Fuerteventura Honeymoon, Spain

Fuerteventura is a relatively undeveloped island, best known for having the least spoiled and longest white-sand beaches of the Canary Islands.

With three major beach resorts boasting low-key, family friendly entertainment, world-class water sports and accommodation options to suit all budgets, Fuerteventura offers all the ingredients you need for a relaxing European island honeymoon or romantic holiday.

Things to do and see
Choose to holiday at Corralejo, the largest resort on Fuerteventura, which features a choice of white-sand beaches backed by numerous bars, restaurants and hotels. Or try the purpose-built family resort of Caleta de Fuste, with a man-made beach and lively nightlife.

Further south sits the laid-back resort of Jandia, renowned for its 35km-long coastline indented with some of the best beaches on the island. With year-round winds, Jandia is a great windsurfing destination and hosts the annual Professional Windsurfers Association’s (PWA) World Windsurfing Championship every August.

Inland, discover a diverse landscape of ancient volcanoes and copper-coloured plains scattered with soaring palm trees and picturesque, centuries-old whitewashed villages and windmills.

Fuerteventura has the oldest history in the Canary Islands and is easy to explore by bus or hire car. From Pajara to Betancuria, the road winds through a haunting moonscape.

Along the way, discover the palm-fringed wadi-style oasis of Vega del Río de Palmas and the whitewashed village of Antiqua, with its 18th century Nuestra Señora de Antigua – one of the island’s oldest churches.

At tiny Betancuria, which sprawls across the stark mountain slopes of the Parque Natural de Betancuria, discover a magnificent 17th century church and square lined with whitewashed houses that include the Casa Santa María on Plaza Iglesia, a beautiful Spanish-colonial house showcasing the island's handicrafts, culture and history.

Location – Fuerteventura is the second largest of the Canary Islands (after Tenerife), an island archipelago comprising seven large and six smaller islands that lie in the Atlantic Ocean around 1100km off the Spanish mainland and just 100km from the northwest coast of Africa.

Getting there – By air, Fuerteventura has daily flights to and from Tenerife and Gran Canaria, with the latter providing daily flights to the Spanish cities of Madrid, Barcelona and Bilbao, as well as to the major European capitals. How to get to Fuerteventura . . .