The remarkable beach of Cofete (Fuerteventura), kilometres of golden sand

The beach of Cofete, kilometres long, is synonymous with wildness and endlessness, with tempting golden sand. Here you approach ‘the end of the world’, ringed by mountains. A genuinely remarkable experience.

The beach of Cofete: another world

De The world’s finest beaches are often so well known that they get swamped by tourists. But the beach of Cofete looks like another world. Wild nature rules.

Tourists in the resorts sometimes do not even know what Cofete is. The place is remote and the road there runs past dangerous ravines, without crash barriers. For confident drivers it is perfectly manageable.

At most there is a cluster of hire cars at the car park. After that you have all the space in the world. An immensely long beach, the showpiece of the Canary Islands, invites a wonderful walk along the sand.

The best beach on Fuerteventura(?)

There is almost nothing besides the wild ocean, the towering ‘mountain wall’ and all that sand. An unspoilt, pure beach without buildings or masses of people. First and foremost a visual treat.

No wonder, then, that this is called the best beach on Fuerteventura. In character, beauty and ‘fine solitude’ that seems fair. Even so, there is a superlative, further out still.

Anyone going to Cofete cannot help visiting the beach of Roque del Moro as well. A perfect, majestic addition. That really is ‘the end of the world’, with an impressive rock.

Fuerteventura and strong wind: the beach of Cofete is not for swimming

The Canary Islands are popular for a beach holiday and for a good swim. Happily the latter is possible in plenty of places, but not here at the beach of Cofete. Far too dangerous.

As at Ajuy , the currents are terribly treacherous and you can easily be swept away. On this side of the island the name of Fuerteventura (‘strong wind’) comes into its own.

• Happily there are plenty of places to swim on the ‘calmer’ side. Costa Calma, for instance, the ‘calm coast’.