Places to see in ( El Hierro - Spain )

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Places to see in ( El Hierro - Spain ) El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano, is the smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. El Hierro capital is Valverde. At 268.71 square kilometres, El Hierro is the smallest of the seven main islands of the Canaries. El Hierro is home to many unique species, such as the critically endangered El Hierro giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi), for which there is a captive breeding programme, allowing its reintroduction. El Hierro was designated by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve, with 60% of its territory protected to preserve its natural and cultural diversity. Like all of the Canary Islands, El Hierro is a tourist destination. It is served by a small airport—El Hierro Airport at Valverde—and a ferry terminal at Puerto de la Estaca, both of which connect to Tenerife. Though El Hierro has a Parador, hotel accommodations are generally in small family enterprises; as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, El Hierro has limited construction to less than half of its total surface and buildings to two floors, maintaining its traditional look and social structure more than the other six major Canary Islands. El Hierro was known in European history as the prime meridian in common use outside of the future British Empire. Already in the 2nd century A.D., Ptolemy considered a definition of the zero meridian based on the western-most position of the known world, giving maps with only positive (eastern) longitudes. In the year 1634, France ruled by Louis XIII and Richelieu decided that Ferro's meridian should be used as the reference on maps, since this island was considered the most western position of the Old World. The most important festival of El Hierro is the Bajada de la Virgen de los Reyes, held every four years, on the first Saturday of July (the last occasion was in 2013, and the next will be in 2017). During the festival, the Virgin of the Kings (Virgen de los Reyes, patron saint of the island of El Hierro) is taken from her sanctuary in La Dehesa (in the municipality of La Frontera) and carried to the capital of the island, Valverde, making a tour of 44 kilometers and running through all the towns of El Hierro. Alot to see in ( El Hierro - Spain ) such as : Faro de Orchilla Ecomuseo de Guinea Centro Etnográfico Casa de las Quinteras Pozo de las Calcosas Parque Cultural de El Julan Tacoron Casino Valverde Mirador de Bascos Playa del Verodal El Tamaduste Mirador de Las Playas Charco de Los Sargos Mirador de Isora El Hierro Sabinar Pico de Malpaso Playas Largas Playa la Maceta Playa de los Palos Arenas Blancas Playa de las Mujeres Playa de la Caleta Playa del Salto Playa del Río Playa Charco los Sargos Playa de los Bucios Playa de las Almorranas Playa del Fraile Playa de los Gorames Playa del Varadero Arco de la Tosca Tanganasoga Playa de la Arena Playa de Tijeretas Playa de los Goranes Playas del Mulato Playa de Juan Espinosa Playa de los Cardones Playa de los Corrales Playa del Cantadal Playa de la Madera Playa de la Herradura Playa del Piloto Las Playecillas Playa de Miguel Playa de las Calcosas Playa de Tomé Playa de la Tabla Playa Dulce ( El Hierro - Spain ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of El Hierro . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in El Hierro - Spain Join us for more : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLP2J3yzHO9rZDyzie5Y5Og http://placestoseein87.blogspot.com.eg/ https://plus.google.com/108460845579164318812 https://www.facebook.com/placestoseein87/ https://twitter.com/Placestoseein1 https://www.tumblr.com/blog/placestoseein https://www.pinterest.com/placestoseein87/places-to-see-in/