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I have just got back from Fuerteventura and have already booked to return in September this year.
This will be my sixth visit to Correlejo, a wonderful place. It has a beautiful harbour, unspoilt beaches, nice weather all year round and it's very quiet if you like peace.
But there is also plenty of pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. It's a good location if nude sunbathing is for you.
I have been most months of the year - Christmas, New Year but June-November weather has always been fantastic.
Travel Guide: Fuerteventura
A good winter sun break
I have been to the island many times over the last 30 years. Unfortunately, the development here has not been as sympathetic as Lanzarote.
The northern village of Coralajo still has a bit of a feel of a village but over the last decade it seems to have grown out of control. There used to be some very good privately-owned restaurants, but they have been taken over by a company from Grand Canaria and have been ruined.
There is only one hotel worth staying at - Tres Islas, but it is expensive. The beaches south of the village are the reason for being there.
Keep away from Nuevo Horizontes. It is a relatively new development right under the flight path for the airport - a real disaster.
The west coast of the island is attractive. In the south, the beaches are wonderful - long expanses of sand, with very little in the way of shade.
Moro Jable is an attractive village, but the giant hotels built in the 80's are overpowering.
It's well worthwhile hiring a car for at least three days to get out and explore the island.
Eating out is not cheap. A great shortage of fish means that it is expensive and there's not much in the way of local dishes unless you are lucky enough to find a small family-run place in a village.
For anyone who loves beach holidays with winter sun, this is the place.
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Warm weather and good food
My partner and I went to Caleta de Fuste last year for a week on a Thomsons package holiday. The town was being rapidly expanded but the building work did not have any great effect on us.
It was not overcrowded and there were no nightclubs which was exactly what we were looking for - a quiet, relaxing, slob about kind of holiday.
The Blues Bar is not to be missed and became a regular stop on our wanders around.
All the food we had was superb, especially the fish in the restaurant on the sea front and the steaks in the Fado Rock. II also tried ostrich in there which was lovely. There are places where you can get traditional English grub but I don't see why anyone would want to when the local food is so lovely.
The area will soon be built up to the extent that it won't have the same charm of being quiet and free from clubbers but at the moment it is a great place for a relaxing trip.
The only point of caution is security in the apartments. Make sure you go somewhere with locked gates or some kind of decent security system to stop people getting into your complex. Our complex was not locked. Anybody could walk in and out without anyone suspecting a thing. This resulted in our apartment and the one next to us being broken into and several items being stolen - all the kind of things it would be very easy to sell on a market stall or in a bar. We were told afterwards that this happened regularly.
Caleta de Fuste is a really lovely place for a holiday if you like warm weather and good food - just be sure to go somewhere secure and use your safe.
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A cosmopolitan Canarian island
Corralejo is wonderful, growing town at the northern tip of the island of Fuerteventura. Over the past 20 years, it has seen many changes and all for the better. It has very traditional Canarian life along with the more traditional Spanish way of life.
It's very cosmopolitan catering for everybody form single young clubbers, families with young children and teenagers as well as the older more sedate genearations.
Restaurants are plentiful, with a wide selection. Everything you'd expect from any town centre in Britain - Chinese, Indian, English and traditional Spanish. Paella, of course, then there's grilled baby goat and suckling pig, which are specialities of the island.
The town itself is beautiful during the day and comes alive with colour and smells at night.
You can stay a short distance from your hotel or apartment, on the glorious small beaches in Corralejo itself. But a short bus journey takes you to the Las Hotelas or the dunes. The bus cost is about 60p.
The dunes and beaches from there on are sensational. The whole of this area is dedicated as a national park and no building are allowed.
Unfortunately two big hotels got there first. However they are two sensational hotels.
The beaches are glorious, miles and miles of golden sand. Just walk along the sea front and stop when you feel like it at one of the many 'shack' style cafes. Its puts England to shame. The cuisine available from these little self-generated shacks is astounding!
I first went to Corralejo in January 1983, and have been back every January since. It has wonderful warm weather. Although sunshine is not always guaranteed, it's a superb way to shake off winter and get ready for summer.
This island is the windiest of the Canaries ,hence its name meaning fire-winds. I recomend suncreams first thing every morning whether you intend to sunbathe or not. You'll still catch the sun.
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The best place to be this summer
I live on the island of Fuerteventura but I study in England. My Dads family is Spanish and I was brought up there. All I can say about this place apart from it being home to me, is that it has a range of things to do for all different types of people.
For the animal types, go to La Lajita's zoo, or maybe for the shopping type, there are markets held in Castillo every Friday, OR even for the energetic type go to Go Karts near Tarajalejo.
Even for all the nightclubbers, it may not be Ibiza but in Corralejo the nightlife is very much live!!
All in all it's wonderful weather, beaches, and culture and the best place to be this summer!!
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Get away from it all
We stayed in apartments directly by the beach. Fantastic beaches, just like the Caribbean. Plenty of good restaurants and nightlife is good too.
I would definitely recommend this for a relaxing get-away-from-it-all holiday with no bother from touts etc. Brilliant!
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Safe for families
Lovely beaches, perfect weather, torquoise seas and a safe family enviroment. Definitely going again.
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