Timijiraque

Timijiraque is located to the south-east of El Hierro, it is a large protected landscape of almost 400 hectares, very close to the capital Valverde, declared Protected Natural Area of the Canary Islands in 1994. In this place you can see some impressive ravines that have hardly been touched by human action, being one of the places with the most complete cardonal populations (a cactus species) of the island. There are also plant oddities such as Centidonia or commonly known as bird language among other species that makes this place rich in flora.

The area of the Timijiraque also has a black sand beach of about 150 meters adjoining a small population center that has the same name. The beach of Timijiraque is a small quiet cove where you can spend a wonderful day, when the sea is choppy is a place of pilgrimage for surfers. If you want to enjoy a full day at the beach, it is possible to use picnic areas nearby.

In the area of Timijiraque beach, it is very interesting to see how there are remains of the old salinas that once were working and that nowadays are no more than stone walls. You can see the remains of the cocedero where the process was initiated by which the salt was extracted.

As the dominant tonic on the island of El Hierro, it is an area that is not very busy which invites visitors to be able to disconnect, relax, enjoy the sun, the pleasant ones temperatures and plunge into the crystal clear waters that bathe these pleasant beaches.

Timijiraque is 9 kilometers from Valverde, in just 10 minutes you can get there by car. Also very close is the port of La Estaca or Punta del Bajío.