Encinasola – Holiday Apartment Among Fortresses, Nature and Festivals

Immediately east of Encinasola’s town centre stands the Fuerte de San Felipe, a circular artillery tower. It was built between 1645 and 1650 and has an external diameter of 14 metres.

Culture and History

The Fuerte de San Juan is a town fortification that protected Encinasola from Portuguese incursions. Today, it houses a permanent exhibition about La Contienda, its distinctive structures and tools used for work.

The Castillo de Encinasola is also part of the history of border defence: together with the castles of Aroche and Fregenal de la Sierra in Badajoz, it formed the first line of defence.

Nature and Trails

The Sendero del Puente de Los Cabriles begins on the southern edge of Encinasola via Calle del Conde. In its first section, it runs approximately parallel to the HU-9103 road towards Cumbres de San Bartolomé.

The Puente de Los Cabriles itself is a 15th-century bridge that once connected Encinasola with the border area of Las Contiendas.

In the area around the bridge, a riverside forest of ash trees, poplars, black poplars, willows and white eucalyptus grows along the river. It provides shade and shelter for numerous birds, reptiles and small mammals.

In the Río Múrtigas Valley, an old flour-mill dam holds the river’s largest expanse of water in a landscape of exceptional ecological value.

There are numerous and varied routes around Encinasola for horse riding, cycling, mountain biking and hiking. They pass through the landscape of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Natural Park.

Different route lengths and types of activity help you organise your plans according to the time available and the way you want to exercise. Culture, nature and sporting activities can be considered as separate focuses.

Festivals and Culinary Traditions

The Ruta del Contrabandista is an approximately 16-kilometre route connecting the Portuguese village of Barrancos with Encinasola during the Festividad de San Andrés.

On returning from this route, hikers and local residents can sample the traditional Migas de San Andrés in Encinasola’s Plaza Mayor.

Since 2005, Encinasola’s bars and restaurants have taken part in the Feria de la Tapa during the Festividad de San Andrés. The Festividad combines cultural, sporting, religious and gastronomic events with a craft fair in the marquee on Encinasola’s Plaza Mayor throughout an entire weekend.

The Romería de la Virgen de Flores begins on the Friday after Easter Sunday and lasts until the following Monday, Lunes de Albillo.

At the end of the Romería, the image is taken at around 10 a.m. to its pilgrimage chapel, nine kilometres from the town, accompanied by tambourines, floats, carts and horses; a stop is made at the Piedra de los Valientes along the way.

When comparing holiday apartments in Encinasola, check the offer pages carefully for your travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions. This keeps the specific accommodation details separate from the decision about which cultural, natural or festival highlights you would like to include.

More local pages in the selection: Niebla, Moguer, Corteconcepción, Aroche, Puerto de la Laja, Ayamonte, Los Marines, La Redondela.

For the overarching travel overview: Huelva.