White Windmill, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
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An easygoing isle
Though we're indeed in Spain, we're about a thousand miles from the plains of La Mancha where the fictional Don Quixote tilted at windmills like this one. Fuerteventura is the second largest by area of the Canary Islands, a Spanish overseas holding since 1405 even though it's much closer to Morocco. Despite its size, Fuerteventura is home to less than 1% of the Canaries' population (most reside on Tenerife or Gran Canaria), so breathing room is ample on the windy isle.
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