Casa de los Coroneles, La Oliva, Fuerteventura

The Casa de los Coroneles was opened by the King and Queen of Spain on the 26th November 2006, having been fully restored and is now open to the public.

The house dates from the eighteenth century and was the official residence of the Coronel, his family and his military staff who were responsible for the governing of the island of Fuerteventura. It has two towers with battlements which give testimony to its military history.

The building houses many beautiful halls and rooms each with beautiful teak ceiling beams, doorways and windows. The downstairs of the building was where the grain stores, the coach house and the working parts of the building were, and looking out towards the Tindaya mountain you can see the remains of the large stable for the horses although this is currently in ruins.And to the left of that you can see the remains of the driveway to other less grand houses for other people involved in the management of the Island. The upper floor of the majestic building was given over to the Coronel and his family.

The building is quite unusual as the majority of it is set around a central square with a gallery surrounding it. Each of the rooms set around the gallery and each room leads directly on to the next room, without the privacy of corridors. The exception to this is the kitchen, bathroom, and storage room which are each accessable by an outside corridor. The number of windows in the building is said to be 365, one for each day of the year.

The building is now being used as a multipurpose cultural centre, and exhibitions, celebrations and ceremonies will be taking place regularly.

Casa de los Coroneles Chapel, the private rooms are to the left

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Casa de los Coroneles showing battlement

Opened by the King and Queen of Spain

View from the upper floor

"One of the beautiful rooms