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La Oliva
Pirate towers and the most cafés per head
La Oliva's Casa de los Coroneles, a seventeenth-century mansion with battlemented towers against pirates, lay in ruins for much of the twentieth century until its restoration in 2006. Around it are one of the island's biggest churches and more cafés, restaurants and sweet shops per head than anywhere else on Fuerteventura, all a walk from line 7 and most line 8 trips.
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped
- Come for
- Heritage, a church square and a café stop in the north
- 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 La Oliva
From Puerto del Rosario bus station, TIADHE line 7 towards El Cotillo calls at La Oliva: its route maps include the stop Farmacia - LO in both directions. From Corralejo, line 8 towards El Cotillo has the stop Iglesia - LO in both directions on two of its three route maps; the third is titled “Directo - No pasa por La Oliva”, and its timetable keys those trips “Directo, no pasa por La Oliva” (direct, not via La Oliva), so choose a trip without that key. TIADHE also lists line 7 trips keyed “Pasa por Corralejo” (via Corralejo); check the variant for your day.
Checked Sources: TIADHE
Bus guides
Lines from this site’s guides. Times are in this page’s timetable.
Before you settle in
Keep the way home in mind.
Pick the trip back from the board on this page before you leave the square: on line 8, a trip keyed as direct does not call at La Oliva. Line 7 has one timetable for every day, with some trips keyed for certain days only.
See the next busesA little introduction
Get to know La Oliva.
La Oliva is a small town in the north of Fuerteventura and the capital of the municipality of the same name. It has the Casa de los Coroneles, a seventeenth-century stately home, and the church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, one of the biggest on the island, with an unusual square stone bell tower. Visit Fuerteventura adds that it has the most cafés, restaurants and sweet shops per head on the island.
Why go
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The Colonels' House
Abandoned in the twentieth century and restored in 2006: a Canarian patio, wooden balconies and battlemented towers built against pirate raids. It was marked temporarily closed for rehabilitation when read, so check before you go.
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The Candelaria church
One of the biggest churches on the island, easy to pick out by its unusual square stone bell tower.
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A theatrical Friday route
On Fridays, actors in period costume lead the Living History Route through the church, the Casa de la Cilla grain museum, the Colonels' House, the Casa Mané art centre and the market.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura
Make a day of it
What to do in La Oliva
- Culture Don’t miss
The Colonels’ House
On the outskirts of the town, the Casa de los Coroneles is a standout example of Fuerteventura architecture. The seventeenth-century mansion lay in ruins until its restoration in 2006; its Canarian patio, wooden balconies, battlemented towers built against pirate raids and a permanent exhibition that, in Visit Fuerteventura’s words, invites visitors to learn about the history of the house are what the visit shows. Visit Fuerteventura’s page marks the house as temporarily closed for rehabilitation (read 5 October 2026): check before you go.
- Culture Don’t miss
The Candelaria church
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria is one of the biggest churches on the island, and its square stone bell tower is easy to pick out.
- Culture Don’t miss
A theatrical route through the town
The “Route of the Colonels”, organised by the Raíz del Pueblo association, is a tour led by actors in period costume through the Cilla Museum, the Candelaria church, Mané’s House, the traditional market and the Colonels’ House. It is offered in several languages. With the house temporarily closed for rehabilitation, check what the route includes before you book.
- Food & drink
A café stop
No town on the island has more cafés, restaurants and sweet shops per head, which makes La Oliva the place to stop for coffee and something sweet on a northern day.
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- Culture
The Living History Route
Fridays only, through five historic buildings. With the Colonels' House closed for rehabilitation, ask what the route includes before you plan around it.
Days of the week it is held
- M Monday
- T Tuesday
- W Wednesday
- T Thursday
- F Friday: held
- S Saturday
- S Sunday
- Sight
Tindaya from the road
Line 7 passes Tindaya and its sacred mountain before La Oliva; the two villages make one line 7 day.
Checked – Oct 2026 Sources: Visit Fuerteventura, TIADHE
A day here
How a day in La Oliva 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 7 from the capital, or line 8 from Corralejo
Line 7's maps have the stop Farmacia - LO in both directions; on line 8 choose a trip not keyed direct, which has the stop Iglesia - LO.
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Middle of the day
Church, square and a long lunch
The church square and the cafés are the centre of the visit; the Colonels' House is on the outskirts, so look at its towers from outside if it is still closed.
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Afternoon
On to El Cotillo or back
Both lines continue to El Cotillo for a sunset; check the return on the tab for your day, and on line 8 avoid the trips keyed direct.
Asked and answered
Questions people ask about La Oliva
Does the Corralejo to El Cotillo bus stop in La Oliva?
Most line 8 trips do, at the stop Iglesia - LO; the trips keyed “Directo, no pasa por La Oliva” do not. Check the note on the departure in the timetable.
Is the Casa de los Coroneles open?
When read on 5 October 2026, Visit Fuerteventura marked it temporarily closed for rehabilitation. Check its page before you plan the day around it.
Good to know
Small details. Better days.
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Tindaya on the way
Line 7 from Puerto del Rosario passes Tindaya before La Oliva: its maps include the stop Iglesia -TIN.
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Ask ahead about step-free travel
TIADHE’s reduced-mobility timetable lists ramp-equipped departures for lines 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10: line 8 is on it, line 7 is not. 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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Photos and film
La Oliva in pictures
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Line 7 from the capital stops at Farmacia - LO; on line 8 from Corralejo, only trips not keyed direct call at La Oliva. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Line 7 from the capital stops at Farmacia - LO; on line 8 from Corralejo, only trips not keyed direct call at La Oliva. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons -
Line 7 from the capital stops at Farmacia - LO; on line 8 from Corralejo, only trips not keyed direct call at La Oliva. Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
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There’s more around the corner
Where next?
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Jarek Prokop / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 North Fuerteventura (La Oliva)
Tindaya
Seeing the sacred mountain from its village, on the way north
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Sources for this page
The sources this page cites, each with the date we checked it. Two dates mean the facts that cite it were checked on different days.
TIADHE
- TIADHE line 7 Checked – Oct 2026
- TIADHE line 8 Checked – Oct 2026
- TIADHE service for people with reduced mobility Checked
- TIADHE contact details and information office Checked
Visit Fuerteventura
- Village of La Oliva Checked – Oct 2026
- Casa de los Coroneles Checked – Oct 2026
- Routes for cruise passengers: Corralejo Nature Reserve, Corralejo, La Oliva, El Cotillo Checked
- Sacred Mountain of Tindaya Checked
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