Located in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura, in Villaverde, a town belonging to La Oliva is the Cueva del Llano. It is estimated that this natural space is more than one million years old, being one of the oldest volcanic tubes of the Canarian archipelago.

According to experts La Cueva del Llano was formed after the eruption of the Mountain Escanfraga. The cave is a lava tube that has an approximate length of 650 meters, of which you can walk about 400 meters since the remaining 200 are covered with sediments.

The Cueva del Llano has had many uses throughout its history, has served as a powder keg, warehouse or to save livestock. After many years of neglect and after its ecosystem was threatened, a series of improvements were made to adapt the cave to tourist visits, a visitor center was also created to receive information about their training.

Inside the Cueva del Llano there is a peculiar caveman fauna, inhabited by arthropods, such as the silverfish or a type of arachnid called opilion. A place of obligatory visit.

The writer and professor at the University of Salamanca don Miguel de Unamuno was confined to the island of Fuerteventura due to his confrontations with the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera for criticism of the political situation in Spain. Unamuno lived for 4 months in Fuerteventura and more than a punishment, his stay on the island turned the writer into a gift. He became friends with many inhabitants, especially with the intellectual Ramón Castañeyra with whom he enjoyed social gatherings at the writer's house.

This house is located in Puerto del Rosario, in front of the church of the town. The building was once a hotel, it was hosted by Professor Miguel de Unamuno after the banishment order. This House-Museum has the objective of spreading the work that the playwright produced in Fuerteventura. The house is a construction that has all the details of Canarian domestic architecture of the early twentieth century. It has access hall to the house, rooms that overlook a central courtyard with water tank that collects rainwater.

During his stay, the writer delved into Fuerteventura in his vision of a Spain Quixotic; the narrowness of Malpaís, the fauna and flora or the sea will be universal elements integrated into your thinking. In many of his writings is reflected the footprint that the island was for his work and how it connected with his metaphysical and aesthetic thinking.

Miguel de Unamuno called the hotel that ran Paco Medina, his innkeeper and there were many gatherings with friends from the Canary Islands and the Peninsula. , Francisco López, official, the fisherman Antonio Hormiga, the parish priest Victor San Martín or the aforementioned Ramón Castañeyra were some of the friendships that were part of the animated talks.

The Basque writer had an intense activity, discover Canarian authors, write articles, start the sonnets that will appear in his work From Fuerteventura to Paris. For a better knowledge of the figure of the writer, you just have to visit the House-Museum.

One of the most emblematic buildings that are preserved in La Oliva is the Casa de Los Coroneles. This building is located on a plain known as the colonel's rose, flanked by the Pájaro's back, the mountain of the Fronton, the mountain of Escanfraga and the Volcano of the Arena.

The House of the Colonels was declared Historical Artistic Monument in June 1979, shortly after it became considered as Property of Cultural Interest In 2005 it was restored to dedicate the facilities to cultural activities being inaugurated in November 2006.

The construction of the Casa de los Coroneles dates from the 17th century, destined to be the official residence of the coronelato that had seigniorial power during this time. The building took as a model the Canarian domestic housing typical of the Modern Age. On the façade we can see a series of 8 wooden balconies that stand out, completed by another closed on a side facade, all with the Canarian style that characterizes the architecture of the archipelago.

This civic-military complex is divided into five spaces that are interconnected: Plaza de armas, traditional buildings, stables, esplanade of acts and the colonel's rose.

The exterior façade stands out for having a series of symmetrical openings in the two floors, with quarter windows in the lower part and balconies discovered in the upper part.The central part of the house is a catenary and even today it keeps the family coat Cabrera (Colonel Ginés de Cabrera Bethencourt and his family lived in it), the laterals They have two crenellated towers, one of the most outstanding features of military buildings.

The house of the Coroneles is a clear example of the importance of La Oliva, a perfect place to learn more about the history of this town.

Puerto del Rosario is also known by the name of the City of Sculpture. It receives this name due to the sculptural park that compose more than 100 sculptures and that are located in many places of public of the city.

The large number of sculptures that populate all the points of Puerto del Rosario turns the city into an open-air museum. Since the beginning of the year 2000 many artists have looked for a corner of this city to exhibit some of their works. Strolling through the capital of Fuerteventura you can find all kinds of sculptures, from characters like Unamuno, Suso Machín or Manuel Velázquez going through animals like goats or stonechat and reaching symbolic forms as sirocco.

