Pinos del Valle: Churches, Tulle Embroidery and the Béznar Reservoir

Culture

In the Barrio Bajo district of Pinos del Valle stands the Iglesia de la Inmaculada, built between 1561 and 1566. Its floor plan follows the shape of a Latin cross, with a barrel vault above. Its features include a Neoclassical-style tabernacle and polychrome carvings from the schools of Mena and Martínez Montañés.

The Iglesia de la Concepción in Pinos del Valle was also designated a Bien de Interés Cultural in the Monument category by Decree 16/2004 of 27 January 2004. For a cultural exploration, the architectural form, furnishings and formal heritage category can be understood here as different levels of information.

Festivals and Craftsmanship

The Fiestas de San Roque are celebrated in Pinos del Valle on 16 August in honour of the local patron saint, San Roque. This festival includes the well-known Revoloteo de la Bandera in each of the two districts, Barrio Alto and Barrio Bajo.

Another cultural tradition can be found in traditional tulle embroidery: since the 1920s, several generations of women in Pinos del Valle have embroidered mantillas and veils made of needlepoint tulle at home. This work uses silk threads on black or white tulle; motifs include leaves, lace and openwork.

When planning your trip, you can weigh cultural impressions, connections with the landscape and destinations in the surrounding area separately. This allows different interests to be considered side by side without prescribing a fixed order.

For a holiday apartment in Pinos del Valle, you can compare travel dates, room categories and cancellation policies on the offer pages. Before making a decision, you can calmly check these three details against your own travel plans.

Geographical Setting

In the surroundings of Pinos del Valle are Castillo de los Ulloa, a castle, Acueducto de Cijancos, an archaeological site, the ruins of Atalaya de Dúrcal, and Cerro Pintado, a peak.

In the wider regional area around Pinos del Valle is the Museo Preindustrial de la Caña de Azúcar, a museum. Also in the wider regional area around Pinos del Valle are Playa Del Caleton, a beach, Mirador Faro Sacratif, a viewpoint, and the Playas de Salobreña, beaches.

When planning your trip, you can weigh the topics separately: architectural heritage, festival traditions, craftsmanship, landscape and destinations in the surrounding area stand alongside one another as different perspectives. The spatial gradation remains clear because the surroundings and the wider regional area are not merged into a single frame of reference.

Other places in the overview include Galera, Lentegí, Zafarraya, Tocón, Santa Cruz Del Comercio, Los Tablones, Chauchina and Cúllar.

Landscape

Pinos del Valle is situated at an elevated location above the Béznar Reservoir. From the Las Eras district, there are views of the Béznar Reservoir. A secondary road connects Pinos del Valle with Motril and offers very beautiful views.

For the higher-level travel overview: Granada.