View the natural beauty of this beautiful corner of paradise in the municipality of Pajara. This film shows you the enchanting places of Jandia.
Playa Jandia
Jandia beach is located between the mouth of the ‘Barranco di Damas’, where the village is located, and it extends for over four kilometers towards the east of the island. The first stretch (about 1 km): is bordered by a wonderful pedestrian promenade called "Paseo" along which there are numerous resorts and restaurants. This location is named “Playa de Jandia”.
After “Playa de Jandia” you can find “Playa del Matorral” (4 Km. approx.). Here “Playa del Matorral Park” runs along two-lane avenue for pedestrian walk and cycle paths. This is named “Avenida del Saladar” and it overlooks numerous resorts, tourist shops and supermarkets. This beach, more than 4km long, is one of the few with golden sand considering that the Canary Archipelago is made up of islands of volcanic origin where the classic black sand is the master.
The whole beach is free to access but it is also well equipped with sunbeds and deckchairs managed by the municipal authority and supervised from a position with lifeguards assigned to the safety of all bathers. Nudism is allowed throughout the beach and, being a very large beach, there are areas where this is common. Both the beaches and the Matorral Natural Park have been considered protected areas since 1994 and during the great tides they are invaded by the Atlantic Ocean.
Inside “Punta del Matorral” park there is also the Morro Jable Lighthouse which can breached through a wooden pedestrian walkway that is elevated within the protected vegetative area.
Morro Jable
Morro Jable was once a small fishing village in the south of the island of Fuerteventura. In 1960 used to have only 200 inhabitants while now it has over 8000, mostly Germans. Today fishing is replaced by tourism-related activities that contributes the most to local economy and residents’ jobs. The city name comes from the shape of the territory: ‘Morro’ means "nose / mouth" while ‘Jable’ is the lava dust dispersed by the wind that deposited on agricultural cultures.
The village is located at the mouth of the “Barranco de Las Damas” (ravine of the lord) and at the end of the beautiful “Jandia” beach. Here, at the tip of the Mattoral, there is also the Jandia Lighthouse. The houses were built along the two rocky ridges of the Barranco which descends towards the ocean, at the end of the west ridge. At the top, there is the church dedicated to the “Madonna del Carmelo” protector of the fishermen.
In the 1980s, the port of “Morro” was built on the west side of the church. What remains of ‘old Morro’ is the “Plaza de Los Pescadores” with some bronze statue depicting the fishermen of the time. Going East, along the Playa Jandia built in the 80s, there is the first holiday club called "Robinson Club" renovated in 2018 which, with its 10 floors in a 40-meter tower, stands over the beautiful Jandia beach.
Morro is located about 90 km from the capital Puerto del Rosario and Fuerteventura airport.
Church Morro Jable
In 1950 the first church in the city was built, which was used as a school since 1951 with the arrival of the first teacher. The church bell appears to have come from the ocean. The story goes that in the past the inhabitants of the area spent a whole night because of a strange noise coming from the sea….
Fishermen's square
International Sculpture Symposium
The City of Pájara, in November for three weeks, every year hosts the international sculpture symposium, an initiative of the city council which has the support of the Fuerteventura Tourist Board. The symposium of artist-sculptors from all over the world takes place in the Tagoror de Morro Jable Park. The goal is to exploit the natural resources of the island to enrich the cultural heritage of Pájara, as well as to create an educational space in which citizens have the opportunity to learn about the work of the artists as well as visit the exhibition of the works of the artists in the competition. The monumental sculptures made become part of the permanent artistic heritage and are located in the public areas of the Municipality of Pajara.
