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What to see and do in Hornachuelos

What to see and do in Hornachuelos (Valle Medio del Guadalquivir, Córdoba): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Curiosities

How far each place is from the centre of Hornachuelos

Parque Natural Sierra de Hornachuelos 8.1 km

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What to see and do in Hornachuelos

Hornachuelos
Village
Municipality of the Valle Medio del Guadalquivir with 4,383 inhabitants (2025) and 909.22 km², at 185 m altitude. Its name probably derives from the Arabic furnuyulu ('city of niches'), a reference to old mining works. The town centre overlooks a cliff above the río Bembézar. Its residents are known as 'melojos' or 'melojas'.
Castillo y murallas de Hornachuelos
Monument
15th-century castle, restored in 2023. The medieval wall was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) in 1985, the church of Santa María de las Flores in 2002, and the gardens of the Finca Moratalla in 1983.
Parque Natural Sierra de Hornachuelos
Nature
Protected area of the Sierra Morena that gives its name to, and covers much of, the extensive municipality of Hornachuelos, one of the largest in the province.
Posada de Arrieros (Hornachuelos)
Monument
A beautiful old 17th-century inn now converted into a museum and cultural center hosting exhibitions and events.
Casa de los Caballeros de Santiago
Monument
A building in Hornachuelos with a 16th-century doorway linked to the Order of Santiago.
Hospital de la Caridad (Hornachuelos)
Monument
A building on Calle Béjar that was the palace-house of the Count of Béjar in the 15th century and was later remodeled to serve as the Hospital de la Caridad; it preserves a coat of arms on its façade.
Lavaderos públicos de Hornachuelos
Monument
Wash houses built in the early 20th century, recently restored and opened to tourism.
La Candelaria en Hornachuelos
Curiosity
A festivity on 2 February in which all the townspeople take to the streets to light bonfires; on the last Sunday of April the San Abundio pilgrimage is also held, and on the third week of July the village fair.
El Cabril
Curiosity
Hornachuelos holds within its municipal term, 43 km from the town, Spain's only permanent storage facility for low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, known as El Cabril.