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Villa Winter

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Location: Canary Islands, Spain

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1. Playa de Cofete – Old Cemetery of Cofete loop from Cofete

6.25km

01:46

130m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Cofete Settlement – Restaurante Cofete loop from Cofete

6.30km

02:17

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Old Cemetery of Cofete – Villa Winter loop from Costa Calma

5.34km

01:31

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Natalo

April 27, 2018

For many decades, the "Casa Winter" (Villa Winter) has been enthroned on the mountain massif of the Jandía peninsula in the south, near the town of Cofete. Only a weather-worn, stubbly path leads to the two-story property with the round, northeast-facing observation tower. Vegetables for daily use grow in the fenced part of the property, front and back. What many tourists would describe as the retreat of a Spanish industrialist has been the source of all sorts of stories, myths and conspiracy theories around the world for many years.

The German engineer Gustav Winter had the villa built in 1936. A large “W” is incorporated into the doors to the building. Historians attribute this winter ("W" for winter) to what the Spaniards called "Don Gustavo". The islanders couldn't (or don't want to) say to this day why the engineer, who was supposed to be a confidante of Adolf Hitler and who died in 1971, built his domicile here. Even a Spaniard who has lived in the property with his sister for many years does not want to know anything about the history of the property. The same applies not only to the surrounding villagers, but to the entire island. Today's "residents" now and then take a small fee from tourists who want to look around and delve into the speculative history of the house.

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Nico

April 20, 2022

Enter Villa Winter into the internet and you will be overwhelmed with facts and conspiracy theories... from submarine harbor to tunnels in the mountain... airfield etc... whatever... it's always worth a look... the former landing place... I don't want to call it an airport... but I have since discovered it

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lUIS Abaroa Garro

February 16, 2023

!946, that is the reliable and documented date of the real beginning of the construction of the house. The term of it, has never been finished. They should also know that it was always called "chalet" by its owners and the protagonists of the town, which is more appropriate to the concept. Casa Winter was in Morro Jable, which was where they lived from 1948 until they moved to Gran Canaria in the 1960s.

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Location: Canary Islands, Spain

Villa Winter

1. Playa de Cofete – Old Cemetery of Cofete loop from Cofete

2. Cofete Settlement – Restaurante Cofete loop from Cofete

3. Old Cemetery of Cofete – Villa Winter loop from Costa Calma

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