El Hierro
Taking a refreshing dip is a dream at La Maceta, arguably top pick among El Hierro's beautiful natural coastal pools and just as popular with herreños as…
Must-see attractions in El Hierro
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El Hierro
Designed by famous Lanzarote-born artist César Manrique in 1989, the clifftop Mirador de la Peña (just a kilometre west of agricultural hamlet Guarazoca)…
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Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes
El Hierro
Made all the more intriguing by the long history and strong tradition behind it, this whitewashed, rust-roofed, pine-fringed 18th-century chapel conceals…
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Ecomuseo de Guinea & Lagartario
El Hierro
El Hierro's premier cultural site, this open-air museum combines two in one. The fascinating Casas de Guinea encompasses a volcanic cave and 20…
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El Hierro
Sculpted by nature into wild shapes that look frozen in time, the beautiful and surreal wind-twisted sabinas (juniper trees) that grow across the hillside…
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El Hierro
According to legend, the Bimbaches' ancient holy tree, the Garoé, miraculously spouted water, providing for the islanders and their animals. Today we know…
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El Hierro
Though robbed of its status as Meridiano Cero by the UK's Greenwich in 1885, the concrete lighthouse that marks the most southwesterly point in Spain…
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El Hierro
The narrow HI151 meanders 4km north from Echedo, past shrubs and volcanic rock, to these natural saltwater pools dotted with spectacular lava arches. On a…
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El Hierro
El Hierro's famed Pozo de la Salud (Well of Health) was long known for miraculously healing local cattle, but has been recognised for its mineral-rich…
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El Hierro
Closed indefinitely for renovations at research time, this modern exhibition centre highlights one of the island's most important cultural sights, Los…
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El Hierro
While this expertly run bodega on the western edge of Los Llanillos may be a newcomer on El Hierro's blossoming wine scene, its volcanic-soil vines date…
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El Hierro
Around 8km southwest of Timijiraque on the HI30, this spectacular (and breezy) 4km stretch of black-pebble beach with mirror-smooth seas is backed by…
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El Hierro
Clustered around a natural north-coast pool, this 18th-century summer village of traditional generations-old small houses made of lava rock (called…
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Centro de Interpretación de la Reserva de la Biosfera
El Hierro
Housed in a 1970s social club (known as a casino), originally built by a returned emigrant from Venezuela, this environment and ecology interpretation…
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El Hierro
Soak up the beauty of El Golfo's rambling agricultural expanses from this windswept lookout high above. It's a five-minute (signposted) walk north from…
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción
El Hierro
Valverde's church is a simple three-nave, late-18th-century structure crowned by a bell tower with a railed-off upper level that serves as a lookout…
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Centro de Interpretación del Geoparque
El Hierro
Set amid glorious volcanic landscapes, 6km north of La Restinga, this insightful multilingual centre details the original creation of the Canary Islands…
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El Hierro
With its origins in the 19th century, the well-established Uwe Urbach vineyard specialises in organic wines, produced with a mix of traditional and…
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El Hierro
About 3.5km southwest of San Andrés, the 1230m-high Mirador de Jinama opens up soul-stirring views over the mammoth amphitheatre that is El Golfo (of…
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El Hierro
The most important sight in La Frontera, this 19th-century church is built on the site of a 17th-century chapel. The three-nave interior reveals two rows…
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El Hierro
Baking in a near-ceaseless sun, Tacorón's stark yet tranquil volcanic coves abutting a sapphire sea are loved by swimmers, sun-soakers, kayakers and…
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El Hierro
From the 800m-high Mirador de Isora, perched on the Risco de los Herreños cliffs, the mountain falls away at your feet to reveal the smooth volcanic coast…
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Consejo Regulador Denominación de Origen El Hierro
El Hierro
The El Hierro Denominación de Origen (DO) organisation offers local-wine tastings at its headquarters in a beautiful 19th-century firewater bodega painted…
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El Hierro
At this cluster of small yellow-washed stone houses turned ethnographic museum, multilanguage exhibits on rural island life take in traditional clothing…
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El Hierro
Calm west-coast pools reached by a small web of trails and boardwalks buffer the crashing waves at gorgeous all-natural Los Sargos, 4km north of Tigaday…
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El Hierro
Curled into the isolated western end of El Golfo, just off the HI500 6.5km northwest of Sabinosa, this spectacularly positioned swathe of blonde sand…
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Centro de Interpretación Geológica
El Hierro
On Taibique's main road, this small cultural centre presents interesting exhibits about the geology of the Canary Islands, including extensive focus on El…
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El Hierro
Under the watch of self-trained viticulturist Ambrosio Martín, family-run, 2015-founded Bodega Elysar works with traditional island grapes (negramoll,…
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El Hierro
As you wander around Las Puntas you'll inevitably stumble across Villa Juan, a low-rise whitewashed creation with sky-blue windows, thought to have been…
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El Hierro
At the far western end of the island, this curious volcanic red-sand beach, 1km off the HI500 (and signposted), backs up to a majestic rock cliff. It's…
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El Hierro
Worked into its distinctive form by ancient lava flows and the pounding Atlantic waves, the 'Blue Pond' is a pristine natural cove with calm natural…
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El Hierro
The town's central, multilevel plaza hosts a couple of bars and restaurants, along with the graceful town hall (built in typical Canarian style) and the…
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El Hierro
At the heart of El Pinar, 3km west of Las Casas, this shady recreational area is a beautiful spot to rest among the pines, with a football field,…
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El Hierro
Dating to the 17th century, this whitewashed roadside church with a stone-adorned tower and a Mudéjar-style artesonado (ceiling of interlaced beams with…
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El Hierro
Offshore to the north from Las Puntas, the protected Roques de Salmor make up an important nesting spot for various bird species and one of the last…
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El Hierro
Around 2km north of Las Casas and well signed off the HI4, the Mirador de Las Playas reveals a spectacular show of bottle-green pines tumbling down the…
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El Hierro
Around 500m north of El Sabinar, this lookout point looms over the western end of El Golfo but is often veiled in cloud and was off-limits to visitors at…
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El Hierro
La Frontera's delightful plaza centres on the 19th-century Iglesia de la Candelaria, backed by benches and a fountain.
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El Hierro
Look offshore from northern Las Playas to spot this famed rock formation soaring 200m out of the water – it's a symbol of the island.
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El Hierro
Soak up El Pinar's pine-fringed mountainscape from this 911m-high lookout platform at the western end of Taibique.
