The Centre Travel Information and Travel Guide - Canary Islands

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Central Fuerteventura offers the most geographically diverse landscape on this overwhelmingly desert-covered island. The soaring mountains of the Parque Natural de Betancuria are contrasted in the south by the wadi-style palm-tree oasis of Vega del Río de Palmas. The west and east coasts are characterised by rocky cliffs interspersed with small black pebble beaches and stuck-in-a-time-warp fishing hamlets. In contrast, the central copper-coloured plains around Antigua are dotted with old windmills dating back a couple of centuries. If you’re driving, it’s the sort of landscape that makes you wish you had invested in that wide-angle camera lens.