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Morro Jable is a popular vacation spot on the peninsula Jandía South of Fuerteventura. Meanwhile he is with the neighboring places Jandía and Solana Matorral grown together and forms the largest tourist center of Fuerteventura, these places are administered by the municipality Pájara.
background
When you come to Morro Jable, you can hardly imagine that this place is supposed to be 100 years old. There is a statue near the port, its inscription says that Cirilo López Umpiérrez founded the place in 1899. Even in 1960, only around 200 people are said to have lived here; now there are around 7,500.
getting there
By car
The place Morro Jable is located in the very south of Fuerteventura at the end of the main road FV 2. This begins at the capital, 90 km away Puerto del Rosario, it is currently (2018) being expanded to four lanes on the Jandía peninsula. The road goes through Jandía near the coast and ends shortly after Morro Jable. A gravel road then leads to the southwestern end of the peninsula.
By bus
During the day, buses run several times a day Puerto del Rosario. The line 1 drives partly inland and not via the airport, the Line 10 drives to the airport.
Other buses serve routes in the vicinity of Morro Jable: Line 4, Line 5, Line 9, Line 25 and Line 111.
The main bus station (bus station) is here in the basement: Bus station. Depending on the line, other stops are served in town.
By boat
There are daily ferry connections to Las Palmas and after Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
mobility
Morro Jable can be explored on foot, but it is better to take a taxi to the tourist areas of Jandía and Matorral.
Tourist Attractions
- The core of Morro Jable around the "Piazza de Pescadores" has a certain charm. There you can find the statue of the "city founder" and learn some details about the history from display boards.
- In a small park there are bronze statues of a shepherd with his goats
- Matorral Beach. The nature reserve is over 110 hectares in size, and salt-loving plants live in this wetland.
- Lighthouse on the beach. Not open to the public.
If you are looking for other sights within the town, you might find what you are looking for in the shop displays.
activities
Pico de la Zarza
The hike to Fuerteventura's highest peak, including the way back, takes between 4 and 5 hours. There are 807 meters of altitude to be overcome on a 7 km hiking trail. The path begins at the hikers' car park at the end of Calle Sancho Panza (position: 28.0594, -14.3283). Good shoes are mandatory. The path mostly consists of loose gravel and gravel. Therefore, there is a risk of slipping, especially on the way back: Behind the summit the mountains drop steeply to Playa de Cofete and a fall would be fatal. Therefore one should approach the summit cautiously.
shop
A promenade stretches along the main street with numerous small and large shops, loosened up by a number of cafes and bistros as well as shopping centers like that Ventura Shopping Center.
kitchen
nightlife
Open every day except Monday: El Navegante
Especially popular on Fridays and Saturdays between midnight and 3 a.m.: Tortuga
Also open on Fridays and Saturdays and a little longer than Tortuga: Mojo Beach
accommodation
- Apartments Alberto, Avda del Faro, parc. 4, Morro Jable.
- Oceanworld, Calle Flamenco.
- Edificio TAO
health
Practical advice
trips
Tours through the Jandía Natural Park to the southwesternmost point of the island on Punta de Jandía and to the small place Cofete, they are offered with a guide. If you want to do these tours on your own, you should take out appropriate insurance coverage for the rental vehicle, the gravel roads can be driven on with a normal car, but have a higher risk. Additional premium approx. € 10 / day (as of 2012). The town of Cofete and the beach there can be reached by a small bus, which is set up as a four-wheel drive vehicle on a Unimog. It is the Line 111, with which you can get from the Bus station from there and back at 12pm and 4pm. The driving time is 45 minutes and sometimes the driver even makes a photo stop in between. You can get on and off at different stations, among others here and here. There is a small one in Cofete restaurant, one Viewing hill with a wind rotor to generate electricity for the village and one graveyard at the beach. The is not far and can be easily reached on foot Villa winter (see: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Winter).
