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Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park
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Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park is a protected area in the Sierra de Aracena range, part of the Sierra Morena mountain system, Huelva Province, southwestern Spain. The natural park spreads across 28 municipalities with a population of 41,000 people.
Nearby attractions
Castillo de Aracena
Cerro del Castillo s/n, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Gruta de las Maravillas
C. Pozo de la Nieve, s/n, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Prior Church of Our Lady of the Greatest Sorrow
Plazoleta Virgen del Mayor Dolor, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Iglesia del Castillo
Plazoleta Virgen del Mayor Dolor, S/N, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Enclave Deportivo
Cta. Empedrá, 1, BAJO, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Nearby restaurants
Pizzería Restaurante La Stradina
C. Barberos, 25, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Puerta 20
Pl. Marqués de Aracena, 20, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Russes Gastrobar
C. Noria, 1, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Casa Sirlache
Av. de Andalucía, 49, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Manzano Aracena
Pl. Marqués de Aracena, 22, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Caravan Pizza
C. José Nogales, 36, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Juan Hormigo Aracena
C. Barberos, 29, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Taberna Rincón de Juan 🌞
Av. Portugal, 3, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Essentia Aracena
al Hotel Essentia, C. José Nogales, núm 17, local (Junto, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Restaurante Casino Arias Montano
Pl. Marqués de Aracena, s/n, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Nearby hotels
Hotel Convento Aracena & SPA
C. Jesús y María, 19, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Hotel Essentia, Aracena, Huelva
C. José Nogales, 17, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Hotel Los Castaños
Av. Huelva, 5, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Apartamentos Isems
C. Río Odiel, 5, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Alojamiento Rural Los Cinco Balcones de Aracena
Pl. Sta. Lucía, 23, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Casa Rural La Abuela Pepi
C. Campito, 37, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Hostal Rural Molino Del Bombo
C. Ancha, 4, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
La Estancia Villa Rosillo
Av. Reina de los Ángeles, 3, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Barceló Aracena
Carretera Nacional 433 Sevilla a, Av. Huelva, Km. 88, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
Finca rural la Zulema
Camino, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
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Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park

Pl. Alta, 21200 Aracena, Huelva, Spain
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Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park is a protected area in the Sierra de Aracena range, part of the Sierra Morena mountain system, Huelva Province, southwestern Spain. The natural park spreads across 28 municipalities with a population of 41,000 people.

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attractions: Castillo de Aracena, Gruta de las Maravillas, Prior Church of Our Lady of the Greatest Sorrow, Iglesia del Castillo, Enclave Deportivo, restaurants: Pizzería Restaurante La Stradina, Restaurante Puerta 20, Restaurante Russes Gastrobar, Restaurante Casa Sirlache, Manzano Aracena, Caravan Pizza, Restaurante Juan Hormigo Aracena, Taberna Rincón de Juan 🌞, Restaurante Essentia Aracena, Restaurante Casino Arias Montano
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Nearby attractions of Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park

Castillo de Aracena

Gruta de las Maravillas

Prior Church of Our Lady of the Greatest Sorrow

Iglesia del Castillo

Enclave Deportivo

Castillo de Aracena

Castillo de Aracena

4.0

(1.5K)

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Gruta de las Maravillas

Gruta de las Maravillas

4.7

(8.2K)

Closed
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Prior Church of Our Lady of the Greatest Sorrow

Prior Church of Our Lady of the Greatest Sorrow

4.4

(51)

Open 24 hours
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Iglesia del Castillo

Iglesia del Castillo

4.4

(47)

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Nearby restaurants of Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park

Pizzería Restaurante La Stradina

Restaurante Puerta 20

Restaurante Russes Gastrobar

Restaurante Casa Sirlache

Manzano Aracena

Caravan Pizza

Restaurante Juan Hormigo Aracena

Taberna Rincón de Juan 🌞

Restaurante Essentia Aracena

Restaurante Casino Arias Montano

Pizzería Restaurante La Stradina

Pizzería Restaurante La Stradina

4.5

(345)

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Restaurante Puerta 20

Restaurante Puerta 20

4.4

(785)

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Restaurante Russes Gastrobar

Restaurante Russes Gastrobar

4.6

(561)

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Restaurante Casa Sirlache

Restaurante Casa Sirlache

4.3

(925)

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Reviews of Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park

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5.0
4y

in these hot summer days i was searching where to go but everywhere especially around the beaches was very crowded and one day one friend invited me to their home in Fuenteheridos (Sierra de Aracena) Wawww 😱to be honest i was not expecting that much beauty seems Andalucia / Spain has lots of hidden 💎 on the mountains as well😍 and friends are always good to open your mind and of course your heart ❤️

Sierra de Aracena inside the borders of Huelva and its a strictly protected national park area … Inside this area there are lots of small towns and we had visited some of them like Fuenteheridos,Alajar, Linares ,La Umbria , Cortegana, La Peña, Santa ana la real Almonaster , Aracena , Galaroza and Castaña del Robledo … Main town is Aracena and quite big town together with lots of bars, restaurants and so on..

