4 famous buildings to visit in El Hierro
City
Valverde is the capital and the largest city on the island with 5,000 inhabitants. Unlike the main towns of the other Canary Islands, Valverde is not by the sea, but in the hills at 600 metres, mainly because of the inaccessible coastline. [btn "Book a hotel in Valverde" https://booking.com/city/es/valverde.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-valverde] At first glance, Valverde is a very ordinary, nicely landscaped town with no major monuments…
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City, Church, Lookout, Tower
La Frontera is the second largest city on the island and consists of several smaller municipalities, the most important of which is Tigaday. While the town centre itself isn't very important and doesn't offer much of interest apart from a few restaurants, shops and the Ternecio supermarket (9am-9pm, until 1:30pm on Sundays), one of the most visited monuments, El Hierra, towers over the town. [btn "The 10 best hotels - El Hierro" https:/…
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Coast, Swimming pool, Natural formation, Hotel
Las Puntas is a popular part of the northern coast and a place where you can take a dip in the sea in the breathtaking scenery of a seaside rock gate made of old dried lava. [btn "Top 10 hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-laspuntas] Rugged coastline and sea bathing The Las Puntas coastline is visually extremely appealing. Volcanic lava in contact with the sea has created incredible…
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Lighthouse
The active lighthouse standing at a place called Orchilla at the westernmost tip of El Hierro is a popular tourist destination. The beautifully maintained lighthouse stands in an absolutely barren landscape, which consists mainly of volcanic lava remains and resembles a lunar landscape rather than the earth's surface. [btn "The 10 best hotels in El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-orchilla] …
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