El Cotillo
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El Cotillo
The webcam in El Cotillo shows a coastal town in the municipality of La Oliva, the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the province of Las Palmas.
The locality in the online broadcast is surrounded by the best beaches in Europe, including bays with crystal clear waters and beaches with fine sand, known as “la Concha” and “los Lagos”. In the live camera there is the Muellito beach (Playa del Muellito).
Of the historical sights of El Cotillo in the online camera, the Torre del Toston tower is the most outstanding monument of the village in the webcam. It was built in 1700 to protect the coast from pirates coming from France, England and North Africa.
Fuerteventura
The island of Fuerteventura, where the live broadcast is conducted from, is a real pearl of the Canary Islands, which is located just 100 km from the borders of Africa. It was formed as a result of many volcanic eruptions.
The island in the web camera is endowed with the status of a biosphere reserve, which is under the protection of UNESCO.
The capital of Fuerteventura in the online camera is the port city of Puerto del Rosario. The best local beaches are: Las Lajas, Blanca, Calas del Puertito, Puerto Escondido, Janubio. If you plan to buy souvenirs, then you will not find a better place than the capital. The most popular of them: the famous Calados lace.
Another interesting city to visit on the island in live stream is Betancuria, a historical area formed at the beginning of the 15th century. Its main attraction is the Church-Cathedral of Santa Maria.
Another interesting tourist destination in Fuerteventura, where the live broadcast comes from, is Corralejo, which you can also get acquainted with in the webcam on the Baltic Live Cam website. The town, formerly a fishing village, is located in the northeast of the island in the online camera. On its territory there is a wildlife park of the same name with rare wild animals. Also, here is the magnificent volcano Montaña Roja.
The closest city to the capital of the island in the webcam is Caleta de Fuste, which is famous for its convenient, artificially created beaches. The city has an unusual round fortress Castillo de Fuste of the 18th century.
The La Oliva region will delight fans of history and colonial architecture. It is worth visiting the Colonel’s House (Casa de los Coroneles). In the 18th century it housed the military governors of the island. In front of the house there is the Center for Canarian Art “Casa Mane”.
Traveling in Fuerteventura online, you should visit the small uninhabited island of Lobos, which has the status of a reserve.
And the Jandia Peninsula will delight you with gorgeous beaches and picturesque sand dunes. The Playa de Sotavento Beach, which is 28 km long, is especially famous among windsurfers.
Watch other interesting Baltic Live Cam live streams from the Canary Islands – beach of Esquinzo on Fuerteventura, webcam from Tenerife with the view of the Costa Adeje, Puerto Rico resort, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria coastline, beach Playa del Ingles from the island of Gran Canaria.
