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What to see and do in Guarromán

What to see and do in Guarromán (Sierra Morena, Jaén): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

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

When to go to Guarromán: festival calendar

July: Feria del Olivo y Romería de San Isidro de Guarromán (Finales de julio (Feria del Olivo); 15 de mayo (Romería de San Isidro))

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What to see and do in Guarromán

Guarromán
Village
Municipality with 2,703 inhabitants (INE 2025), founded in 1767 within Charles III's Nuevas Poblaciones (New Settlements) plan, initially called Muzquia in honor of the minister Miguel Múzquiz.
Pueblo de nombre curioso
Curiosity
Guarromán, whose name comes from the Arabic 'Uadi-r-Rummán' (river of the pomegranates), is home to the headquarters of the International Association of Towns and Villages with Curious, Rare, and Strange Names.
Fundación de Guarromán como Muzquia
Historical milestone
As part of the New Settlements (Nuevas Poblaciones) of Sierra Morena promoted by Carlos III under the Fuero de Población of 1767, Pablo de Olavide repopulated Guarromán with Central European colonists -Germans, Belgians, French, Italians, Austro-Hungarians and Swiss- and Spanish families from Catalonia, Valencia and Galicia. The settlement came to be called Muzquia in honour of the Secretary of State Miguel de Múzquiz.
Tradición del Pintahuevos de Guarromán
Curiosity
On Easter Sunday, the families of Guarromán hold a day out in the countryside in which they exchange boiled eggs painted in bright colours, a Central European tradition dating back to the founding of the town by German and other settlers in the 18th century.
Santuario de la Zocueca
Monument
17th-century sanctuary located within Guarromán's municipal territory, the site of a centuries-old pilgrimage at the end of September and a place of worship of the Virgen de Zocueca, patron saint of neighbouring Bailén.
Feria del Olivo y Romería de San Isidro de Guarromán
Activity
Guarromán holds its Feria del Olivo at the end of July, with fireworks and popular festivities, and the Romería de San Isidro on 15 May, with decorated carts and a rural atmosphere.