Gorgeous Canary Island often snubbed by tourists despite being 'spectacular'

Gorgeous Canary Island often snubbed by tourists despite being 'spectacular'

El Hierro is the second smallest Canary Island and the most westerly with a population of just 11,000 - and it's a world away from the tourist hotspots of Tenerife and Lanzarote

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