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The Colonels’ House (Casa de Los Coroneles), located on the outskirts of the town of La Oliva, capital of the northern municipality of the same name, is a stand-out example of Fuerteventura architecture. The seventeenth century mansion was abandoned and sat in ruins in the twentieth century until restoration in 2006. Visitors will be astonished at the gleaming Canarian patio, the majestic wooden balconies, and the towers with battlements (used to defend against pirate incursions). Wandering through galleries and corridors as well as the permanent exhibition – which invites tourists to learn about the history of the house, visitors will be able to relive the stately and military power exercised over centuries from the imposing building.

The town of El Cotillo, on the north-western side of Fuerteventura, is an historic fishing village. Besides the culture and history, water sports are also offered. There are numerous outlets and schools with options such as surfing, kitesurfing, paddle surfing, windsurfing, and the newly-arrived wing foiling. With a wide variety of embarkation points in the area, sports fanatics can enter the water south of El Cotillo, on the east coast, towards the north coast (after the Tostón Lighthouse), or from the tranquillity of one of the local natural lagoons.

The Tefía Mill is located in the municipality of Puerto del Rosario, in the dry, open landscape of Majorero. It is one of the 23 mills declared as an Asset of Cultural Interest in Fuerteventura. A visit to a mill is a great way to learn about the economy of the island in past centuries. Since the arrival of the conquerors in the 15th century to well into the twentieth century, the mills ground grain to make gofio (or Canarian flour) for the local people, with the mill owner taking a share of the profits. Nearby, the Ecomuseum of La Alcogida has typical Fuerteventura architecture and showcases the traditional crafts of the island.

On the east of the Majorera coast, between Las Salinas and Gran Tarajal, is the Pozo Negro beach. The area is unusual in Fuerteventura for its dark sand, pebbles, and wide, geographically-significant valley characterised by spectacular badlands – or uncultivable terrain – created by a volcanic wash from the Liria and La Laguna craters thousands of years ago. Great for swimming, the Pozo Negro beach is quiet with a solitary, atmospheric ocean feeling. There are few tourists, two restaurants, a hostel with capacity for 60 people, and a municipal camping area with huts and caravans to rent.

Located in the municipality of Tuineje, a few kilometres north of the towns of Gran Tarajal and Las Playitas, the lighthouse reflects traditional Fuerteventura architecture. Just over 100 kilometres in a straight line to Morocco and the Port of Tarfaya, the navigation station is the closest point in the entire Canary Islands to the African continent. Standing 200 metres tall with wooden, cliff-top stair access, the viewpoint offers spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean. There is also a wonderful vista of the interior of the island with sights of the Natural Monument of the Cuchillos de Vigán. There is a jaw-dropping volcanic landscape and endemic birds such as Egyptian vultures, crows, and raptors (including the Barbary falcon).

The oldest rocks in the Canary Islands are located in a cave network in the town of Ajuy, north of Pájara. The geological wonder, that has been declared a national monument, consists of sedimentary substrates formed in the deep ocean during the Cretaceous period, between 100 and 150 million years ago. The dating of the caves is astonishingly far in the past when it is considered that the island of Fuerteventura was formed 30 million years ago. During a trip to the cave site, tourists can also visit a local fossilized dune and some old lime kilns located very close to the ocean.

In the extreme northwest of Fuerteventura, the Tostón Lighthouse is one of three important lighthouses in the Bocaina Strait, the other two being Pechiguera (Lanzarote) and Martiño (Lobos Islote). The lighthouse is a must-see location in the north of El Cotillo known for spectacular sunsets and the famous crystalline water lagoons protected by reefs that offer ideal swimming conditions for all the family.

Situated in the south of Furteventura, close to the town of La Lajita, you’ll find Playa de Costa Calma – Costa Calma beach - two kilometres of white sand and refreshing turquoise waters. Its idyllic shoreline invites you to stroll along the sand, admiring the impressive views of a coastline full of ochre mountains, smoothed by years of erosion. Protected from the wind by the hotels and apartments, a dip in the sea is just a few short sandy steps away from your hotel terrace or pool.

The main beach on the Isle of Lobos, north of Fuerteventura, is an ideal place to start the day, then continue to explore this uninhabited island of 4.5 square kilometres. It's also a good idea to end your excursion around this scarcely populated islet, only accessible by boat, with a refreshing dip. Either way it’s very advisable to take the opportunity to enjoy the generally calm - and at times - totally still Atlantic and this legendary beach of virtually white sand, offering over a kilometre of tranquillity.

On an island like Fuerteventura, whose coastline is all beach, Esquinzo only serves to further enrich visitors’ options, with its status as a wild, untouched haven, a surfer’s paradise and a hideaway of peace and sunshine - lots of sunshine. In the town of La Oliva amid the rugged northern coastline, little visited and relatively unknown, this spot sits quietly in the landscape. The black volcanic rocks morph into golden sands and the blue ocean bathes the land. This is quintessential Fuerteventura.