Other towns relatively smaller but they are very beautiful as well 🥰

I stayed in Funteheridos small but very nice town😍 We travelled by car and from Seville to Aracena was around 1,5 hours … There are some 🚌 from Sevilla as well but if you would like to visit other towns its better to rent a car.. Mainly towns are 10-15 minutes far away from eachothers

After too hot days in Sevilla staying here was like a heaven😌 During night time you should wear sth could be little 🥶

My friends told me towns used to have their own festivals during summer time but but because of Covid restrictions this year all of them was cancelled 😞 But Aracena and other towns for the nights they could have some 🎵 concerts or shows i watched two concerts one was in Aracena and the other was in Fuenteheridos 😍

These small towns have some routes for walking 🚶‍♀️ as well and really good time for these routes seems during Spring or Autumn but anyway we walked a lot durung these days of August and it was quite OK😊

By the way many locals come to this towns for the weekends to buy their vegetables 🌽 🍅 and fruits 🍎 😋😋loved all of them … These towns also famous with their Jamón Iberico and you can eat almost an every bar & restaurant … If you are not great fun of meat like me you can find other alternatives as well 😜but i was luck my friend was cooking very good Spanish food😋😋

By the way people around these towns are realy very friendly and i am sure if you ask sth they would tell you everything that they know❤️ Just do not forget to say Hola, Buenos Dias or Buenas Tardes 😃

Try to visit this area and i am sure you will not regret … I stayed there 15 days and i was not bored 😐 .. The only problem was lack of internet but also some of the towns have centers for connecting internet😂

So good food, good weather, beautiful nature with lots of chestnut trees 🌳 so what we need to...

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5.0
2y

Интересное историческое место. El origen de Aracena se sitúa en la cumbre del cerro que ocupa el Castillo y la Iglesia Prioral. En época medieval era una villa fortificada, defendida por una cerca muraria y la fortaleza. En este emplazamiento se han encontraron restos arqueológicos de los siglos X al XIII, que evidencian una población andalusí relacionada con el asentamiento de Qatrasana documentado en las textos islámicos. En el interior del Castillo de Aracena podremos ver las viviendas de la época andalusí y las distintas dependencias de la fortaleza medieval. Se entra al recinto del Castillo por la poterna o puerta secundaria del Alcázar. Este espacio, que se encuentra en la zona más alta y oriental del cerro, es el que conforma el recinto fortificado de Aracena junto al patio de armas.

En la época de Al-Ándalus, existió una población que fue el origen de la actual Aracena. La arqueología indica 2 momentos de ocupación. La primera etapa corresponde a los siglos X al XI durante los momentos del Califato de Córdoba y del Reino Taifa de Sevilla. La segunda etapa se desarrolla desde el siglo XII hasta mediados del siglo XIII cuando Al-Ándalus, formó parte de los imperios almorávide y almohade.

La conquista de la población islámica por Portugal supuso la construcción del Castillo. Se construyó sobre las casas de época andalusí que fueron destruidas tras la toma por parte de la Orden del Hospital, a mediados del s. XIII. Tras la reconquista de la Sierra de Aracena, la delimitación de la frontera con Portugal no fue zanjada definitivamente hasta el tratado de Alcañices, en 1297, con el que Aracena pasó a pertenecer a Castilla como tierra realenga e integrada en el Concejo de Sevilla. El Castillo forma parte de la ‘Banda Gallega’, un conjunto de fortificaciones que protegía el territorio de Sevilla de ataques portugueses o de las órdenes militares asentadas en el sur de Extremadura.

El castillo fue construido a mediados del siglo XIII y se mantuvo en uso hasta principios del siglo XVI, cuando fue perdiendo su función militar. La fortaleza de Aracena estaba dividida en patio de armas y alcázar, separados por una muralla donde destacaba la Torre Mayor. El Alcázar del castillo de Aracena ocupa la zona oriental del recinto, la cota más alta del monte. Su extensión es menor que el patio de armas pero cuenta con elementos, como el aljibe, que lo permiten definir como una pequeña fortaleza dentro del castillo. Sus torres eran de planta cuadrada o rectangular y cuentan con terrazas a las que se accede por pequeñas escaleras desde el adarve o paseo de ronda de las murallas.

