Following in the footsteps of Lanzarote, El Hierro has the honour of belonging to UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The title was earned in January of last year, thanks to the island’s unique natural scenery and exceptional ecosystem....

Guinea is one of the oldest human settlements in El Hierro. Long before the arrival of the Norman and the Spanish conquerors, the island's numerous caves were home to the aboriginal people, known in El Hierro as the Bimbaches....

The “sabina”, or the rather less exotic-sounding savin, is not just one more tree; like the dragon tree, it may be considered almost a symbol of the islands’ identity. But while the Canaries have flourished, the same cannot be...

Thanks to modern science, many people are aware of the “horizontal rain” effect, those droplets of water that are formed when the trade winds blow clouds over the Canaries. One of nature’s gifts, this particular one is responsible for...

The inhabitants of El Hierro are justly proud of their Giant Lizard, the most endangered reptile in Europe. Legends abound, some credible and others certainly not, but they all try to describe, in their own way, the features of...

Just because it is the smallest of the Canary Islands Ð a mere 278.5 square kilometres - El Hierro is no less interesting than its larger neighbours. The Tiganar summit rises 1,500 metres above sea level, actually making El...

El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands with very little signs of tourism or development. This island is on the edge of the Atlantic with Punta de Orchilla being first discovered many years ago and beleived to...