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What to see and do in Paymogo

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

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 2 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Paymogo

Paymogo
Village
Border town of the Andévalo conquered by the Knights Templar in the 13th century and fortified during the 17th-century conflicts with Portugal, today known for its dehesa woodland pasture and its gurumelo mushrooms.
Iglesia-castillo de Santa María Magdalena de Paymogo
Monument
17th-century fortified church.
Feria Gastronómica del Gurumelo de Paymogo
Food and drink
Fair dedicated to the gurumelo, a wild mushroom highly prized in the Andévalo spring, held in March in Paymogo.
Ermita de San Sebastián de Paymogo
Monument
17th-century chapel dedicated to the patron saint of Paymogo, restored in 1997.
Pósito de Paymogo
Monument
Former 18th-century grain store that also served as a girls' school; today it houses the municipality's public library.
Puente Internacional del Chanza
Monument
Bridge opened in April 2012 over the Chanza stream, the fourth crossing between the province of Huelva and Portugal.
Paymogo, del dominio templario a la frontera con Portugal
Historical milestone
Conquered by the Templars in the mid-13th century, Paymogo built its fort during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668) and suffered further Portuguese invasions between 1704 and 1708.
Queso de la Dehesa Dos Hermanas y miel de Paymogo
Food and drink
Paymogo produces sheep's cheese at the Dehesa Dos Hermanas and a multi-flower honey made with local herbs and aromatic plants.
Manuel María de Soto Vázquez, escritor de Paymogo
Curiosity
Born in a 17th-century house in Paymogo, the writer Manuel María de Soto Vázquez is the author of "Aromas de la Sierra" (1933), with a foreword by Diego Martínez Barrio.