Oliva, La
Las Palmas · Canarias
La Oliva (pronounced [la oˈliβa]) is a town and a municipality in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 29,174 (2023), and the area is 356.13 km2. The municipality includes the Lobos Island to the northeast, just off Corralejo.
History
An anonymous manuscript relates that the town of La Oliva was founded in 1500 by individuals known to the Hernández brothers, residents of Betancuria. La Oliva is also the historic seat of the island's Colonels, who resided in the stately Casa de los Coroneles. Because of this, it succeeded the Villa de Betancuria as the capital of Fuerteventura from 1834 until 1860, when Puerto de Cabras became the new capital.
The largest town of the municipality, Corralejo (14,318 inhabitants in 2023, including Playa de Corralejo), is a port town and major beach resort at the northernmost point of the island. Other major settlements and their 2023 population are Geafond (3,985), Villaverde (2,118), Lajares (2,012), and El Cotillo (1,474); the town of La Oliva had 1,720.
La Oliva permitted a RIU hotel to be built on the Corralejo Dunes in the 1970s. The dunes were later declared a national park in 1982. In 2003, the Spanish government granted a 30-year concession to allow the hotel to remain during that time. In 2024, the Spanish government declared that the Riu La Oliva hotel had breached planning regulations by expanding without consent and declared the concession expired. The Ministry of Ecological Transition ordered the hotel and apartments be demolished. The government of the Canary Islands appealed this, claiming it was a regional government responsibility, but the Spanish Constitutional Court ruled that the national government had authority and ordered the hotel be demolished.
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- November Fiestas Ntra. Sra. de la Milagrosa, Los Lajares
Rest of the year
- January: Fiestas de la Candelaria
Trails and hiking
•Camino Natural de Fuerteventura (GR 131, 155 km)
•Tindaya - Vallebrón - Tefía (SL-FV 9)
Famous people
•Alberto Jiménez Benítez, futbolista español
•Juan Ismael, pintor español
•Claudio Gutiérrez Vera, político español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Claudina Morales Rodriguez
Web oficial: http://www.laoliva.es
Town hall of Oliva, La
Alcaldía: Claudina Morales Rodriguez Web oficial: http://www.laoliva.es
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How to get there
- 🚗 195 km from Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las (about 138 min by car)
- 🚗 284 km from Santa Cruz de Tenerife (about 200 min by car)
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- ✈️ 24 km from Fuerteventura airport (about 17 min by car)
- ✈️ 61 km from Lanzarote airport (about 43 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Nearest cash machine · 0.8 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 0.8 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 6.9 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Lubricantes La Oliva · 0.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.6 km away
- Tourist office · 0.8 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 2 km away
- Mirador de Tababaire · 2.7 km away
- Viewpoints · 3.5 km away
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