Antigua is a town and a municipality in the central part of the island of
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the North Africa region, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the northwestern coast of Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNES ...
in the
Province of Las Palmas in the
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...
. It has a population of 11,629 (2013),
[Instituto Canario de Estadística]
, population and an area of 250.56 km².
[ It is situated 17 km southwest of the capital of the island Puerto del Rosario.
]
Main sights
*Caleta de Fuste
Caleta de Fuste (also known as El Castillo and Costa Caleta) is the largest community in the municipality of Antigua, Las Palmas, Spain, on the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands.
The area is frequented by a variety of tourists and h ...
Castle, a heritage site
*Centro Turístico Cultural Molino de Antigua Molino, Spanish and Italian for "mill", can refer to:
;People
* Andrea Molino (born 1964), Italian composer and conductor
* Anthony Molino (born 1957), American translator, anthropologist, and psychoanalyst
* Antonio Molino Rojo (1926-2011), Spani ...
(''Molino de Antigua Cultural Touristic Centre''): where works of major artists are exposed.
*Salinas de El Carmen, the origin of these salt mines dates back to 1800
*Paisaje Protegido del Malpaís Grande Malpaís can refer to:
*Malpaís (landform)
*The Malpais Legate, a.k.a. Joshua Graham, character in '' Fallout: New Vegas'', a video game Place names, real and fictional
* Malpaís in ''Brave New World''
*Casa Malpaís
*Malpais, Costa Rica Malpais ...
(''Malpaís Grande Protected Landscape'')
* Atalayita aboriginal town
*Cuchillos de Vigán
Cuchillo, a Spanish word for a knife, may refer to:
* Cuchillo (film), a 1978 film with Mexican actor Andrés García
* Cuchillo, New Mexico, an unincorporated community
* Cuchillo-Có, a village in La Pampa Province in Argentina
* El Cuchillo, a v ...
, a natural Monument
*Caldera de Gairía
A caldera ( ) is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcano eruption. When large volumes of magma are erupted over a short time, structural support for the rock above the magma chamber is ...
, a national monument
See also
*List of municipalities in Las Palmas
This is a list of the 34 municipalities in the province of Las Palmas in the autonomous community of the Canary Islands, Spain. There are 21 municipalities on the island of Gran Canaria, 6 on the island of Fuerteventura and 7 on the island of Lan ...
References
External links
Antigua Information and map
{{Authority control
Municipalities in Fuerteventura