Yátor – Aqueduct, Mining History and Holiday Apartments

According to popular tradition, the Acueducto in Yátor is considered a Roman arch. It was built to divert water from the Caz and thereby power the mill and olive press of Juan “El Mosca” near the Plaza de la Iglesia. The Tinao of Yátor forms a fully covered passage between the Plaza de la Iglesia and Calle San José and serves as a transition between public and private space.

Other destinations for your travel planning include Graena, Salar, Cájar, La Taha, Purullena, Villamena, Víznar and Iznalloz.

Culture and History

The Ermita de San Sebastián in Yátor has a Greek-cross floor plan, whereas most comparable chapels are said to have a Latin-cross floor plan. The parish church Iglesia Parroquial de la Inmaculada Concepción in Yátor was built in the Mudéjar style in the 1560s.

The Almazara de Yátor uses large stone cones to grind olive harvests and extract oil from them. Yátor is home to the “Molino de la Iglesia”, which forms part of the agricultural heritage of the municipality of Cádiar.

Gerald Brenan’s 1957 book “Al Sur de Granada” describes Yátor as a mining village where the men spent eleven months in Linares, while the women remained in Yátor to cultivate the land. Cinnabar mining has been documented in Yátor since the mid-19th century. At the end of the 19th century, mining activities took place there, with facilities, tunnels and associated chimneys. These activities continued into the early years of the 20th century and involved French capital.

Landscape

Yátor is one of the Vega villages in the municipality of Cádiar and lies in a valley on the edge of rivers and ravines. The Río Yátor runs through the village parallel to the San Sebastián church. Pico del Bernal, also known as Chimenea de Hadas, is an erosional landscape shaped by differential erosion and consisting of conglomerates and sandstones. The Fuente de la Virgen in Yátor is a spring with a triangular gable and a small basin.

Festivals and Trails

The San Sebastián festival in Yátor takes place over several days on the weekend closest to 21 January and includes a procession to the Ermita de San Sebastián. The festival also includes a tasting of traditional foods and communal meals.

A second celebration of San Sebastián in Yátor takes place in August on the Saturday closest to 15 August and includes a communal meal as well as a public dance event.

The PR-A 25 Cádiar–Mecina Bombarón is listed as a 6.2-kilometre linear trail with a duration of 4:30 hours. The PR-A 25 Cádiar–Mecina Bombarón hiking trail crosses the road between Yátor and Cádiar and later the Rambla de Yátor.

For the overarching travel overview: Granada.