page_title: El Cotillo
section_title: Places of interest
hierarchical_section_title: El Cotillo / Places of interest
caption_attribution_description: El Cotillo
context_page_description: El Cotillo is a coastal town in the municipality of la Oliva, located in the northern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It has a population of 1.312 residents.
context_section_description: El Cotillo is surrounded by some of Europe’s best beaches, including a range of bays with crystal clear waters and fine sand beaches, known as “la Concha” and “los Lagos”. In 2016, local newspaper La Provincia - Diario de Las Palmas reported that el Cotillo's beaches ranked among the ten best ones in Europe, as voted for by users of the online travel site TripAdvisor.
  Torre del Tostón is the village’s most prominent monument. It was built in 1700 to defend the coast against pirates who operated from France, England and North Africa (Barbary pirates). Torre del Tostón was recognized as “Bien de Interés Cultural” in 1949.
caption: El Cotillo beach
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