The Village of El Cotillo

El Cotillo is still a relatively small fishing village even though there has been quite a spurt of building activity recently.   Despite this building work, El Cotillo is a very relaxing place.   There are no noisy clubs and bars.   This is not the place to come for clubbers!   The main features of this village are the beaches and the tranquility - this is the place to come to unwind in the peace and quiet.

We have two harbours in the village.   The old harbour (el muelle chico) is, as you’d expect, at the heart of the traditional part of the village with the new harbour at the seafront of the newer part of the village.   Neither harbour is large by any stretch of the imagination but then neither is the village.   The new harbour is from where the local fishermen set sail and land their catches but the old harbour is still important to village life as it is the centre of many village activities such as the fiesta in August.

El Cotillo does not boast a shopping centre or even trendy shops but it does have numerous restaurants and bars offering a variety of cuisines, ambiences and locations such as the Puerto Nuevo Restaurant near the new harbour which re-opened in January 2007 under new management.   Indeed, we have calculated that during a fortnight’s stay in El Cotillo one could dine in a different establishment every night and still not have visited them all!

Some recent additions to the village are two banks with Cash Machines, a doctor and a chemist for "over the counter" medications and various first aid and baby goods.

If this is not enough for you, there is a regular bus service to Corralejo and Puerto del Rosario.   If you intend to hire a car during your stay, Corralejo is only 20 minutes drive away and Rosario is around 40 minutes.

For those of you with an adventurous nature, the Atlantic Ocean provides waves for surfing and the constant breeze provides interesting conditions for wind surfers & kite boarders along the Surfer's Beach.   Scuba diving is also pursued at various places all around the island.

If you have come to relax, the lagoons will be the place for you with it's large sweeping white sandy beaches and safe swimming.

The numerous coves all along the coast provide lots of privacy for naturists and those who wish to 'get away from it all'.