El Hierro is the tiny western outpost of Spain’s Canary Islands, a place of lava cliffs, laurel forests and natural rock pools. When it comes to things to do on El Hierro, the focus here is on simple ...

For decades, many of those fed up with the cold and bleakness of northern Europe’s winter months have found their way to one relatively close-by, reliably warm and oftentimes sunny destination: The ...