Corralejo, once a fishing village, has seen a tremendous amount of development in the last few years and is now the island's main resort with a large selection of shops, bars and restaurants.

In spite of its growth, it has managed to retain a village atmosphere with a main street colourful with flowers, an attractive town square and a largely traffic-free area, bordering the sea, where you can have a drink or a meal and admire the views across the bay.

There is no shortage of places to eat including Spanish, Mexican, Italian, Chinese and Indian restaurants. Some offer typical Canarian dishes, often prepared with fish caught that day.

Night life is generally low-key with four discos, a selection of bars as well as free entertainment in the main square on most evenings (including flamenco, Canarian dancing and live music).

Activities (other than sunbathing and swimming!) include windsurfing, scuba diving (there are schools and hire centres in town) and game fishing. Jet-skiing is popular and mountain bikes are also available for hire. A recently opened water park is likely to become a major attraction for young and old alike.

Corralejo has two sandy beaches, the Galera beach and a smaller one near the town pier. A little more than a mile-and-a-half to the south are the "Grandes Playas", nearly seven miles of uninterrupted, fine, white sand and spectacular sand-dunes - beaches just don't get any better than this!

Taxis are readily available and there is a bus station in Corralejo with regular services to other parts of the island.