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Frontera

Coastal village

La Frontera (Spanish for "the border") is a municipality in the northwestern part of the island El Hierro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. In 2007, the southern part of the territory of La Frontera was split off to form the new municipality of El Pinar.

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Village information

Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community: Canarias
Population (INE 2025): 4,660
Altitude: 339 m

Area (IGN): 78.7 km²
Postcode: 38911

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Frontera

Coastal village

Text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Village information

Province: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Autonomous community: Canarias
Population (INE 2025): 4,660
Altitude: 339 m

Area (IGN): 78.7 km²
Postcode: 38911

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What to see

10 places to explore Frontera at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.

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Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural
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Iglesia
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Naturaleza
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Cueva
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Cueva
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Cueva
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Mirador
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Naturaleza
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Mirador
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Naturaleza

Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.

What to do

8 plans to experience Frontera on the move, not just passing through.

Hiking

3 activities

Hiking: GR 131 · Camino de la Virgen

Hiking: PR-EH 1 · Camino de La Restinga - Pozo de la Salud

Hiking: PR-EH 1.2 · Fuente Mencáfete

More routes on Wikiloc Hiking routes on Google Maps

Water

2 activities

Playa de los Corrales

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Playa de los Negros

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Wineries

2 activities

Bodega Casa del Aguardiente

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Bodega Uwe Urbach

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Street market

1 activity

Street market (Sundays)

Getting there

Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.

What to see

10 places to explore Frontera at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.

Ask Poblete for a route

Tell me how much time you have and what you like, and I'll put the places in Frontera in order so you don't go back and forth.

My route around Frontera

Tap “+ Add to my route” on the places you want to see. We'll split what you can do on foot from what's better by car.

Places you can add

1.
Yacimiento arqueológicoBien de interés cultural
Proa 500 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.
Iglesia
3.
Naturaleza
4.
Cueva
5.
Cueva
6.
Cueva
7.
Mirador
8.
Naturaleza
9.
Mirador
10.
Naturaleza

Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.

What to do

8 plans to experience Frontera on the move, not just passing through.

Hiking

3 activities

Hiking: GR 131 · Camino de la Virgen

Hiking: PR-EH 1 · Camino de La Restinga - Pozo de la Salud

Hiking: PR-EH 1.2 · Fuente Mencáfete

More routes on Wikiloc Hiking routes on Google Maps

Water

2 activities

Playa de los Corrales

Getting there

Playa de los Negros

Getting there

Wineries

2 activities

Bodega Casa del Aguardiente

Getting there

Bodega Uwe Urbach

Getting there

Street market

1 activity

Street market (Sundays)

Getting there

In and around Frontera

What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.

WineriesBodega Casa del Aguardiente · in the village · 6 within 15 kmGetting there
BeachesPlaya de los Corrales · in the village · 21 within 15 kmGetting there
SurfingBahía de Timijiraque · 8.9 km away, in ValverdeGetting there
Sailing and water sportsPuerto de la Estaca · 10.6 km away, in Valverde · 2 within 20 kmGetting there
ClimbingZona de escalada de El Tejal · 12 km away, in ValverdeGetting there
Water parksPiscinas La Caleta · 12.5 km awayGetting there
DivingBenthos Buceo · 12.6 km away, in Pinar de El Hierro (El) · 7 within 20 kmGetting there
River beaches and swimming spotsCharco Los Chochos · 12.9 km away · 2 within 15 kmGetting there

Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.

In and around Frontera

What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.

WineriesBodega Casa del Aguardiente · in the village · 6 within 15 kmGetting there
BeachesPlaya de los Corrales · in the village · 21 within 15 kmGetting there
SurfingBahía de Timijiraque · 8.9 km away, in ValverdeGetting there
Sailing and water sportsPuerto de la Estaca · 10.6 km away, in Valverde · 2 within 20 kmGetting there
ClimbingZona de escalada de El Tejal · 12 km away, in ValverdeGetting there
Water parksPiscinas La Caleta · 12.5 km awayGetting there
DivingBenthos Buceo · 12.6 km away, in Pinar de El Hierro (El) · 7 within 20 kmGetting there
River beaches and swimming spotsCharco Los Chochos · 12.9 km away · 2 within 15 kmGetting there

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What to see

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My route around Frontera

Places you can add

1. Poblado de Guinea

2. Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Consolación

3. Arco de la Tosca

4. Cueva de Pastores

5. Cueva Las Eras

6. Cueva Las Pipas

7. El Miradero

8. La Caldereta

9. La Gorona

10. La Montaña de las Calcosas

What to do

Hiking

Hiking: GR 131 · Camino de la Virgen

Hiking: PR-EH 1 · Camino de La Restinga - Pozo de la Salud

Hiking: PR-EH 1.2 · Fuente Mencáfete

Water

Playa de los Corrales

Playa de los Negros

Wineries

Bodega Casa del Aguardiente

Bodega Uwe Urbach

Street market

Street market (Sundays)

More villages near Frontera

What to see

Ask Poblete for a route

My route around Frontera

Places you can add

1. Poblado de Guinea

2. Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Consolación

3. Arco de la Tosca

4. Cueva de Pastores

5. Cueva Las Eras

6. Cueva Las Pipas

7. El Miradero

8. La Caldereta

9. La Gorona

10. La Montaña de las Calcosas

What to do

Hiking

Hiking: GR 131 · Camino de la Virgen

Hiking: PR-EH 1 · Camino de La Restinga - Pozo de la Salud

Hiking: PR-EH 1.2 · Fuente Mencáfete

Water

Playa de los Corrales

Playa de los Negros

Wineries

Bodega Casa del Aguardiente

Bodega Uwe Urbach

Street market

Street market (Sundays)

In and around Frontera

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