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What to see and do in Zahara de la Sierra

What to see and do in Zahara de la Sierra (Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Nature

How far each place is from the centre of Zahara de la Sierra

Garganta Verde 2.7 km

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What to see and do in Zahara de la Sierra

Zahara de la Sierra
Village
Town perched on a crag beneath its castle, documented since 1282. Its surprise loss to Nasrid forces on the night of 28 December 1481 was the trigger for the War of Granada; Rodrigo Ponce de León definitively reconquered it in October 1483.
Castle of Zahara y conjunto histórico-artístico
Monument
Castle of Arab origin with a keep at 512 m above sea level; the town centre was declared a historic-artistic ensemble by Royal Decree of September 1983 (BOE no. 273).
Garganta Verde
Nature
Canyon with limestone walls within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, home to a colony of griffon vultures, one of the best-known trails in the Sierra de Cádiz.