Mountain, Lookout

Malpaso is the highest mountain on El Hierro, measuring 1,501 metres. To the north, east and south there are no similarly high mountains in the vicinity and therefore spectacular views over much of the island. Only to the west are the wide views obstructed by the mountain ridge with the similarly high Mount Tanganasoga (1 384 m). [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-malpaso…

Tourist town, Resort, Stony Beach, Black sand beach, Cape

La Restinga is located at the southernmost tip of the island and is the only place on El Hierro that could be described as a seaside beach resort. La Restinga has a nice short promenade along the harbour, as well as facilities such as several restaurants and a Trenecio supermarket. [btn "Book a hotel in La Restinga" https://booking.com/city/es/la-restinga.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-larestinga] Beaches and swimming From the promenade,…

Cliff, Stony Beach, Coast

Las Playas is one of the most remarkable natural features in the Canary Islands. The landscape is shaped like a huge crater, or rather an amphitheatre, 9 km long and over 1,000 metres high, created by massive landslides several thousand years ago. The entire south-eastern coastline is made up of monumental 600-1 100 m high and very rugged cliffs. The Mirador de Isora viewpoint offers excellent views of the natural 'amphitheatre'. [btn "Top 10…

Museum, Skanzen, Cave

Ecomuseo de Guinea is a great place to see the life of the original settlers of El Hierro, but also offers guided tours of the lava tunnel and terrarium with local endemic reptiles. Rather than an actual museum, it is an open-air museum combined with a volcanic cave. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-ecomuseo] What will you see here? The Ecomuseo de Guinea is divided…

Swimming pool, Coast

The natural pools of La Maceta are a popular sea bathing area and a great place to get to from the centre of La Frontera/Tigaday. The Ecomuseo de Guinea is also nearby. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-maceta] The La Maceta swimming pool is particularly popular due to its larger space and capacity than other similar natural pools in El Hierro. Here you'll find three…

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…

Swimming pool, Stony Beach, Lookout, Coast

Perhaps every Canary Island has its own "Charco Azul", which translates to Blue Pool. Also on El Hierro you will find a site with this name. The dramatic and very rugged coastline in the north of the island creates natural coves with calmer waters, where pools have been built that, although naturally filled with seawater, protect visitors from the waves with artificial concrete walls. One of the most beautiful natural pools is Charco Azul. …

Natural formation, Botanical garden

Árbol Garoé is a sacred tree growing in the inland, densely green area of the northern half of the islands. It is located in a narrow gorge and is a popular tourist attraction. [btn "The 10 best hotels in El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-garoe] The tree that kept you from dying of thirst According to popular legend, the ancient Árbol Garoé saved many of El Hierro's then inhabitants, called…

Natural formation, Lookout

There are beautiful hiking trails in the northern part of the westernmost tip of the island, and one of them starts at the famous viewpoint at El Sabinar forest. Here, strong and unceasing winds from the northeast have shaped the trees in the juniper forest into bizarre and almost unbelievable shapes. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-sabinar] All the trees lean to one…

Lookout, Cliff

Mirador de Bascos is, in our opinion, the most beautiful on the island of El Hierro and perhaps the most beautiful in the Canary Islands. The unrelenting strong, sometimes extreme winds, the totally isolated location tens of kilometres from civilisation and the unspoilt nature give this viewpoint an absolutely mystical touch. [btn "Top 10 hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-bascos] …

Church, Cave

In the orphaned western half of El Hierro you will find very few signs of civilization. One of them is the beautiful church of Our Lady of the Kings, located in La Dehesa Natural Park. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-ermita] The church here was built in honour of the island's patron saint, Our Lady of Kings, who, according to legend, supplied El Hierro with rain…

Monument, Cape

About 1.5 km from the Orchilla Lighthouse, visit the interesting monument of the Ferro Meridian, the historical zero meridian, which was defined by the island of El Hierro (Ferro). This monument is also associated with the commemoration of the nearby and hardly accessible westernmost point of Spain. [btn "The 10 best hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-meridiano] Historic zero…