Museo Agrícola El Patio (Calle Echeyde 18, Tiagua, Lanzarote) – this is a private museum dedicated to the history of agriculture in Lanzarote. There are many artifacts to see and notice boards to read, as well as some beautiful examples of Canarian architecture. Visitors to the museum can sample and buy the Lanzarote wines produced […]
Monumento al Campesino (Ctra. Arrecife a Tinajo, 35559 Mozaga) — the Monumento al Campesino erected by the artist César Manrique in the year 1986 is a memorial in honour of the hard working peasant farmers of Lanzarote. It is a rough sculpture in white building blocks made into a fantasy figure of a Lanzarote farmer […]
Manrique Foundation (Taho de Tahíche) – this museum is named after local artist & architect César Manrique (1919-1992). Thanks to a grant that Manrique received from Nelson Rockefeller, he lived in New York during the mid-1960s, where he painted some of his abstract artisitic works. Manrique, who supported the growth of tourism in Lanzarote (on […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Parque Rural de Frontera (Frontera Rural Park) — located in the western part of El Hierro, the park covers an impressive area of 120 km2. Frontera Rural Park is proof that man and nature can co-exist. It’s unique mosaic of landscapes and pockets of small residential areas never fail to surprise visitors. Experience first-hand the […]
Parque Cultural de El Julán (HI-400, 38914 El Pinar) — apart from the incredible coastal views on offer from this site, the exhibition center holds the most important cultural findings of El Hierro – petroglyphs scratched into the lava flow by the native Bimbache people (the ancient inhabitants of El Hierro). To this day, no-one […]