Almonaster La Real – Mosque, Nature Park and Holiday Apartment

Almonaster La Real has a historic ensemble protected as a Bien de Interés Cultural in the category of Historic Site. The Mezquita de Almonaster la Real is considered an exceptionally valuable historical and artistic ensemble and the only mosque in Spain that has survived almost intact to the present day in a rural setting.

Almonaster La Real is one of the municipalities within the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Nature Park. Cultural history and the natural environment stand here as separate themes and open up different focal points for travel planning.

Culture and History

The protected historic ensemble includes the hill on which the castle-mosque is located. The Mezquita de Almonaster la Real was built between the 9th and 10th centuries. Another protected building is the Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín, classified as a Bien de Interés Cultural in the category of Monument.

The Puerta del Perdón of the Iglesia Parroquial de San Martín was built in the Portuguese Manueline style from grey limestone and is one of the few examples of this style in Spain. The Plaza de Toros next to the castle and mosque of Almonaster was inaugurated on 19 July 1821 and has a circular interior with a diameter of 32 metres.

The Zona Arqueológica de Santa Eulalia, also called Zona arqueológica de Santa Eulalia y Ermita de Santa Eulalia, is located within the municipality of Almonaster La Real and is registered as a Bien de Interés Cultural. The Centro de Interpretación de la Cultura Islámica introduces visitors to Almonaster’s Islamic heritage and the cultural area of Almonaster and the Sierra as a whole.

The Fandango de Almonaster, also known as Fandango de Santa Eulalia, is performed in connection with the town’s pilgrimage to the Dehesa de la Arguijuela.

Nature and Trails

The Subida al Cerro de San Cristóbal circular hiking trail is 5.67 kilometres long, has a stated duration of 2 hours and 30 minutes, and is classified as difficult. The Subida al Cerro de San Cristóbal route leads to the third-highest summit in the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Nature Park and to one of its most important viewpoints.

The Sendero Cortegana–Almonaster la Real PR-A 5 hiking trail ends less than one kilometre from the entrance to Almonaster. When planning your trip, you can compare the trails by length, duration, difficulty rating or the location of their endpoint.

When searching for a holiday apartment in Almonaster La Real, you can compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on accommodation listing pages. Depending on your preferred travel period and personal plans, different details may become more important.

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Traditions and Flavours

The biennial Matanza Vegetal takes place in the district of Calabazares in the municipality of Almonaster la Real. It is a celebration honouring cultivation in vegetable gardens and the preservation of plant products and their seeds.

The cuisine of Almonaster la Real includes game meat and sausages made from Iberian pork.

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