Holiday tip for Fuerteventura: the Mirador Morro Velosa viewpoint

Morro Velosa looks out over Fuerteventura's rugged interior. From this high point you see a strangely barren landscape. Well worth a stop on a road trip around the island.

A sun holiday on Fuerteventura

Thanks to its many hours of sunshine, Fuerteventura is a favourite sun destination. And the island offers more than the cherished beach holiday. That great road trip along deep ravines proved as much. Which is why we would advise alternating beach days with enjoyable day trips.

We have tips for such outings, of course. One of them is a stop at the viewpoint Mirador Morro Velosa.

The Mirador Morro Velosa viewpoint

After the necessary relaxing at SBH Fuerteventura Playa (review) we explore the interior. It looks mostly rugged and barren. What an odd place. Were the Canary Islands not part of Spain, we would seriously wonder: are we still in Europe?

It calls to mind a passage from Arm Land (the musical The Liong King): the riverbed dry, the ground broken. Only the earth is not cold as in the song, but scorching. Bring bottles of water.

Along the perfectly passable, sometimes narrow, FV-30 you come to Morro Velosa. A viewpoint worthy of the name. A strange panorama and an endless view, with desert-like slopes of volcanic origin. 

A model of the island

Civilisation seems far away here, although the viewpoint does have a building.

Do look inside, mainly for the welcome shade. There you see a scale model of the island. It shows the volcanic layers, among other things. Doubtless fascinating for lovers of geology and history.

We are secretly more concerned with today. We decide to enjoy the view outside once more. Eventually we have seen enough. The road trip continues towards the village oasis of Betancuria. We drive straight through the barrenness. As though the notes fall into place. Fatshe leso lea halalela.