Location: La Oliva
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Things to do in La Oliva, Canary Islands: The Best Mountains
La Oliva (pronounced [la oliˈβa]) 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 25,083 (2013), and the area is 356.13 km². The municipality includes the Lobos Island to the northeast. The largest town of the municipality, Corralejo, is a port town and beach resort at the northernmost point of the island. La Oliva is the historic seat of the island Colonel, who resided in the stately Casa de los Coroneles.
Restaurants in La Oliva
1. Montana de Arena
2. Montana De La Caldera
3. Montana Roja
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By dougdacre
Have hikes up Rojo dormant volcano a few times, and always enjoy the climb up the uneven dirt path. Can be found up the hill from Playa Blanca. The view from the top is stunning, you can see all of the south of Lanzarote, and over to Fuerteventura. You can also walk into the crater which is about 400m wide.
4. Montana de Tindaya
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 59 reviews
Reviewed By skynet45 - Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Tindaya was held to be sacred by the aboriginal peoples of Fuerteventura probably because it stands out to be so different from its surroundings. This is because it is unusually composed of Trachyte rock which is much lighter than the surrounding weathered basaltic lava from the ancient northern shield volcano. The Trachyte is also beautifully patterned which also adds to its mystery. There are aboriginal carvings higher up on the mountain. The Trachyte rock has been widely used as decorative stone in building and there is a disused quarry about a third of the way up which has beautiful exposures of the patterned Trachyte (Liesgang Rings). I visited here in a geology field trip in March 2019.
