Have A Holiday Of A Lifetime In Fuerteventura

Fuerteventura is the second largest island of the Canary Islands which is located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is politically part of Spain! UNESCO had declared it as a biosphere reserve on 26 May 2009 . The economy of this island is mainly based on tourism. it is as a major holiday destination for European. The summer Trade Winds and winter swells of the Atlantic ,excellent sandy beaches, lavascapes and volcanic mountains, makes it more attractive to the tourists. Also Fuerteventura contains many other tourists attractive places like: Museums and exhibition spaces, Sculpture park, Auditoriums, Central library etc. The total area of Fuerteventura is 1660Km2.the total island is divided into 6 municipalities:Betancuria, Antigua, La Oliva, Puerto del Rosario, Pájara, Tuineje. It becomes more attractive to the tourists because of its cultural heritage, sustainability and environment. The climate is very much pleasant throughout the year. That's why it is also called as the island of eternal spring. The blue sea adjusts the temperature making the hot Sahara winds blow away from the island and this makes the environment comfortable to the visitors. Its wild life is also very attractive like different types of butterflies, trees animals are also found in the islands. In the clear blue Atlantic waters whales, dolphins, marlin and turtles are common sights. The tourist facilities are fully developed in the island. As a result more people are visiting this island every year and the number is increasing day by day. The main sites are located in the south. The long beaches with fine sands, winds from the blue sea makes it more beautiful. Windsurfing is very common in the Fuerteventura. Different water sports are available like Surfing, kite surfing and windsurfing. These are the popular things that tourist can enjoy most. The windsurfing and kite surfing have major internationally impact. This is because international Windsurfing and Kite boarding Championship arranged in the island by different organizations. Sometimes many people from around the world take participate in this competition. The island holds competitions of Sailing which involves different types of boat. This type of interesting event is organized by many tour agencies. The tourists get much pleasure by either seeing it or by participating in the game. Everyday large quantities of sea fish is caught in the Fuerteventura. For the visitors different sea fish items are available. The are not only cheap but also delicious. Seafood is prepared in many traditional ways, such as pejines (salted fish), jareas, or sancocho (a type of stew) made from fish, generally the corvina, grouper or sama, mixed with salt and then boiled. This is served with potatoes, mojo, or gofio (a type of grain). Visitors are also very keen on the mussels and limpets collected on the island's coasts. This food gives the tourists amusing taste. There are also different meat items such as beef and pork to make different dishes or simply braising are found in the hotels or restaurants. Mainly the people of this island use goat for their main meat. They prepared the goat meat by roasted or stewed it. So it is a delicious food liked by tourist or visitors.