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What to see and do in San José del Valle

What to see and do in San José del Valle (Área Metropolitana de Jerez, Cádiz): 16 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 2 Nature · 3 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 4 Historical milestones

When to go to San José del Valle: festival calendar

March: Romería de San José (March 19)
May: La Feria de San José del Valle (late May)
December: Zambombadas navideñas de San José del Valle (December)

How far each place is from the centre of San José del Valle

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What to see and do in San José del Valle

San José del Valle
Village
Former hamlet of Jerez de la Frontera which, following demands begun in 1939, was established in 1995 as the 44th municipality of Cádiz province.
Castle of Gigonza
Monument
Rural fortress declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), located in the municipal area of San José del Valle.
Aqueduct of Tempul
Monument
19th-century hydraulic infrastructure that supplied Jerez with water from the Tempul spring, today considered part of Andalusia's hydraulic heritage.
Escuelas libertarias de San José del Valle
Curiosity
In the late 19th century some of Spain's first libertarian-oriented schools were established in the area, amid a rural environment marked by agrarian conflict, the same conflict that in 1882 led to accusations against residents of the Valle in the trial known as 'La Mano Negra' (The Black Hand).
Hisn Tanbul, origen andalusí de San José del Valle
Historical milestone
The territory of San José del Valle originates from an Andalusi settlement called Hisn Tanbul, conquered by the Christians in the early 14th century.
El privilegio real de 1333
Historical milestone
In 1333 a royal privilege attached this land to Jerez de la Frontera, and it was used mainly for livestock farming until the late 16th century.
La colonia agrícola de San José del Valle
Historical milestone
The population center grew from 1878, when the brothers Vicente and Rafael Romero García founded an agricultural colony here, the origin of the present-day quarters of Santa Catalina and San Rafael.
La independencia municipal de San José del Valle
Historical milestone
San José del Valle remained administratively part of Jerez de la Frontera until 1995, when it became independent as the 44th municipality of the province of Cádiz.
Iglesia Vieja
Monument
Former chapel of the Carmelite convent built in 1695, whose construction spurred the growth of the population center. It now serves as the municipality's cultural center.
Ermita del Mimbral
Monument
16th-17th century hermitage preserved in the term of San José del Valle, one of the oldest pieces of the municipality's religious heritage.
Parroquia de San José
Monument
Parish church that gives the municipality its name, consecrated on 29 June 1954.
Charco de los Hurones
Nature
Natural spot next to the Guadalcacín reservoir, in the term of San José del Valle, part of the municipality's emerging ecotourism.
Parque Natural Los Alcornocales (San José del Valle)
Nature
A large part of the term of San José del Valle lies within the Los Alcornocales natural park, declared in 1989 and covering 167,767 hectares spread across 18 municipalities in Cádiz and Málaga; it is the largest cork oak forest in Spain.
Romería de San José
Activity
Pilgrimage in honor of the municipality's patron saint, San José, held every 19 March.
La Feria de San José del Valle
Activity
The municipality's fair, held in late May, around the time of the local feast of María Auxiliadora.
Zambombadas navideñas de San José del Valle
Activity
Gatherings of popular Christmas carols to the sound of the zambomba held in San José del Valle during December, part of the Christmas tradition shared with the Jerez district.