The sculptures distributed by Puerto del Rosario are a tribute to popular customs and customs, to the culture of the island and, in general, to the inhabitants of this special place. You can start from the sculpture that is in La Explanada, which is the historic center from which the city began to grow, it was here where the main pier and the small dock were located. This is called La Fuente de la Explanada.

From here begins the tour that will take all visitors to find in each corner of Puerto del Rosario wonderful artistic works. For example Caracolas, a set of 4 sculptures signed by Juan Bordes, between the commercial dock and La Explanda. Other outstanding works can be Pescador de Viejas, made in granite from the Betancuria area of the artist Juan Miguel Cubas. Offering to the Sea belongs to the artist Demetrio Martín, in Barrio de Negrín, right at the seafront.

Continuing we can find Tribute to the Moon from Rinaldo Paluzzi, Skeleton of A Whale, A Tropical Whale that forms part of the project La Senda de los Cetacáceos, which emerges from the collaboration between the Cabildo de Fuerteventura and the Canarias Conservación association. Overseas Baggage from Eduardo Úrculo, or Las Cabras from Emiliano G. Hernandez. So up to about 130 works of art scattered on the street.

In Antigua it is also possible to know in great detail how to obtain sea salt. The Salt Museum is located in what used to be the Antigua salt pans, which were inaugurated at the beginning of the 20th century, the site is meant to teach the entire process of obtaining sea salt.

The Museo de la Sa l is located in a modern building of recent construction, it is divided into 2 parts: The first part is located within The building's facilities and audiovisual projections explain the entire process of salt production from its inception until the salt is sold to the end customer. The second part of the salt museum, which is in the vicinity of the building, are the salinas fully operational and it is possible to see how you get.

After knowing all the secrets of salt extraction, it is possible to go through the salt flats and observe in situ how is the process carried out in order to obtain the salt that finally the users consume. The visit to the Salt Museum becomes an interesting didactic experience, you can see how the sea water is collected in the saltaderos, as well as after the evaporation of the salt is left in the cocederos. The visit is supervised by guides of the museum that will help to solve any type of doubt during the process.

The museum is completed with a bar and a shop where you can get memories of the visit and where it is possible to buy salt of the quality produced by the salinas.The ethnographic, architectural, natural, cultural and landscape value is extremely important, the salt mines and all their surroundings are perfect places for tourism and to teach visitors the importance of this place.

Although Betancuria is the least populated municipality of Canarias, it offers visitors some monuments of great value. Among these monuments is the Museum of Sacred Art of Betancuria, its rooms house an extensive collection of paintings, sculptures, priestly garments and a wide variety of goldsmith's pieces that represent in a very interesting way the sacred art on the island.

Even though the Museum of Sacred Art of Betancuria is small, it houses pieces of worship that belonged to the parish since its foundation back in the 15th century.

Walking around the Betancuria area you will arrive at the museum through the Mayor Carmelo Silvena street. The building is perfectly seen since it was an old house, which stands out for the tiles of its external roof and wood inwards. Another of the elements that draw attention when you see the facade, is the balcony located on the main door of the enclosure and thanks to a staircase gives access to the interior from the street. Also striking is the dark-colored stonework that is in the corners of the exterior walls.

Before becoming the Museum of Sacred Art, the building was the residence of ecclesiastical beneficiaries, as well as religious authorities of the local parish. The pieces exhibited in the museum come from hermitages and churches throughout the island of Fuerteventura.

The surroundings of the Museum of Sacred Art is also a very interesting place, garden areas, a pleasant walk to the access and a nearby park are some of the elements that visitors will find before accessing the building. An ideal place to deepen part of the artistic work offered by the island of Fuerteventura.

Discovering the more traditional side of Fuerteventura is possible thanks to Ecomuseo de la Alcogida, located very close to Puerto del Rosario and the population of Tefir. The houses of the enclosure were inhabited until the seventies being restored from 1992.

This peculiar museum is not only limited to exposing handicraft works that makes transport to its visitors to the way of working of the craftsmen of yesteryear , but the same visitors can make their own pieces. The site is composed of seven rehabilitated houses that show the architectural style of the island with great detail, from the simple and sober peasant's house to the stately homes with balconies and wooden stairs with two floors and tiles.

