Villa Winter Facts for Kids

Villa Winter (2012).

Villa Winter is a mysterious house located in a very quiet and remote part of Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands. It's close to a village called Cofete on the Jandía peninsula. A German engineer named Gustav Winter designed and built this villa. He was born in Germany in 1893. The house has two main floors, a basement, a balcony, and a tall tower. From the tower, you can see all around, a full 360-degree view!

History of Villa Winter
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History of Villa Winter

Gustav Winter worked in Spain after 1915. He was involved in different projects on Fuerteventura and Gran Canaria, like building an airstrip for planes. The villa itself is built in a very isolated spot, looking out over the Atlantic Ocean. Only a rough dirt path leads to it.

People who live nearby say the villa was built in 1937. However, the Spanish government says it was built in 1946. Gustav Winter himself claimed it was built even later, in 1958. Some people thought it was built for farming. But local stories also suggest the Spanish Army helped build it. Others say workers from a nearby camp were involved, and that the building site was heavily guarded.

Mysteries and Theories

Villa Winter is famous for several conspiracy theories, especially ones involving Nazis. One popular idea is that the tower had a special electric light, like a lighthouse. People thought this light was used to send signals to German submarines (U-boats) during World War II. The tower even has a large fuse box on its wall. However, Gustav Winter's wife said before she passed away that the villa was only built to grow crops in the area.

The villa was even featured in a TV show called Secret Nazi Bases in 2019. This show explored the house and its secrets. It showed tunnels and rooms in the basement. Some of these rooms had very thick walls and strong, arched ceilings. These designs are good for resisting explosions.

The current caretaker, Pedro Fumero, was interviewed on the show. He said he used to play in the basement when he was a child. He claimed to have seen chains in a small, windowless room. He also mentioned that he tried to dig deeper under the house but was stopped by local authorities. Some people also believe that the remains of an old airstrip, similar to one Winter built elsewhere, can be seen from above in front of the house.