El Hierro
Farmers from all over the island deliver milk to this cooperative, 2km north of Isora, where delicious herreño cheese is produced. Pop in to buy varieties from queso fresco (fresh cheese) to ahumado (smoked), as well as local honey, or contact the cooperative ahead to arrange a free tour of its cheese-making facilities.
To get here, follow signs to Polígono El Majano from the HI35.
3.97 MILES
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…
3.31 MILES
Designed by famous Lanzarote-born artist César Manrique in 1989, the clifftop Mirador de la Peña (just a kilometre west of agricultural hamlet Guarazoca)…
Ermita de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes
11.05 MILES
Made all the more intriguing by the long history and strong tradition behind it, this whitewashed, rust-roofed, pine-fringed 18th-century chapel conceals…
Ecomuseo de Guinea & Lagartario
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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…
11.17 MILES
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…
1.78 MILES
According to legend, the Bimbaches' ancient holy tree, the Garoé, miraculously spouted water, providing for the islanders and their animals. Today we know…
13.08 MILES
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…
5.54 MILES
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…
1. Centro de Interpretación de la Reserva de la Biosfera
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Housed in a 1970s social club (known as a casino), originally built by a returned emigrant from Venezuela, this environment and ecology interpretation…
1.78 MILES
According to legend, the Bimbaches' ancient holy tree, the Garoé, miraculously spouted water, providing for the islanders and their animals. Today we know…
2.2 MILES
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…
2.23 MILES
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…
2.83 MILES
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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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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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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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…