and restaurants. Nearby sights include the working salt pans of Salinas del Carmen and the starkly beautiful landscape and stone structures of La Atalayita at Pozo Negro, built by the Maho people 600 years ago. Further south, Jandia’s
resorts are a big seller. Families particularly like the beaches and proximity to Oasis Park, which has everything from camel safaris and play zones to Europe’s largest cactus garden. Day trips include Las Playitas’ unusual lighthouse Faro de la Entallada at the island’s closest point to Africa, the lighthouse at Punta de Jandia and the old town centre of Morro Jable. Inland Fuerteventura is another
world – one of volcanoes, caves, arid grasslands, lime kilns, sand
dunes and the impressive Mount Tindaya. The native aloe plant thrives and visitors will find aloe vera products at every turn. For walkers, centuries-old paths offer views over dunes and mountains, and the chance to spot camels, donkeys or Barbary ground squirrels. Plans are afoot to create a 100-mile north-south walking trail. Birdwatchers will find a wealth of wildlife and there are plans to reintroduce loggerhead turtles to the west coast. The former capital of
Betancuria, reached on winding mountain roads via the Morro Velosa viewpoint, is a highlight. Home to Iglesia Santa Maria, one of the oldest churches in the Canaries, it also has an archaeological museum, the excellent Casa Santa Maria visitor centre and award-winning Casa Santa Maria restaurant.
Another jewel is the village of
La Oliva, near Corralejo. Its manor house La Casa de los Coroneles was the former headquarters of local ‘colonels’ who ruled the island in the 18th century. An excellent dramatised tour, The Colonels’ Route, on Tuesday and Friday mornings, involves
La Casa de los Coroneles
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