Top 5 reasons to visit Fuerteventura

I can’t think of a better location in Europe for a relaxing beach holiday than Fuerteventura, so here are my top five reasons to visit.

1. Cheap Flights

There are many cheap flights from all over Europe to Fuerteventura with low-cost airlines such as Ryanair, Easyjet, Jet2, Norwegian and many others. If you can be reasonably flexible in choosing when to arrive, you can pick up a bargain.

A few years ago, I flew here and returned for just £22—it cost me more to park my car at the airport in the UK for the week! Unfortunately, the only time the flights are not cheap is during the school holidays, when they can be a ridiculous price.

2. The Weather

The weather in Fuerteventura is lovely all year round. It is not as hot in the winter as in the summer, but there are still many beach days.

Unlike in mainland Spain or the Balearic islands (Ibiza, etc.), it is rarely ridiculously hot in summer, so it is too hot to be out during the day. The Atlantic helps keep the temperature at a more pleasant level.

3. Best Beaches in Europe

Beautiful natural sandy beaches abound here with more and more of them being awarded blue flags yearly.

In the north you have various beaches in El Cotillo and the wonderful Flag and Dunes beaches in Corralejo.

Great beaches are found along the west coast at Tindaya, La Pared and Cofete. Along the southeast coast, there is the amazing 23 km-long Jandia beach with golden sand and a turquoise sea.

4. The Most Surprising Reason

When I used to go on holiday to Greece or Italy I always felt that, although they don’t particularly interest me, I ought to go and see Heraklion, the Acropolis or whatever as “it would be good for me”. So I ended up using (or wasting) a day or two of my precious holiday doing something “cultural”.

5. No Jetlag

Fuerteventura is only 3-4 hours flight from most northern European airports and it is in the same time zone as the UK (one hour behind the rest of Europe). There is no nasty jetlag to deal with as there is if visiting the Caribbean for example.