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What to see and do in Solana del Pino

What to see and do in Solana del Pino (Sierra Morena, Ciudad Real): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 4 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Food and drink

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Robledillo River 12 km

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What to see and do in Solana del Pino

Solana del Pino
Village
Municipality of the comarca of Sierra Morena, in the province of Ciudad Real, crossed from east to west by Sierra Madrona, in the very heart of the Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona Nature Park and one of the best places to listen to the rutting of the deer in autumn. In its district rises the Fuente Agria, a mineral-medicinal spring of comarca-wide repute since at least the sixteenth century around which the Las Tiñosas spa operated, and in the range of the Umbría de Alcudia groups of schematic rock painting documented by Henri Breuil and declared Sites of Cultural Interest are preserved, as well as the gorge of the Hoz de Valdoro.
Church of la Concepción
Monument
A parish church erected in 1791, originally linked to the hermitage of the Virgen de la Antigua and for a long time dependent on the parish of Mestanza.
Rock Paintings of Collado del Águila and Peñón Amarillo
Monument
Groups of schematic rock painting in the Umbría de Alcudia range, next to the Covatilla shelters, listed as a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) for their archaeological value.
Fuente Agria and the spa of Las Tiñosas
Nature
A mineral-medicinal spring of repute across the comarca since at least the 16th century, around which a very busy spa operated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The settlement came to have 88 buildings and 419 inhabitants in 1950.
The Hoz de Valdoro
Nature
A natural gorge from which the landscape of the Sierra de Alcudia can be taken in, with several caves in its surroundings. It is one of the best-liked walking routes in the municipality.
Robledillo River
Nature
The río Robledillo rises on the northern slope of the Sierra Madrona, in the Valle Hermoso area, between Fuencaliente and Solana del Pino, and runs through a synclinal valley within the latter municipality before flowing into the Montoro, already within the Guadalquivir basin. Despite its short course it retains water all year round and is home to a rich fish fauna, with threatened species such as the pardilla oretana, endemic to the river, together with the Guadiana boga and the colmilleja. Its banks are lined with alder, ash and willow groves, and holm oak woods occupy the valley floors. Near its mouth, the course narrows at the Estrecho del Chorrillo or Garganta de las Juntas, between the sierras of Solana del Pino and las Tembladeras, of great botanical interest.
Sierra Madrona in Solana del Pino
Nature
The range runs the length of the municipal district from east to west and places the municipality in the very heart of the Valle de Alcudia y Sierra Madrona Natural Park. It is one of the best places to hear the deer rut in autumn.
Henri Breuil and the local rock art
Curiosity
In the first half of the 20th century the French prehistorian Henri Breuil documented three groups of rock paintings in the Umbría de Alcudia range, catalogued as numbers 190, 191 and 192 of the provincial archaeological map.
The separation from Mestanza
Curiosity
Solana del Pino had in practice been functioning as an independent town since 1873, but its formal separation from the municipal district of Mestanza did not take place until 2 April 1891.
Jornadas Emlobados
Activity
An annual gathering held since 2013 to call for the conservation of the Iberian wolf and for the value of rural life, with talks, outings and outreach activities.
Saffron milk-caps and mushrooms of the sierra
Food and drink
The patches of pine wood and the rockrose scrub of Sierra Madrona give saffron milk caps in autumn and thistle and poplar mushrooms in spring. They are stewed with garlic and paprika or sautéed with sausage, and they sustain a deeply rooted family gathering.