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What to see and do in Alosno

What to see and do in Alosno (El Andévalo, Huelva): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Alosno: festival calendar

March: Pascua de la Lechuga de Alosno (marzo-abril (Pascua de Resurrección))
December: Romería de La Rama de Alosno (mid- December)

How far each place is from the centre of Alosno

Ermita del Señor de la Columna 400 m

Towns near Alosno

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What to see and do in Alosno

Alosno
Village
Andévalo town moved to its present site in 1444 after abandoning El Portichuelo due to contamination of the mining waters; birthplace of the fandango alosnero, its municipal territory also includes the former mining colony of Tharsis.
Danzas rituales de Alosno
Curiosity
The Danza de los Cascabeleros, the Danza de San Antonio de Padua and the fandango parao were declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection), intangible heritage category, in 2011.
Tharsis, la colonia minera de Alosno
Curiosity
A population centre within the municipality of Alosno, not an independent municipality, which grew up in the 19th century around one of the largest pyrite mines in Europe, worked with British capital; it had 1,750 inhabitants in 2020.
El fandango alosnero
Historical milestone
Style of fandango popularised from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, partly thanks to the flamenco singer Fernando el de Triana (1867–1940), and now one of the flamenco hallmarks of the Andévalo.
Ermita del Señor de la Columna
Monument
16th-century chapel regarded as the first chapel built outside the town walls in the province of Huelva.
Fundación de Alosno en 1444
Historical milestone
The settlement of Alosno was founded on its present site in 1444, after the population moved from the former settlement of El Portichuelo.
Pascua de la Lechuga de Alosno
Activity
Alosno's own Easter Sunday celebration, in which the traditional egg-topped sweet bun is accompanied by lettuce.
Romería de La Rama de Alosno
Activity
Popular pilgrimage held in mid-December in Alosno.
Fernando el de Triana, el cronista del fandango alosnero
Curiosity
The writer and flamenco singer Fernando el de Triana (1867-1940) helped popularize the fandango style typical of Alosno throughout Spain.