Fuerteventura is one of the lesser known Canary Islands and it lies just to the south of Lanzarote. In fact it is so close that a day trip between one and the other is perfectly feasible and can make an interesting day out, whether you are travelling from Fuerteventura to Lanzarote, or vice versa.
Flight times from Cork or Dublin to Fuerteventura are are in the region of 4 1/2 hours. Fuerteventura airport is a few miles south of the island's capital Puerto Del Rosario, and a few miles north of Caleta de Fuste, in the northern half of the Fuerteventura.
The north of the island is where most of the English-speaking tourists are to be found, and the main resorts in this part of the island are Caleta de Fuste and Corralejo. The transfer time between the airport and Coraralejo is about 40 minutes.
Fuerteventura attracts visitors that are generally interested in a quiet relaxing holiday, and it lacks the crowds of drunken youths that are to be found in some of the busy resorts on other islands.
The island is famous for its watersports. The climate is windy and this is of benefit to those who are interested in windsurfing, and to some extent surfing.
The wind is not a problem for holidaymakers that dont want to take advantage of the availability of windsurfing opportunities, because it was fairly consistently from a North north easterly direction, and the hotels of been built with this in mind. This means the pool areas have been built so that they provide sunshine and shelter from the wind.
If you want to know more about the island of Fuerteventura , the link takes you to Fuerteventura's most comprehensive website.
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