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What to see and do in Zalamea la Real

What to see and do in Zalamea la Real (Cuenca Minera, Huelva): 10 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 5 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Zalamea la Real: festival calendar

May: Fiestas de San Vicente Mártir (May)
September: Feria de Septiembre de Zalamea la Real (September)

How far each place is from the centre of Zalamea la Real

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What to see and do in Zalamea la Real

Zalamea la Real
Village
Administrative head town of the Cuenca Minera, linked to the El Buitrón and Concepción mines worked with British capital from the mid-19th century, when it went on to exceed 13,000 inhabitants in 1910.
Conjunto Arqueológico de los Dólmenes de El Pozuelo
Monument
Megalithic necropolis with several passage tombs, one of the most significant dolmen groups in the province of Huelva.
Grabados rupestres de Los Aulagares
Curiosity
Group of open-air rock carvings in the area around Zalamea la Real, evidence of the prehistoric settlement of the Cuenca Minera.
Teatro Ruiz Tatay
Monument
Historic theatre in the town centre of Zalamea la Real, a legacy of the social and economic boom that mining brought to the town.
Ermita de San Vicente Mártir (Zalamea la Real)
Monument
Hermitage dedicated to Zalamea la Real's patron saint, San Vicente Mártir, whose devotion, according to local tradition, dates back to the 15th century.
Fiestas de San Vicente Mártir
Activity
Patron saint festival in honour of San Vicente Mártir, including a pilgrimage, whose origin, according to local tradition, dates back to the 15th century.
Feria de Septiembre de Zalamea la Real
Activity
Zalamea la Real's livestock fair, established in 1843, one of the oldest festive dates on the municipality's calendar.
Ermitas de San Blas, San Sebastián y Santo Sepulcro
Monument
In addition to the hermitage of the patron saint San Vicente Mártir, Zalamea la Real preserves the hermitages of San Blas, San Sebastián and the Santo Sepulcro, around which pilgrimages and celebrations such as the Romería de San Blas are organised.
Minas del Buitrón y de la Concepción
Historical milestone
During the 19th century, British capital financed the working of the Buitrón and Concepción mines in Zalamea la Real, along with its own mining railway, the Compañía de Minas de Buitrón. The mining expansion pushed the municipality's population above 13,000 inhabitants in 1910.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción (Zalamea la Real)
Monument
Zalamea la Real's main parish church, dedicated to Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.