Villa Winter
Encyclopedia
Villa Winter is a villa located in the area around Cofete
, Canary Islands
, in front of the mountain range of Jandía
and in the peninsula on the southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura
. The villa is modeled after a villa first built in 1893 in the Black Forest by an engineer Gustav Winter. The villa was first built in 1946 with two floors and a tower in the northwestern part of the villa, a balcony in the front and stone. In some travel guides, it is known as "summer home".
Gustav Winter worked since 1915 for Spain
and was active in different projects in Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria
.
It is built on a remote part of the island with only a dust track leading to it. The journey from the nearest town of Morro del jable takes about an hour in a four wheel drive vehicle.
The history of the villa is the subject of several conspiracy theories, often involving Nazis.
Cofete
Cofete is a small village in the western part of the Jandia peninsula in Fuerteventura. Its beach is about 35 km long. The mountains surround the beach while some parts as near the foothills. The soil color is ranges from sandy peach-yellow to dirt brown...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, in front of the mountain range of Jandía
Jandía
Jandía is an area and a peninsula covering the whole southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands forming the westernmost and the southernmost points on the island. It is mainly mountainous and rocky and has less vegetation than some areas of the island, including palm...
and in the peninsula on the southwestern part of the island of Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura , a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28°20' north, 14°00' west. At 1,660 km² it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife...
. The villa is modeled after a villa first built in 1893 in the Black Forest by an engineer Gustav Winter. The villa was first built in 1946 with two floors and a tower in the northwestern part of the villa, a balcony in the front and stone. In some travel guides, it is known as "summer home".
Gustav Winter worked since 1915 for Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and was active in different projects in Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria is the second most populous island of the Canary Islands, with a population of 838,397 which constitutes approximately 40% of the population of the archipelago...
.
It is built on a remote part of the island with only a dust track leading to it. The journey from the nearest town of Morro del jable takes about an hour in a four wheel drive vehicle.
The history of the villa is the subject of several conspiracy theories, often involving Nazis.
External links
- Cofete / Villa Winter Information, Map, Video and Photos
- http://www.villawinter.com
- http://www.dangelmaier.org -Die Villa-
- http://www.fuerteventura.uk.com/winter.html
- Photo Gallery Villa Winter August 2008
- http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/10-7-2005-78351.asp