Frontera

Frontera - Overview:

Frontera is located on the west coast of El Hierro, forming half the crater of the original volcano. Some 50,000 years ago, a large part of El Hierro broke away from the island and fell into the sea. The gap, called El Golfo, has since then filled with sediments, leaving a flat, sandy area surrounded by steep mountains. Frontera is built on these sediments.

This is a very fertile area, famous for its agricultural produce including vines, banana plantations and a profusion of fig trees. This is also one of the few areas in the Canary Islands where pineapples can be grown.

The name Frontera covers the majority of the communities in El Golfo, but it is also used as another name for the village of Tigaday. Frontera has gained in importance as it has become the centre of prosperous fruit farms. On the coast there are many plantations with irrigation systems, whilst the hillsides are covered with vineyards. The main villages of Frontera and Tigaday, have shops, banks, most facilities and a good selection of friendly bars and restaurants serving the local cuisine.

Frontera - Gastronomy:

The local wine is one of the best in the Canaries. For purchasing local produce there is a farming co-operative which runs its own excellent supermarket near Las Puntas.

Frontera - Out & About:

The church of the Virgen de Candelaria in Frontera is famous throughout all of El Hierro and is portrayed on lots of postcards. It is only when you get close, you realise it is only the clock tower and the church itself is built at the foot of the hill. The bell-tower stands separate from the main building, on a promontory of red volcanic rock. In olden times, the bell-rope led straight from the priest's bed.

Frontera - Our holiday accommodation and service:

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