The local mercado is tiny but a good place to sample (and buy) some of the island's famed goat's cheese.
Mercado Municipal
Fuerteventura
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
8.48 MILES
This 18th-century building has been beautifully restored, retaining its traditional central patio and wooden galleries, while other buildings on the…
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14.08 MILES
This nature park of yellow dunes stretches along the east coast for about 10km south from Corralejo; it's also several kilometres wide, so covers a lot of…
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10.42 MILES
This superb museum is one of the island's best, with lots of interactive displays including a sit-down 'virtual goat milking' activity! Kids will enjoy…
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13.06 MILES
This lovely church dates from 1620 and has a magnificent stone floor, carved wooden ceiling and an elaborate baroque altar. Don’t miss the sacristy with…
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Mirador Astronómico de Sicasumbre
23.34 MILES
If you want just one place to put the island's primordial, barren geology and Martian features into wide-angle perspective, this mirador has breathtaking…
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Centro de Arte Canario – Casa Mané
8.64 MILES
This art museum is an island highlight, with its sculpture garden and galleries containing works by such Canarian artists as César Manrique, Ruben Dario…
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla
18.19 MILES
The unique 17th-century Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla has an Aztec-inspired exterior with its animal motifs. The simple retables behind the altar…
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0.35 MILES
This sand and seashell beach is a picture, with its gentle curve and protected, calm turquoise waters. There are steps down into the water from the…
Nearby Fuerteventura attractions
0.14 MILES
This small museum near the church honours the philosopher Miguel de Unamuno, who stayed here in 1924 after being exiled from Spain. His crime was…
0.35 MILES
This sand and seashell beach is a picture, with its gentle curve and protected, calm turquoise waters. There are steps down into the water from the…
0.45 MILES
Named for a Fuerteventura-born artist, there are rotating exhibitions on display here. None of Ismael's paintings are on show, though you can buy…
7.06 MILES
The resort is fronted by a white sandy beach, complete with volleyball net and camel rides. It is ideal for families, although perhaps not a great choice…
8.48 MILES
This 18th-century building has been beautifully restored, retaining its traditional central patio and wooden galleries, while other buildings on the…
8.55 MILES
A restored agricultural hamlet complete with furnished houses, outbuildings and domestic animals (though there are concerns as to how well-treated they…
7. Centro de Interpretación de Las Ermitas de Fuerteventura
8.57 MILES
Housed in the 19th-century ecclesiastical building on the main road through town, this information centre has details on various chapels around the island…
8. Ermita de San Pedro de Alcántara
8.6 MILES
Located in tiny La Ampuyenta, the 17th-century Ermita de San Pedro de Alcántara is surrounded by a stout protective wall built by the French from the…