Tuesday, January 6, 2009

What To Do On Holiday In Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura is a great Spanish island that is famous for its exceptional water sports activities and other attractive tourist destinations. Being one among the seven Canary Islands, this island is a great place to be with family and friends when renting self catering holiday apartments in Fuerteventura.

Some of the attractive things that are not to be missed while holidaying in Fuerteventura include shopping, water sports, golfing, mountain biking and cycling, and fiestas.

The island of Fuerteventura has a complete variety of shops and centers that cater to the requirements of all the locals as well as the foreign tourists. One of the mind-boggling features of Fuerteventura shops are that they are specially designed in such a manner that they can easily cope with its climatic conditions.

As the island faces winds and also experiences dusty environment, various shopping centers are featured with small entrances. Apart from Atlantico Shopping Center, there are various commercial centers as well. These shops include perfume stores, jewelers, gift shops, electrical and clothing retailers.

The two premium shopping streets found in the Puerto del Rosario includes the Avd Juan de Betancourt and Leon y Castillo.

Golf is a highly famous sport found on the Fuerteventura Island. Many golfers go on holiday here and stay in self catering holiday apartments and holiday villas. The very first golf course was created on this island in the Caleta de Fuste.

It is a really brilliant course that is specially designed by the popular Juan Catarineu. Despite the little rain and constant sunshine in Fuerteventura, the golf course has charming greens. Also, the winds offer a great challenge to all the golfers.

The golf course features a chipping area, putting green, practice bunker and driving range. The island's course is primarily made around holiday villa complexes and many of such villas are also available to rent.

In addition, mountain biking and cycling are the popular activities that are not to be missed at any cost. The Fuerteventura Island provides a large range of options for these cycling and biking enthusiasts. There are special cycling paths so that the activity can be made all the more easy and effective.

Also, the asphalted roads are usually of good condition that makes it really possible for the mountain bikers to carry on with their adventure. There are some cycling events that have turned into as important parts of the Fuerteventura calendar.

There is a bike marathon that is conducted in the month of February. Many of the riders chose to rent holiday villas and self catering holidays in Fuerteventura when staying here during the marathon.

The fourth thing that the travelers of Fuerteventura can take pleasure in is its events and fiestas. The island is popularly known as the La Isla Tranquila but this travel destination is always busy with fiestas, general meetings, market fairs and sporting events.

Apart from the regular markets held at Caleta de Fuste and Corralejo, there are numerous social gatherings and fairs organized all through the year as well.

Last but not least, this island is popular for its water sports activities such as scuba diving, sailing, windsurfing and snorkeling. With the island's crystal clear water along with consistent temperatures, Fuerteventura Island is surely a paradise for the divers.

There are many superb holiday villas in Fuerteventura with swimming pools to rent as holiday homes. They can be used as a base to explore the island and experience the local food and culture. There are also self catering apartments that can also be rented as holiday homes.

Andrew Gibson is MD of http://www.Directholidaybookings.co.uk .They have a great selection of holiday cottages to rent in Cornwall.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I would always advocate a villa holiday in Fuerteventura but make sure that you pay with a live booking facility and a credit card. Your payments are then protected. Villa holidays are the best way to have true family time in complete privacy. Owners who provide live booking and credit card payments are more likely to provide you with the security you need to book a villa with an unknown owner.