Salinas del Carmen

Fuerteventura > Spain

These renovated salt pans located close to the rocky shoreline next to a small fishing harbour and beach are an ideal habitat for waders, gulls and raptors.

Added* by Martin Roper
Most recent update 16 February 2020

Description

Salinas del Carmen has a working renovated salt pan museum ( Museo de la Sal), a few houses, a church and a restaurant which surrounds the fishing boat harbour and small beach. The sea reveals rock pools at low tide attracting wading birds and gulls. This is a known area for a pair of Barbary Falcon and can be visited in conjuction with Barranco de la Torre just a little further along the coastline. Typical birds here are Whimbrel , Little Egret , Common Greenshank , Common Redshank , Ruff , Common Ringed Plover , Little Ringed Plover , Black-winged Stilt , Yellow-legged Gull , Lesser Black-backed Gull to mention a few.

Details

Access

Reached from the main road FV2 just passed Caleta de Fuste signposted at the Museo de la Sal turn off but dont use their carpark unless you are entering the Museum, there is plenty of parking before the entrance or drive down to the beach and park.

Terrain and Habitat

Beach , Sea , Scattered trees and bushes , Dunes

Conditions

Flat , Slippery

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Extra info

Best visited at low tide when the sea has revealed rock pools which the wading birds explore for food. Entrance to the museum is €6, we didnt go in becuse its not why we were there, you can walk around the outside of the salt pans without going inside and also use the restaurant without paying to enter the museum which we did as the restaurant near the beach was closed.

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