This summer, we had the opportunity to spend an incredible week in El Hierro, the westernmost island of the Canaries. El Hierro is a veritable paradise declared a biosphere reserve integral (title it shares only two other islands in the world), who live about 8000 people.
The origin of the iron is volcanic, and most of its territory is formed by recent lava. The costs are very high and steep, and there is no sandy beach, although there are natural pools of Tamariu.
Life in the Iron is very relaxed throughout the year, although we could see, was encouraged enough in summer due to popular festivals of the people, which of course have their verbena popular singers and orchestra with local people (not can deny that although far from the peninsula are still in Spain).
There are many iron incredible places to visit. Let’s see some of them in summary form.
The tip of Orchila: At World’s End
The tip of Orchila is the westernmost part of Spanish territory, and until 1492 was thought to be the end of the world. Until 1885, the meridian 0 passed through this place, represented by the beacon of Orchila.
The Garoé: The Holy Tree
Legend has it that at the time of the conquest had on the island of Hero (Iron at present) a tree which the natives called Garoé, and knew no other tree like scholars throughout the archipelago and known land. This was able to distill water from the fog that came to him, by its large leaves, and this is reflected in a hoquedades made on the ground by the natives of the land. There was more water in Hero than distilled the Garo. It was why the Bimbaches worshiped this tree as if it were a god, always ensuring their welfare and safety.
The holy tree is no longer the iron, but the place was always a new one was planted to represent the legend. The site can be visited to see live the pools that form there.
The ancient junipers
The Iron juniper is one of the most surprising because of the way in which these trees have been molded. The junipers that are in place, have a twisted shapes because they have been shaped over centuries by the violence of the winds and weather conditions. A place to visit indeed.
