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What to see and do in El Campillo

What to see and do in El Campillo (Cuenca Minera, Huelva): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

How far each place is from the centre of El Campillo

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What to see and do in El Campillo

Cabezos Coloraos
Monument
Walled enclosure from the Almohad period, built in masonry with walls around two metres thick, in the municipality of El Campillo.
Castillo de Monago
Monument
Fortification of Muslim origin located in the municipality of El Campillo, part of the comarca's Andalusi defensive system.
Quema de la cárcel municipal de El Campillo
Historical milestone
On 25 August 1936, in the early months of the Civil War, the municipal jail of El Campillo was set on fire with prisoners inside.
Segregación de El Campillo de Zalamea la Real
Historical milestone
El Campillo, which had grown as a mining settlement following the arrival of the Rio Tinto Company Limited in the late 19th century, became independent from Zalamea la Real as its own municipality in 1931.
El Campillo Nuevo, barrio minero de trazado inglés
Curiosity
Facing the irregular-streeted farming hamlet of El Campillo Viejo, engineers from the Rio Tinto Company built El Campillo Nuevo with a regular English-style grid layout, constructed to house the mining population.
Romería de la Santa Cruz de El Campillo
Activity
Pilgrimage held in El Campillo uninterrupted since 1944, alongside the February Carnival with its chirigotas, comparsas and quartets.
Iglesia de Santa María de Jesús y fiestas patronales de El Campillo
Monument
20th-century church, the main religious building in El Campillo, in whose honour the patron saint festival is held on 24 August.