Tips & Tricks
Pozo de Los Padrones (38911 La Frontera) – this is a well combined with a gallery drilled into the cliff that allows access to an underground aquifer that supplies most of the water consumed on El Hierro. This construction is a great feat of engineering, due to the dramatic times of drought for the islanders […]
Pozo de la Salud (38912 Frontera) – this 18th century well is located near the village of Sabinosa, on a seaside cliff made of porous lava. This lava lies on top of a substrate rich in clay making it, thus, almost waterproof. Therefore, the rainwater that filters down to the area is caught. The influence […]
Piscina Natural La Maceta (38000 Frontera) – located on the northern part of the island, in the municipality of Frontera, we find La Maceta: a group of perfect natural pools for enjoying a day with the family. An area sculpted out by nature that is a great place to disconnect. There is a comfortable area […]
Villa de Valverde (capital de la isla): este es el único municipio de la isla que no está al lado del mar y se encuentra en el noreste. Villa de Valverde es la capital administrativa y religiosa de El Hierro. A finales del siglo XV y el comienzo de la conquista de las Islas Canarias, […]
Pozo de la Salud (38912 Frontera): este pozo del siglo XVIII se encuentra cerca del pueblo de Sabinosa, en un acantilado costero hecho de lava porosa. Esta lava se encuentra encima de un sustrato rico en arcilla, por lo que es casi impermeable. Por lo tanto, se atrapa el agua de lluvia que se filtra […]
Villa de Valverde (island capital) — this is the only municipality on the island that is not next to the sea and it is located in the northeast. Villa de Valverde is the administrative and religious capital of El Hierro. At the end of the 15th century and the start of the conquest of the […]