The Ecomuseum of the Alcogida is a living and interactive museum, it is possible to receive explanations from the craftsmen who worked these crafts formerly: agriculture, livestock, handicrafts of the palm, the draft , the mud or the loom.

The museum takes a tour through the life of the peasants majoneros from the XIX century until a few years ago, when the trades were still carried out crafts. It is also possible to see animals that were part of the domestic fauna: goats, donkeys or even camels and flora composed of tuneras, tabaibas or palm trees that coexist in the landscape of the island.

Very interesting is also the part dedicated to everyday life, where you can know the way of collecting water, taste a freshly baked bread in the old way or see old eras where the harvest was worked and pajeros.In fact La Alcogida receives this name because it was a land for the collection of rainwater and that they were channeled to a cistern where this scarce good was stored in the area.

In addition to interesting natural sites, La Oliva also offers an attractive art offer thanks to the Centro de Arte Canario. This center offers a wide range of artistic offers, one of the most enriching of Fuerteventura in a relaxing environment with first class works.

In the first place it is worth mentioning that the center is in an environment that invites tranquility, with some sculptural works outdoors that make the site especially charming. Within the Center there are numerous rooms where a wide and varied offer of Canarian plastic art is exhibited.

The Centro de Arte Canario is a private initiative of the artist, creator and gallery owner Manuel Delgado Camino, popularly known as Mané and has come to gather and have exposed a large part of the artistic culture of the Canary Islands.

The artistic offer is not limited only to exhibitions of painting, sculpture or other arts, but also workshops, musical samples or colloquiums are offered.

On the outside, apart from artistic works, it is possible to enjoy native flora that give greater dimension to the work that is exhibited in the surroundings.

Currently the center is run by the artist's daughter and they are always in continuous innovation to make the works that are exhibited much more extensive and valuable.

The Canary Art Center is located right in front of the Casa de los Coroneles and it also has a space where it is possible to acquire works of art such as ceramics, engravings or serigraphs of works that are exposed. A perfect place to discover the hidden gems of Canarian art.

The Jandia Lighthouse is located at the tip of the same name, in the southernmost part of the island of Fuerteventura. It is one of the quietest points of the island, it is situated between the extensive plains of the Boards which is like a kind of coastal terrace that is in the area known as Natural Path Valley of the Mosquitos.

Al Faro de Jandía can be reached by a dirt track from Morro Jable after traveling about 20 kilometers to reach this inhospitable place. Along the way you can see gorse or barillas, also some tarajales and palm trees abound although it is worth noting that the most emblematic is the cardón de Jadía which is a kind of endemic shrub that can only be found at certain points of the island and that is in danger of extinction.

The Faro de Jandía was built in the mid-nineteenth century, inside you can see an exhibition on sea beds surrounding the area, and the cetaceans that inhabit this part of the Atlantic.

The facilities also houses the Interpretation Center of the Jandía Natural Park which is divided into five rooms where you can get to know the Natural Park in depth, from its habitats, vegetation and flora, fauna up to the maritime signs of the Faro de la Punta.

The Betancuria Archaeological Museum is located in the Roberto Roldan Street, it is easily recognized because the entrance is flanked by two canons that were used to fight against pirate invasions that Fuerteventura suffered during the 15th century. The idea of creating an archaeological museum in the town is based on the donation of a piece of the old mahos, who were the first settlers of the island (it should be noted that the island was named Mahoh that wants say my country) and that they met by chance in a majestic field. The initiative is launched by a neighbor of Betancuria called Vicente Ruiz, who was collecting and ordering all the materials they were finding.

The paleontological wealth of the island is unquestionable and can be observed from the first moment they enter the premises. You can see photographs of the places where the aboriginal settlements were, models of them and of course there are exposed remains of ceramics, tools and tiles made with mollusks or bones.

The facilities of the Archaeological Museum of Betancuria also show how the ancient settlers worshiped religious pain and as an example that demonstrates these adorations, figures made of stones are exhibited. To this is added the information about the mountain of Tindaya with its podomorphs as the basis of the mgico-religious world of the ancient majoneros.

There is also the possibility to learn the techniques of grazing and fishing of the first settlers as well as how they get the precious water or how they fed the mahos.

The information is completed thanks to the explanatory sheets that can be read by the different rooms of the archaeological museum and where the ethnographic elements used by the majoneros until a few years ago, take center stage and They serve to close the tour of the different rooms of this very interesting center.