Fuerteventura · Central Fuerteventura
Antigua
Spain's first protected goat's cheese, and windmills
In 1996 Majorero became the first goat's cheese in Spain with a Denomination of Origin, and its museum in Antigua has its own line 1 stops. In the village, windmill sails still turn in the trade wind, a museum shows how they milled grain, and a stately home sells island crafts.
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
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- Come for
- Windmills, island crafts and old houses
- Make time for
- Half a day
- By bus
- Reached by a published TIADHE line
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The journey is part of the day
Getting to Antigua
TIADHE line 1 runs between Puerto del Rosario and Morro Jable; its timetable lists a fare from Puerto del Rosario to Antigua, and its route maps have the stop Figura de manos in both directions and, on the way back to Puerto del Rosario, also Antigua Inpesca. Line 16, between Gran Tarajal and Puerto del Rosario, has the stop Figura de manos on its route map in both directions. Some line 2 trips are keyed “Pasa por Antigua” (via Antigua) in its timetable; the line 2 map for those trips has the stop Iglesia Antigua.
Checked Sources: TIADHE
Bus guides
- Puerto del Rosario to Morro Jable Line 1 Direct
- Puerto del Rosario to Betancuria Line 2 Direct
- Tickets
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
Line 1 has separate Monday-to-Friday, Saturday and Sundays-and-holidays tables: check the trip back for your day. On line 2, only the trips keyed via Antigua stop here. Line 16 has the stop Figura de manos in both directions: its trip back for your day is on the board on this page.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know Antigua.
Antigua lies in the flat centre of Fuerteventura, and its historic centre shows a heritage of real worth in its architecture. What defines its countryside above all is the windmills, whose sails still turn in the warm trade winds above the plain.
Why go
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The windmill museum
In a fully renovated building, the Windmill Museum of Antigua shows how grain was milled.
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The cheese museum
The museum tells the island's story from its volcanic birth to the Majorero goat and its cheese, with a gofio mill, a large cactus garden, a restaurant and a shop.
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Island crafts under one roof
Beside the windmill museum, a stately home sells a wide choice of island crafts.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura, Museos Fuerteventura (Cabildo de Fuerteventura), DOP Queso Majorero
Make a day of it
What to do in Antigua
- Culture Don’t miss
The windmill museum
In a fully renovated building, the Windmill Museum of Antigua shows how grain was milled in the past.
- Market Don’t miss
Island crafts
Beside the windmill museum stands a stately home where you can buy from a wide choice of island crafts.
- Culture Don’t miss
Old houses and mansions
The town centre has traditional island homes and the mansions of wealthy families, such as the Casona del Portón.
- Culture Don’t miss
The Museo del Queso Majorero
In Antigua, the Museo del Queso Majorero is devoted to Majorero cheese, Fuerteventura’s gastronomic pride and, since 1996, the first goat’s cheese in Spain with a Denomination of Origin. It walks from the island’s volcanic origins through its first inhabitants, herding and the Majorero goat to the cheese, beside a mill for gofio and a large garden of cacti, native plants and palms with a place to eat and a shop. Line 1’s route maps have their own stops there: Museo del Queso Majorero on the way out from Puerto del Rosario and Molino de Antigua on the way back. Line 2’s nearest stop is Iglesia Antigua in the town, 0.86 km away, on its route map for the trips keyed via Antigua.
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- Food & drink
Taste the cheese where it is explained
The DOP council describes rinds rubbed with oil, paprika or gofio; only cheese labelled Denominación de Origen Queso Majorero is the real thing.
- Sight
Old houses and the Casona del Portón
The centre keeps traditional island homes and the mansions of wealthy families.
- Sight
Sails that still turn in the trade wind
Windmills break up Antigua's flat countryside, their sails still moved by the warm trade winds as they were centuries ago. The windmill museum in the centre shows how the grain was milled inside one.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura, Museos Fuerteventura (Cabildo de Fuerteventura), TIADHE +1
A day here
How a day in Antigua feels
A plan built on the buses this guide already names. The departure times are in the board on this page; choose your bus back before you set out.
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Morning
Line 1 from the capital or Morro Jable
Line 1's maps have the stop Figura de manos in both directions and, towards Puerto del Rosario, Antigua Inpesca; line 16 from Gran Tarajal has Figura de manos too.
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Middle of the day
Mills, crafts and lunch
The windmill museum and the craft shop are side by side in the centre.
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Afternoon
The cheese museum on its own stops
Line 1's maps have Museo del Queso Majorero on the way out from Puerto del Rosario and Molino de Antigua on the way back; then the return on the tab for your day.
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about Antigua
Which bus goes to Antigua?
Lines 1 and 16 stop at Figura de manos in both directions; on line 2 only the trips keyed “Pasa por Antigua” stop, at Iglesia Antigua. The timetable on this page keeps those keys.
How do I get to the Majorero cheese museum by bus?
Line 1 has its own stops there: Museo del Queso Majorero towards Morro Jable and Molino de Antigua towards Puerto del Rosario.
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Ramps on line 1
TIADHE’s reduced-mobility timetable lists ramp-equipped departures for lines 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10; lines 2 and 16 are not on it. Other departures can be requested by phone: 24 hours ahead from Monday to Thursday, or 48 hours ahead for a Friday, weekend or public holiday.
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Betancuria on the via-Antigua trips
The line 2 map for trips via Antigua continues from Iglesia Antigua to the stop Entra Betancuri.
Checked Sources: TIADHE
Photos and film
Antigua in pictures
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Lines 1 and 16 stop at Figura de manos; the cheese museum has its own line 1 stops north of the village. Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Lines 1 and 16 stop at Figura de manos; the cheese museum has its own line 1 stops north of the village. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Lines 1 and 16 stop at Figura de manos; the cheese museum has its own line 1 stops north of the village. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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TIADHE
- TIADHE line 1 Checked – Oct 2026
- TIADHE line 2 Checked – Oct 2026
- TIADHE line 16 Checked – Oct 2026
- TIADHE service for people with reduced mobility Checked
- TIADHE contact details and information office Checked
Visit Fuerteventura
- Village of Antigua Checked – Oct 2026
- Museo del Queso Majorero Checked – Oct 2026
Museos Fuerteventura (Cabildo de Fuerteventura)
- Museo del Queso Majorero Checked – Oct 2026
DOP Queso Majorero
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