Lucena del Puerto – Culture, Trails and Festivals
For culture-oriented visitors, Lucena del Puerto begins at the former Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de la Luz: it is listed as a Monument in the General Catalogue of Andalusian Heritage. At the end of the 15th century, it was founded by the Hieronymite Order as a rural monastery estate combining religious, residential and agricultural-livestock buildings. The church and refectory are late Gothic, while several cloisters are designed in the Mudéjar style; later sections show Renaissance and Baroque influences.
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Culture and Festivals
The Cruces de Mayo in Lucena del Puerto include four crosses: Calle Castillo, Calle Arriba, Calle Malva and Calle Abajo. On the day of the procession, Santa Cruz de Arriba is the only one of the four crosses to return to its chapel; this tradition has existed for more than 80 years.
El Romerito takes place in June, is dedicated to the Virgen del Rocío and involves the entire town. During El Romerito, the pilgrimage procession travels on foot or by wagon alongside the Simpecado to the Pino de la Cruz natural area. The patron saint festivities of the Virgen de la Luz last several days and include a procession of the Virgen on 15 August.
The chapels also preserve specific evidence of local design. The Capilla de la Santa Cruz de la Calle Malva houses a cross created in 1956 by Manuel Seco Velasco's Sevillian workshops. The Capilla de la Santa Cruz de Arriba has a regionalist façade with blue-and-white Sevillian tiles depicting Passion motifs and, in particular, the Stations of the Cross. The Capilla de la Santa Cruz de la Calle Malva was built in 1992 by the architect Francisco J. Ramón Girón in the regionalist style.
Trails, Landscape and Nature
The SL-A 358 Camino de los Cristos is a 2,645-metre-long linear recreational trail in Lucena del Puerto. It passes through a small, ecologically valuable depression with pine trees, holm oaks, myrtles and palmetto palms.
The SL-A 359 Camino de las Cabezadas is a 2,301-metre-long linear trail with a fork where you can return to Lucena del Puerto or continue to Bonares. The SL-A 360 Camino de Río Tinto begins in Lucena del Puerto and descends along a paved dirt track towards the Río Tinto. The 1,954-metre-long trail ends with views of the Río Tinto.
The Vereda del Camino del Loro passes through pine and scrubland belonging to the Parque Natural de Doñana. The Ruta de los Pinos de la Cruz is a three-kilometre-long, relatively easy trail connecting the centre of Lucena del Puerto with the Pino de la Cruz recreational area. There are picnic tables and benches, barbecue facilities, a children's play area and fountains. You can compare the different trail lengths, routes and landscape areas according to your own interests.
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Geographical Location
Lucena del Puerto lies on the left bank of the Río Tinto and receives westerly winds as well as breezes from the nearby sea.
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