Tips & Tricks
Pozo de Los Padrones (38911 La Frontera): este es un pozo combinado con una galería perforada en el acantilado que permite el acceso a un acuífero subterráneo que suministra la mayor parte del agua que se consume en El Hierro. Esta construcción es una gran hazaña de ingeniería, debido a los dramáticos tiempos de sequía […]
Roque de la Bonanza (HI-2, 38910 Villa de Valverde) — this peculiarly shaped rock surged upwards from the marine depths in Las Playas. There is a volcanic jetty and underneath, there is a wealth of flora and fauna. Tourists with cars can also drive closer to this large rock which is supposed to resemble a […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]