The island of Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canarian archipelago with a total area of 1660 sq km yet is one of the least populous. Located just over 100 km from the North African coast, Fuerteventura, with its dunes and plains, sharp mountain ridges and clusters of white houses, is reminiscent of the Moroccan landscape but certainly has its own character. Its many windmills, built to draw water from the depths of the dry soil, pepper the island's landscape and it is church towers, not minarets, which rise above every town and village.

The beaches of Fuerteventura are its biggest tourist attraction. In the north of the island, stretching south of one of the largest resort towns, Corralejo, the pristine beaches with the scrubby dunes behind them go on for miles. The Jandía Peninsula in the south of the island is also a beach paradise where the Atlantic laps the shore gently on one side while the other at times gets lashed by the full force of the ocean. Both the Corralejo beaches and those of Jandía are protected areas. The interior of the island is stunning with wave after wave of barren, ridged mountains, arid and every shade of red and ochre. Old villages such as Betancuria and Antigua in the interior are a pleasure to visit and the small coastal villages, still mainly dependant on fishing seem unaffected by the tourism boom which has arrived elsewhere on the island.

Fuerteventura's winds make the island one of the best windsurfing locations in Europe and the Atlantic rollers ensure that surfers also get some good breaks. Sailing, big game fishing and scuba diving are other wet sports while for those wishing to keep dry the island offers a myriad of choices. Two golf courses presently under construction will provide the island with world class fairways; horse riding and trekking; hiking and biking and of course tennis all feature on Fuerteventura's sporting list.

The island's capital, Puerto del Rosario, is home to half of the island's population but it is to the coastal resorts of Corralejo, Caleta de Fustes, La Pared and Morro Jable that most foreign property investors head and new development, both in the areas mentioned and elsewhere around the island, is providing more choice for those wishing to make the island a more permanent part of their lives.

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