Come to Aracena and stay in our hotel:

Hotel Sierra de Aracena 

You can plan in our hotel your cultural visits or your walks in the middle of nature. You have some suggestions here. You only have to care about enjoying it!

^{What about visiting a real pasture and knowing how Iberian porks live there?}

^{Go to www.visitaladehesa.es where they will explain you the traditional way of extensive pork farming. In the middle of natural landscapes you will know about the different varieties of Iberian porks and their genetic features.}

^{You will begin by walking in company of a guide who will interpret the short path towards the pasture. You will receive explanations about the manufacture of sausages and cured hams in their ham dryer rooms. At the end, you will enjoy and taste different Iberian products from their own manufacture. What are you waiting for?}

^{Do you like walking in the middle of the forest? Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche Natural Park is full of paths with natural loveliness. This park is the perfect place for hiking, Nordic Walking, go biking or even go horse riding.}

^{You can download this HIKING BOOK for more information. HOTEL SIERRA DE ARACENA contribute to its edition.}

^{If you come to Aracena, you must visit its famous “CAVE OF WONDERS”}

^{Cave of Wonders is an endless source of beauty made by Nature itself throughout the years with basic elements such as water and stones.}

^{There are several lakes inside and a great variety of shapes and figures. All together with its itinerary make of this cave an entirely beauty by itself. It was discovered at the end of 19th Century and opened in 1914 as the first touristic cave in Spain.}

^{Address: C/ Pozo de la Nieve, s/n. Aracena (HUELVA).}

^{Phone: +34 663 93 78 76}

^{e-mail: grutadelasmaravillas@ayto-aracena.es}

^{Buy tickets here: You can buy here tickets for Cave of Wonders, Ham Museum and Aracena Fortress all together or separately.}

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^{Walking down Aracena streets you can find a sculpture around the corner. It is the open-air Contemporary Art Museum: “ANDALUCÍA”. It is a sculptures permanent exhibition opened in 1986. There are a great variety of figures, procedures, materials and artists. As an example, there are sculptures made of stone, bronze, aluminum or iron. Are you able to finding all of them? A clue: There are a couple of them in front of our hotel.}

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Alájar is a small town declared as Historic-Artistic site. It is nestled in a beautiful valley between mountains full of holm oaks and chestnut trees. There is a cave inside the hill known as “Peña de Arias Montano”.

^{Benito Arias Montano was a famous humanist from King Felipe the Second’s period. This humanist was also the librarian in El Escorial Monastery as well as alchemist, astrologer or editor of multilingual Bible. He retired here and for this reason the area was renamed after him as “Peña de Arias Montano”.}

^{The shrine known as Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles was built back around 16th century. It is the site for the Virgin Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, Patron Saint in the region. There is a pilgrimage each September 8th when devotees from different towns and villages around come to visit this shrine.}

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Cortegana castle is a medieval fortress built throughout 13th and 16th centuries. It is thought that this fortress was one of the control points along the way from Guadalquivir Valley towards Aroche and Portuguese Alentejo. In this sense, Cortegana castle was a defensive post as well as other fortress along this region.

^{During the 1960s the castle was restored to be used as a museum. Nowadays, it is the main attraction in Cortegana “Medieval Days”.}

^{Opening times:}

^{From September 21st  to June 20th :}

^{From Tuesdays to Sundays: 11.00h to 14.00h and 16.00h to 18.00h.}

^{From June 21st to September 20th:}

^{From Tuesdays to Sundays: 11.00h to 14.00h and 17.00h to 19.00h.}

^{Closed on Monday except holidays.}

^{Phone: +34 627 695 801}

^{e-mail: assocastillo@hotmail.com}

^{Riotinto Mines are 31kms far from Aracena. The history of Riotinto Mines starts since the very beginning of first settlements of humankind itself. Mining was an activity joined to the development of the eldest civilizations such as Tartessos or Phoenicians. But during Roman Empire period mining got a true progress in the area.}

^{Riotinto Mining Park offers a wide range of activities involving history, adventures, nature and emotions: a 19th century train goes through amazing landscapes. You can admire a singular river never seen before because of its color and its water composition. It is even compared to another planet like Mars. The landscape shows more than 5.000 years of mining and different processes to get minerals. The museum illustrates all those cultural heritages as well as several Victorian style houses which indicate the English influence in the region.}

^{What to visit?}

^{Mining Museum: 5.000 years of mining history.}

^{Touristic Train: a time trip through another planet landscapes.}

^{“Peña del Hierro”: A rainbow mine.}

^{21st house: The British Trace.}

^{Phones: +34 959 590 025 // +34 619 526 888}

^{e-mail: redes@parquemineroderiotinto.es}

^{More info in official web}

^{Goat cheese is also an important product here made in artisan elaboration processes and according to traditional recipes. We cannot forget about chestnuts, bountiful harvest during autumn season. They are not only used in desserts but also as seasonings in meat recipes, in purées, boiled or candied.}