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El Hierro

since 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 22:18 UTC

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16 days ago

Peter Salzmann achieves milestone wingsuit flight over Canary Islands, defying gravity

found 2025 › Nov › 20 (Thu) @ 13:25 UTC

Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann has taken human flight a step further with a rare altitude-gaining run over El Hierro in Spain's Canary Islands.

5 months ago

‘We were sinking. I let her go’: how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat

found 2025 › Jun › 13 (Fri) @ 06:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

The tragic drowning of seven women and girls just metres from the port of La Restinga has highlighted the growing number of female migrants crossing to the Canary Islands from west Africa

The four wom…

6 months ago

"Be careful what you wish for!" Brits tell Spanish anti-tourism protesters not to ruin our holiday or "we'll go to Greece instead!" as Tenerife set to be crippled by mass demonstrations

found 2025 › May › 17 (Sat) @ 10:35 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Under the slogan 'Canarias tiene un limite' (The Canaries has a limit), demonstrators will gather from 11am on the islands of Tenerife, La Gomera, Gran Canaria, El Hierro, Lanzarote and La Palma.

7 months ago

I'm a Canary Islands expert - this is the most underrated island, the destination I'd avoid and the spot with the friendliest people

found 2025 › Apr › 07 (Mon) @ 09:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Marek Bron, travel expert at the Indie Traveller, has spent three months exploring the Canary islands and has visited all but El Hierro. He's here to share his tips and advice on where to go...

10 months ago

El Hierro: the tiny Canary Island at centre of migration crisis – photo essay

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 11:47 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Ten years ago, El Hierro staked everything on sustainability and renewable energy. Today it faces another epochal challenge: migration from Africa, a phenomenon that is turning it into the Lampedusa …

11 months ago

‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy

found 2024 › Dec › 12 (Thu) @ 06:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Harnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix

Words and photographs by Ofelia de P…

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