Discover Fuerteventura's most beautiful beaches

Spending a day on the beach with children isn't always a relaxing experience. To make sure your holiday in Fuerteventura goes as smoothly as possible, we've selected 3 of the island's best beaches for families with children. These beaches are safe and have all the comforts you need: toilets, showers, restaurants, etc.

🌊 La caleta de Fuste or playa del Castillo

Located on the east coast of Fuerteventura, Caleta de Fuste beach is just 15 minutes from Puerto del Rosario. 800 metres of clear sand await you on this urban beach. Just a few metres from the water's edge, restaurants, bars, showers and public toilets are available to keep the whole family comfortable.

Children can enjoy the water activities, while adults can hire sun loungers and parasols for half or full days. The beach nestles in the small bay of Castillo de Caleta de Fuste. It is sheltered from the strong winds and powerful waves of the Atlantic Ocean. It's an ideal beach for a relaxing family beach break. What's more, it has wheelchair access.

📍 How do I get there?

From Puerto del Rosario, you can simply follow the FV-02 road southwards. There is a car park right next to the beach.

⭐ Where to stay in Puerto del Rosario?

🌊 La Concha beach

La Concha beach is located next to the seaside resort of El Cotillo. It's a white sandy beach withturquoise water that holidaymakers dream of. Although La Concha is only 200 metres long, it has everything you need with children on holiday: toilets, showers, parking access and even delicious restaurants nearby.

From the sun loungers on La Concha beach, you can enjoy one of the most beautiful sunsets on Fuerteventura. The semi-circular cove offers clear, shallow waters, ideal for beginner swimmers. The beach also has wheelchair access.

📍 How to get there.

The FV-10 road leads to El Cotillo and then to the village of Los Lagos, where La Concha beach is located. The journey from Puerto del Rosario takes 40 minutes.

⭐ Where to stay in El Cotillo?

🌊 La playa del Matorral

At the southern tip of the island, the seaside resort of Morro del Jable is one of the island's most popular spots. The playa del Mattoral is 4 km long and covered in white sand. In front of the turquoise waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a large white lighthouse stands as the emblem of this beach in the south of Fuerteventura.

The beach is supervised by a lifeguard station and there are plenty of vendors offering kayak or surf hire when the sea is rough enough.

📍 How do I get there?

To get to the seaside resort of Morro del Jable, you need to take the FV-02 road that crosses the island. From Puerto del Rosario, it's an hour and 20-minute journey.

⭐ Where to stay in Morro del Jable?

The beaches of Fuerteventura are a paradise for surfers and swimmers alike! The island's immense beaches are absolutely stunning, with their fine sand and crystal-clear waters continually swept by the trade winds. Often bordered by fishing villages, they are among the most beautiful beaches in Europe! Here are our 2 favourites:

🌊 La playa Sotavento

Located in the south of Fuerteventura, between Costa Calma and Jandía and not far from Morro del Jable, playa Sotavento is a paradise on Earth. With its lagoon where turquoise water meets sandbanks, it offers a breathtaking spectacle. Without doubt one of the most beautiful beaches in the Canary Islands!

With its fine sand and turquoise waters, it's the perfect place for sunbathing. But that's not all: in fact, Sotavento beach is a very popular spot for water sports enthusiasts. Kite-surfing, windsurfing... there's no shortage of activities! However, of all the beaches in the archipelago, it is fairly well protected from mass tourism. In fact, it's part of the Jandía nature park, which has been very carefully preserved by the archipelago's leaders

📍 How do I get there?

Sotavento beach is 20 minutes from Morro del Jable via the FV-2 road.

🌊 Esquinzo beach

Esquinzo beach, in the north of the island near the trendy village of Lajares and El Cotillo, is popular with surf enthusiasts. Although the waves are much better in winter, the beach is an excellent spot even in summer. It offers waves for goofies and regulars alike.

It's a quiet beach, ideal for surfing at high tide. Playa de Esquinzo should not be confused with Boca de Esquinzo, to the south of the island.

📍 How do I get there?

The beach is 20 minutes from El Cotillo along the coast to the south.

⭐ Where to stay in Lajares?

There are many wild beaches on the island of Fuerteventura! With few tourists and totally unspoilt, they are untouched by human hands. They are appreciated for their tranquillity, their beauty and the cleanliness of their crystal-clear waters. Here's a closer look at 2 wild beaches that are well worth a visit!

🌊 La playa de Cofete

Not far from Morro del Jable, Cofete isn't the best-known beach in the Canary Islands, but it's clearly one of the most beautiful. And like all beautiful beaches worthy of the name, it has to be earned! It's not easy to get to: hire cars aren't allowed on the tracks, as there's a great risk of getting a flat tyre. Some people do it anyway, at their own risk!

After climbing the hill, it's time to stop at the top to admire the immense beach before our eyes: wow! An endless, wild, unspoilt beach stretches out at the foot of rugged mountains, a landscape at the end of the world, with not a single hotel on the horizon!

📍 How do you get there?

From Morro del Jable, allow around 45 minutes on roads and tracks.

🌊 Corralejo Dunes Park

Head to the far north of Fuerteventura this time, to discover the Corralejo dunes. This little piece of the Sahara seriously gives you the impression of being in Africa... At the same time, you have to remember that Morocco is only a hundred kilometres away!

This 1,670-hectare Saharan landscape, a must-see site in Fuerteventura, offers dream beaches and coves for those who want to relax and get away from it all! While those in the south are more touristy, the small coves that you discover as you go deeper into the middle of the park are wild and peaceful. In fact, they're particularly popular with naturists.

📍 How do I get there?

Corralejo is located in the far north of Fuerteventura, at the very end of the FV-1 road.

⭐ Where to stay in Corralejo?