El Hierro's natural identity brings together landscape, biodiversity and ways of inhabiting a fragile island territory.
A compact, rugged island where volcanic cliffs face the ocean with a future-oriented outlook.
Among its main reference points are Myth of the edge, Biosphere Reserve, Energy innovation, which connect landscape, memory and everyday life. Island nature is best understood as a relationship between ecosystems and human uses, not as scenery separated from history.
Key points
El Golfo y La Dehesa
La depresion de El Golfo acoge el ecosistema agricola de La Dehesa, zona de viñedos, jable y costas protegidas; es uno de los paisajes mas singulares del archipielago canario.
Sabinar de La Dehesa
El sabinar herreño, con sus sabinas retorcidas por el viento, es un ecosistema unico en Canarias; constituye uno de los bosques mas longevos de la macaronesia.
Reserva Marina de La Restinga
La Restinga alberga una Reserva Marina con fondos volcanicos de gran biodiversidad; es uno de los principales destinos de buceo del archipielago por su visibilidad y riqueza de especies.
Laurisilva residual y pinar
El Hierro conserva reductos de laurisilva en las zonas altas y pinares en las medianias; aunque menos extensos que en La Palma o La Gomera, representan ecosistemas de alto valor.
Municipalities of El Hierro
See all →- El Pinar de El HierroEl Pinar de El Hierro is a municipality of El Hierro, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- FronteraFrontera is a municipality of El Hierro, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.
- ValverdeValverde is a municipality of El Hierro, presented through settlement, landscape, local memory and its links with the rest of the island.