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What to see and do in Chirivel

What to see and do in Chirivel (Los Vélez, Almería): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Chirivel

Chirivel
Village
Municipality of 1,619 inhabitants at 1,034 m of altitude, on the Los Vélez plateau, 120 km from the provincial capital. It became independent from Vélez-Rubio in 1858. The Roman Via Augusta linking Cartagena with Cádiz passed through its municipal area.
Iglesia de San Isidoro (Chirivel)
Monument
Parish church built between 1746 and 1747, in the 18th century.
Yacimiento romano de El Villar
Historical milestone
Roman-period archaeological site where a 2nd-century AD sculpture of Dionysus was found in 1985.
Sabina milenaria de Chirivel
Nature
A centuries-old juniper tree in the Sierra de Chirivel, within the Los Vélez plateau.
Segregación de Chirivel de Vélez-Rubio
Historical milestone
Chirivel belonged as a dependent district to the municipality of Vélez-Rubio until it achieved municipal independence in 1858.
Fiestas patronales de San Isidoro en Chirivel
Activity
Chirivel celebrates its patron saint festivals in honor of Saint Isidore on the second-to-last full weekend of August.
Casa del Minero (Chirivel)
Monument
A building in Modernist style, one of the listed civil heritage elements in Chirivel.
Horno de las Ánimas (Chirivel)
Monument
An old traditional oven listed as an ethnographic heritage element of Chirivel.
El Chiribello
Curiosity
A Roman sculpture found at the site of El Villar, with marble columns and gilded capitals; some historians believe it depicts Antinous, the favorite of the emperor Hadrian. The townspeople popularly know it as 'El Chiribello.'