Places of worship to the history, life, and origins of the island. . In El Hierro, the museums have the elements that have characterized their evolution in all aspects. Cradle of the Bimbache aborigines and the most rustic handicrafts. For years data of his volcanic precedence has been recollected, which characterizes also all the Canary Islands, and the fundaments of the old civilizations until today. You may find them registered and on display in the different centers and museums across municipalities and you could know the island a bit more.
ARBOL GAROÉ
El Garoé, in the amazing language river or lagoon, it’s also known as Saint Three or Sacred Three. Located in Tigulahe, the actual San Andrés town in El Hierro is probably the three that it has been more written about since centuries before. It’s famous for rescuing...
EL SABINAR
In el Sabinar, located in La Dehesa, we will find an open grove of spectacular junipers twisted by the force of the trade winds, that models them in a frayed way as if the knots in the wood were anchors in a floor for which they have to fight for making a living in...
CALA DE TACORÓN
The Cala de Tacorón is a privileged place for observing the Ladera of El Julan that covers the inclined plane where the SW flank of the volcanic edifice of El Golfo- Las Playas broke off more than 200.000 years ago, trawling to the bottom of the sea around 130 km3 of...
PARADOR NACIONAL DE TURISMO
The Parador of El Hierro is a paradise between the volcanic mountain and the blue ocean, is an island with transparent waters where you will feel in a place you could only be able to imagine in your dreams. The location of the hotel allows the droplets of the seawater...
TUBO VOLCANICO DE GUINEA
Beside the Ecomuseo de Guinea, a volcanic tube of approximately 90 meters has been habilitated for touristic visits. The journey will always be done accompanied by a guide that will tell them how the tube was created and some other curiosities of these volcanic...
PARQUE CULTURAL DE EL JULAN
Los Bimbaches (the ancestors of El Hierro island) has left for us a lot of petroglyphs. The most extensive and significant ones are the Letreros of el Julan, paces in which it can also be observed the leftovers of the previous place of reunion called “Tagoror”. This...
FARO DE ORCHILLA
FARO DE ORCHILLA and MONUMENT AT MERIDIAN 0 This monument, located in the suburbs of the Faro de Orchilla, reminds us that the island was the zero meridians until it was relocated to the Greenwich Observatory in England. The monument is of much simplicity and a high...
SENDERO DE LA LLANÍA
Two hours are only needed for knowing the landscape contrasts that characterize El Hierro. The travesty of La Llanía is one of the most famous ones of the Nort-East of the island, in Valverde. Seven kilometers of a round trip reveal captivating scenery to those who...
HOTEL PUNTA GRANDE
The Punta Grande hotel, in El Hierro, figures in the Guinness World Records book as the smallest hotel in the world. With no more than 600m2 dedicated and a height of 9m., this hotel has a very reduced capacity for guests: for double rooms. This small hotel has big...
