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The Las Playas Natural Monument protects one of El Hierro's most surprising landscapes: the enormous marks left along the south-east coast by a series of massive landslides that affected part of the youngest of the Canary Islands. The result is an enormous amphitheatre, nine kilometres long and over 1,000 metres high, which faces out to sea captivates visitors, creating a secret tranquil space. Far from towns and villages, this is an ideal place for a very quiet holiday.

To appreciate the essence of a place and soak up its atmosphere there is nothing better than getting to the highest point. In Gran Canaria this is the Pico de las Nieves lookout point right in the centre of the island. At 1,949 metres above sea level the uninterrupted views out over the Unesco Biosphere Reserve, with its innumerable deep valleys and jagged ridges shrouded with vegetation and crowned with spectacular rocks.

Visiting this viewing point is a unique experience. Visitors are afforded extraordinary panoramic views through the huge panes of glass, letting them feel like they are flying over the Izcagua ravine. This unusual viewing point is located in Puntagorda, in the northwest of La Palma, near the popular farmers’ market and the recreational area of El Fayal, both of which we recommend visiting if you are in this part of the island. The perfect spot for seeing almond groves and vineyards and enjoying the magnificent rural scenery that characterises the geography of La Palma.

Teide National Park is the perfect place to appreciate the constructive creativity of volcanoes. Located in the centre of Tenerife, the star attraction of this natural amphitheatre, which measures 15 kilometres wide and is the product of countless eruptions, is El Pico de Teide, which, at 3.715 metres above sea level is the highest mountain in the whole of Spain. Anyone who has delighted in its magnificent lava flows and has seen its impossibly clear skies above will understand why this natural treasure is the most visited natural park in Europe and is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

In the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is the spectacular Poema del Mar aquarium, whose name is a tribute to the marine artwork of the Gran Canarian artist Néstor Martín-Fernández de la Torre. Visitors can discover the aquatic biodiversity of the 5 continents through a route that covers three main areas: surface marine ecosystems, deep marine ecosystems and freshwater species

Places you really have to visit on La Graciosa to properly experience the Canary Islands

The Charco de los Sargos is, together with the Charco de La Maceta and the Charco Azul, one of the most popular bathing areas in El Golfo (Frontera). Charco de los Sargos owes its peculiar shapes to a high cliff, and the power of sea erosion over time which has made a variety of natural areas ideal for bathing. The volcanic landscape is a beach experience like no other.

El Charco Manso is a magical place of caves, arches, and bathing areas created by natural volcanic, basalt flows. After following the winding road from the town of Echedo to the coast, the natural pool is a spectacular sight at first glance. In the area, rocks create a sheltered stretch of water which is an excellent spot for both adults and children to swim.

The Embarcadero del Faro de Orchilla (Jetty of the Orchilla Lighthouse) is the head of a traditional jetty that was left as a witness to the old shipping connections that were made at the time when the Orchilla Lighthouse was built. Today it is a pleasant bathing spot located in an isolated area at the northern end of the Mar de las Calmas. This remote spot is located at the southernmost and westernmost point of Spain. The Orchilla Lighthouse was of great value in ancient cartography, as it lies on the Greenwich Meridian. It is the most important civil monument on the island of El Hierro.

The Risco Caído Archaeological Site, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, includes a series of ceremonial, residential, and agricultural-livestock caves. In one of the caves, sunbeams enter through an upper window, illuminating the western wall enigmatically and signalling sunrise from the Summer Solstice through the Autumn Solstice. In fact, UNESCO has included it among its Archaeoastronomy sites.