El Hierro
The smallest and most westerly of the main islands was for centuries the edge of the known world: the zero meridian once ran through here. Today El Hierro is a pioneer in another way, with its project to become a 100% renewable island thanks to Gorona del Viento. A Geopark and Biosphere Reserve, it keeps landscapes you won't see anywhere else: the juniper trees bent by the wind at El Sabinar, the El Golfo valley open to the sea, and underwater, the Mar de las Calmas at La Restinga, one of the best diving spots in Europe. Quiet and authentic, here you'll find its trails, viewpoints and places to see.
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Highlights on El Hierro
CICAR - Aeropuerto de El Hierro
CICAR car rental office at El Hierro Airport.
CICAR - Aeropuerto de El Hierro
CICAR car rental office at El Hierro Airport.
SuperDino Frontera
SuperDino supermarket in La Frontera, El Hierro.
SuperDino Frontera
SuperDino supermarket in La Frontera, El Hierro.
Clínica Dental Bachir
Dental clinic in La Frontera, El Hierro.
Clínica Dental Bachir
Dental clinic in La Frontera, El Hierro.
Hostal Casañas
Historic guesthouse in central Valverde, El Hierro.
Hostal Casañas
Historic guesthouse in central Valverde, El Hierro.
Apartamentos La Restinga
Tourist apartments in La Restinga, El Hierro.
Apartamentos La Restinga
Tourist apartments in La Restinga, El Hierro.
Hotel Villa El Mocanal
Rural hotel in El Mocanal, Valverde, El Hierro.
Hotel Villa El Mocanal
Rural hotel in El Mocanal, Valverde, El Hierro.
Centro de Buceo El Hierro
Centro de Buceo El Hierro works out of La Restinga, a fishing village in the municipality of El Pinar de El Hierro, forty metres from the seafront promenade. Its website organises the diving into packages of two, four, six, eight and ten guided dives, alongside snorkelling outings, try dives and boat excursions. Each package includes the boat, a professional guide, tank and weights, with two departures a day.
Centro de Buceo El Hierro
Centro de Buceo El Hierro works out of La Restinga, a fishing village in the municipality of El Pinar de El Hierro, forty metres from the seafront promenade. Its website organises the diving into packages of two, four, six, eight and ten guided dives, alongside snorkelling outings, try dives and boat excursions. Each package includes the boat, a professional guide, tank and weights, with two departures a day.
Fly El Hierro - PARAPENTE / PARAGLIDING TANDEM
Fly El Hierro offers tandem paragliding flights on El Hierro, based in Frontera and listed in the Registro General Turístico de Canarias under number NR_38_7_0000026. Four options are available: a short introductory flight, the standard flight that crosses the sea of clouds and skirts the cliffs, a longer version that spans much of the island, and an acrobatic flight with manoeuvres such as the SAT or the looping.
Fly El Hierro - PARAPENTE / PARAGLIDING TANDEM
Fly El Hierro offers tandem paragliding flights on El Hierro, based in Frontera and listed in the Registro General Turístico de Canarias under number NR_38_7_0000026. Four options are available: a short introductory flight, the standard flight that crosses the sea of clouds and skirts the cliffs, a longer version that spans much of the island, and an acrobatic flight with manoeuvres such as the SAT or the looping.
Centro de Buceo El Bajón
A dive centre in La Restinga, in the municipality of El Pinar de El Hierro, the point of access to the seabed off the south of the island. The centre presents itself as a family project from El Hierro and organises dives, diving and instructor courses, nautical training, boat charter, cetacean watching and accommodation for those coming to dive over several days.
Centro de Buceo El Bajón
A dive centre in La Restinga, in the municipality of El Pinar de El Hierro, the point of access to the seabed off the south of the island. The centre presents itself as a family project from El Hierro and organises dives, diving and instructor courses, nautical training, boat charter, cetacean watching and accommodation for those coming to dive over several days.
Centro de Interpretación Geológica
An interpretation centre housed in the old village casino of El Pinar, at a key point in the south of El Hierro. Its panels explain how the island was formed and which geological stages it has passed through, with a section on how the local population has managed its geological resources. It is run by the island company Meridiano and has a shop and toilet. Bus line 2, which links El Pinar with San Andrés and Valverde, stops within reach.
Centro de Interpretación Geológica
An interpretation centre housed in the old village casino of El Pinar, at a key point in the south of El Hierro. Its panels explain how the island was formed and which geological stages it has passed through, with a section on how the local population has managed its geological resources. It is run by the island company Meridiano and has a shop and toilet. Bus line 2, which links El Pinar with San Andrés and Valverde, stops within reach.
Charco Azul
A natural volcanic pool in El Golfo (Frontera, El Hierro), with a turquoise basin beneath a basalt arch, parking and a wooden sun deck.
Charco Azul
A natural volcanic pool in El Golfo (Frontera, El Hierro), with a turquoise basin beneath a basalt arch, parking and a wooden sun deck.
Mirador La Llanía
A viewpoint on the central plateau of El Hierro, inside the Frontera rural park, looking out over the escarpment of the El Golfo valley. From the rim you take in at a glance the huge landslide that dropped half the island's flank and left the valley at the foot of the wall. It is reached on a circular trail through a south-facing laurel and heath forest of tall tree heathers, ferns and lichen.
Mirador La Llanía
A viewpoint on the central plateau of El Hierro, inside the Frontera rural park, looking out over the escarpment of the El Golfo valley. From the rim you take in at a glance the huge landslide that dropped half the island's flank and left the valley at the foot of the wall. It is reached on a circular trail through a south-facing laurel and heath forest of tall tree heathers, ferns and lichen.