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What to see and do in Aracena

What to see and do in Aracena (Sierra de Huelva, Huelva): 7 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Food and drink

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What to see and do in Aracena

Aracena
Village
Capital of the Sierra de Huelva, with a town centre of Andalusi origin beneath the castle and the priory church, and the administrative seat of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Natural Park.
Gruta de las Maravillas
Nature
Karst cave more than 2,100 metres long, of which around 1,200 are open to visitors, with formations of stalactites, stalagmites and aragonite; the province's only major show cave, with more than 140,000 visitors a year.
Castillo e Iglesia Prioral de Aracena
Monument
Fortress built over a Muslim alcazaba, together with the Iglesia Prioral de Nuestra Señora del Mayor Dolor, begun in the late 13th century by the Order of Santiago; the complex was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) on 25 July 1995.
Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche
Nature
Protected area of 186,827 hectares spread across 28 municipalities of the Sierra de Huelva, declared a natural park in 1989, with dehesa woodland pastures of holm oak and cork oak and wildlife including the Iberian lynx, golden eagle and black vulture.
Conjunto histórico de Aracena
Monument
Aracena's historic centre was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) on 30 July 1991.
Jornadas micológicas de Aracena
Food and drink
The sierra's chestnut groves produce highly prized mushrooms such as the gurumelo, the tana and the gallipierno, the stars of gastronomic events alongside the comarca's Ibérico ham.
Plaza de toros de Aracena
Monument
Masonry bullring opened in 1864.