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What to see and do in Orcera

What to see and do in Orcera (Sierra de Segura, Jaén): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Orcera

Fuente de los Chorros 200 m

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What to see and do in Orcera

Orcera
Village
Municipality with 1,715 inhabitants (INE 2025), capital in 1748 of the short-lived maritime province of Segura and today the seat of a municipality made independent from Segura de la Sierra in 1837.
Iglesia de la Asunción y Torres de Santa Catalina
Monument
The church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción and the three 12th-century Muslim towers known as the Torres de Santa Catalina were declared a Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985.
Poza del Amurjo
Nature
Natural pool measuring 85.5 by 19.1 meters, one of the largest in Andalusia.
Pasabolo montaña
Curiosity
Orcera is the only Spanish municipality where the bowling variant known as pasabolo montaña is played.
Aceite Sierra de Segura
Food and drink
Extra virgin olive oil protected by the Sierra de Segura Designation of Origin, created in 1996, along with the cuerva (fruit punch) served at the San Isidro pilgrimage.
Ermita del Calvario
Monument
Small building of vernacular architecture, probably from the 18th or 19th century, housing an old carving of Jesús Nazareno, the only image to survive the destruction of the Civil War.
Fuente de los Chorros
Monument
Monumental fountain of stone and brick with a large ashlar front, in Orcera's old town.
Cascadas de La Hueta y Laguna de Orcera
Nature
The Morles river forms three waterfalls next to the hamlet of La Hueta; the Laguna de Orcera is an endorheic lake formation at 1,270 metres that depends solely on rainfall and can dry up entirely.
La provincia marítima de Segura
Historical milestone
In 1748 the maritime province of Segura was created, with its capital at Orcera, devoted to timber production for the Navy; Orcera separated from Segura de la Sierra in 1837.
¿La muerte de Escipión Calvo en Orcera?
Curiosity
Some historians identify Orcera as the place where the Roman Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus died during the Second Punic War; the place name itself may derive from the S-profile jars (orzas) found in local excavations.
Semana Santa de Orcera
Activity
Ten brotherhoods take part in the Holy Week processions, with the Stations of the Cross on Holy Tuesday passing through the streets of the old town; at the pilgrimage of San Isidro the traditional cuerva drink is served.