La Torre Mayor se ubica en la zona más alta del cerro, siendo concebida como último reducto de la defensa, después de la cerca urbana, el castillo y el alcázar, capaz de resistir después de haber sido capturada la fortaleza. Tiene una planta cuadrada y contaba con dependencias interiores. Su altura se estima en 16 metros. Una muralla dividía al castillo entre patio de armas y alcázar. El cerro del castillo fue el núcleo original del poblamiento de la localidad, una villa "incastillada" durante la época medieval.

Con el paso del tiempo, la población se expandió por sus laderas y conquistó el valle que se extendía a sus pies, mientras que la "villa vieja" se abandonaba y quedaba en el olvido. Durante los siglos XV y XVI, el centro neurálgico de la población fue la Plaza Alta donde se construyeron el Cabildo y la iglesia parroquial de la Asunción. La expansión urbanística continuó hacia las ermitas mudéjares (San Pedro, Santa Lucia, San Roque y Santo Domingo) ubicadas en los caminos de de Huelva, Portugal, Extremadura y Sevilla.

Una vez finalizadas las obras de restauración del Castillo-Fortaleza enmarcadas en el Plan Director del Recinto Fortificado de Aracena, y siendo una de las acciones previstas con motivo de la conmemoración del Centenario de la apertura de la Gruta de las Maravillas, se pueden realizar visitas guiadas.

Horario Horario invierno. (de 1 de enero a 14 de junio y de 16 de septiembre a 31 de diciembre) Todos los días de...

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2.0
46w

Me da pena tener que poner dos estrellas a un parque natural pero es lo que siento después de haber pasado allí unos días, el primer hicimos una ruta de senderismo entre fincas particulares, no te puedes salir del camino para nada, todo vallado y con carteles de prohibido entrar, prohibido coger setas, prohibido coger espárragos, coger plantas aromáticas, no respires muy fuerte que nos falta el aire, vamos una pena. al día siguiente decidimos ir a otro lugar donde no había tanto vallado cerca del pueblo de Alajar, peor todavía, cuando llevabamos más de media PR caminada nos tuvimos que dar la vuelta porque había monteria y nos obligaron a darnos media vuelta, menos mal que los pueblos guardan su esencia y pudimos aprovechar en visitarlos porque andar por el monteeee, muy mal, esto no me había pasado nunca en un parque natural y por eso le pongo dos estrellas, aunque me de mucha pena. Espero que los responsables del parque y los ayuntamientos pongan alguna solución a esto por que lo que es yo no me siento...

