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:/…

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…

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. …

Lookout

The viewpoint at Isora is one of the most famous places not only in El Hierro, but in the whole of the Canary Islands. The beautifully built observation deck with free public toilets is located on an 800-metre-high cliff above the Las Playas valley. [btn "Top 10 Hotels - El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-hierro-isora] A magical spectacle of cliffs, ocean and night sky From the Isora lookout, you…

Museum, Lookout

During your journey along the orphaned and absolutely stunning southern coast of the island, follow the signs off the main road to the very interesting El Julan Museum. Here you will learn all about the original inhabitants of El Hierro, the so-called Bimbache, who mainly migrated to this part of the island with animals and for agriculture. [btn "The 10 best hotels in El Hierro" https://booking.com/region/es/el-hierro.en.html?aid=2380460;label…

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] …