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in these hot summer days i was searching where to go but everywhere especially around the beaches was very crowded and one day one friend invited me to their home in Fuenteheridos (Sierra de Aracena) Wawww 😱to be honest i was not expecting that much beauty seems Andalucia / Spain has lots of hidden 💎 on the mountains as well😍 and friends are always good to open your mind and of course your heart ❤️ Sierra de Aracena inside the borders of Huelva and its a strictly protected national park area … Inside this area there are lots of small towns and we had visited some of them like Fuenteheridos,Alajar, Linares ,La Umbria , Cortegana, La Peña, Santa ana la real Almonaster , Aracena , Galaroza and Castaña del Robledo … Main town is Aracena and quite big town together with lots of bars, restaurants and so on.. Other towns relatively smaller but they are very beautiful as well 🥰 I stayed in Funteheridos small but very nice town😍 We travelled by car and from Seville to Aracena was around 1,5 hours … There are some 🚌 from Sevilla as well but if you would like to visit other towns its better to rent a car.. Mainly towns are 10-15 minutes far away from eachothers After too hot days in Sevilla staying here was like a heaven😌 During night time you should wear sth could be little 🥶 My friends told me towns used to have their own festivals during summer time but but because of Covid restrictions this year all of them was cancelled 😞 But Aracena and other towns for the nights they could have some 🎵 concerts or shows i watched two concerts one was in Aracena and the other was in Fuenteheridos 😍 These small towns have some routes for walking 🚶‍♀️ as well and really good time for these routes seems during Spring or Autumn but anyway we walked a lot durung these days of August and it was quite OK😊 By the way many locals come to this towns for the weekends to buy their vegetables 🌽 🍅 and fruits 🍎 😋😋loved all of them … These towns also famous with their Jamón Iberico and you can eat almost an every bar & restaurant … If you are not great fun of meat like me you can find other alternatives as well 😜but i was luck my friend was cooking very good Spanish food😋😋 By the way people around these towns are realy very friendly and i am sure if you ask sth they would tell you everything that they know❤️ Just do not forget to say Hola, Buenos Dias or Buenas Tardes 😃 Try to visit this area and i am sure you will not regret … I stayed there 15 days and i was not bored 😐 .. The only problem was lack of internet but also some of the towns have centers for connecting internet😂 So good food, good weather, beautiful nature with lots of chestnut trees 🌳 so what we need to expect more😇
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Un paraíso para disfrutar. Regalo de la naturaleza para los sentidos y el espíritu. Perderse entre sus bosques de ribera y sus castaños centenarios en otoño o primavera es un deleite para la mente. Hice una ruta entre Fuenteheridos, Galaroza y Castaño del Robledo, para no olvidar nunca por la preciosidad del paisaje.
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Espectacular rincón ubicado en la provincia de Huelva. Merece la pena venir a recorrer sus montes, visitar sus pueblos y aldeas y conocer a sus gentes. Naturaleza y ocio en perfecta armonía. Rutas en el castañal del bosque encantado que te trasladan a otros lugares. Si te gusta la naturaleza es parada obligatoria.
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in these hot summer days i was searching where to go but everywhere especially around the beaches was very crowded and one day one friend invited me to their home in Fuenteheridos (Sierra de Aracena) Wawww 😱to be honest i was not expecting that much beauty seems Andalucia / Spain has lots of hidden 💎 on the mountains as well😍 and friends are always good to open your mind and of course your heart ❤️ Sierra de Aracena inside the borders of Huelva and its a strictly protected national park area … Inside this area there are lots of small towns and we had visited some of them like Fuenteheridos,Alajar, Linares ,La Umbria , Cortegana, La Peña, Santa ana la real Almonaster , Aracena , Galaroza and Castaña del Robledo … Main town is Aracena and quite big town together with lots of bars, restaurants and so on.. Other towns relatively smaller but they are very beautiful as well 🥰 I stayed in Funteheridos small but very nice town😍 We travelled by car and from Seville to Aracena was around 1,5 hours … There are some 🚌 from Sevilla as well but if you would like to visit other towns its better to rent a car.. Mainly towns are 10-15 minutes far away from eachothers After too hot days in Sevilla staying here was like a heaven😌 During night time you should wear sth could be little 🥶 My friends told me towns used to have their own festivals during summer time but but because of Covid restrictions this year all of them was cancelled 😞 But Aracena and other towns for the nights they could have some 🎵 concerts or shows i watched two concerts one was in Aracena and the other was in Fuenteheridos 😍 These small towns have some routes for walking 🚶‍♀️ as well and really good time for these routes seems during Spring or Autumn but anyway we walked a lot durung these days of August and it was quite OK😊 By the way many locals come to this towns for the weekends to buy their vegetables 🌽 🍅 and fruits 🍎 😋😋loved all of them … These towns also famous with their Jamón Iberico and you can eat almost an every bar & restaurant … If you are not great fun of meat like me you can find other alternatives as well 😜but i was luck my friend was cooking very good Spanish food😋😋 By the way people around these towns are realy very friendly and i am sure if you ask sth they would tell you everything that they know❤️ Just do not forget to say Hola, Buenos Dias or Buenas Tardes 😃 Try to visit this area and i am sure you will not regret … I stayed there 15 days and i was not bored 😐 .. The only problem was lack of internet but also some of the towns have centers for connecting internet😂 So good food, good weather, beautiful nature with lots of chestnut trees 🌳 so what we need to expect more😇
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Un paraíso para disfrutar. Regalo de la naturaleza para los sentidos y el espíritu. Perderse entre sus bosques de ribera y sus castaños centenarios en otoño o primavera es un deleite para la mente. Hice una ruta entre Fuenteheridos, Galaroza y Castaño del Robledo, para no olvidar nunca por la preciosidad del paisaje.
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Espectacular rincón ubicado en la provincia de Huelva. Merece la pena venir a recorrer sus montes, visitar sus pueblos y aldeas y conocer a sus gentes. Naturaleza y ocio en perfecta armonía. Rutas en el castañal del bosque encantado que te trasladan a otros lugares. Si te gusta la naturaleza es parada obligatoria.
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