Vacation rental in Sangonera La Seca – culture, romerías and landscapes

Sangonera La Seca combines landscapes, buildings, religious celebrations and cultural sites. Its individual facets range from agricultural land and churches and other religious buildings to museums, a zoo and mountains.

Landscape

The agricultural landscape of Sangonera la Seca alternates between dry-farmed areas dominated by olive and almond cultivation and irrigated areas concentrated mainly in the south.

Culture

Among the special cultural sites are Las Salinas Reales de Sangonera la Seca. They are classified as an Asset of Cultural Interest, known in Spanish as Bien de Interés Cultural, in the category “ethnographic site of interest”.

The present-day parish church of San José was founded as a parish church in 1968. The architectural forms of the Ermita de Belén are reminiscent of some 16th-century churches found in the Huerta de Murcia. The Ermita de Belén is possibly the oldest temple in the Sangonera area. The Ermita de Roca was built in 1891 next to the estate of the landowner Roca Amatller and dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Traditions

The religious celebrations are particularly evident in the romerías around the two ermitas. The romería held as part of the celebrations for the Ermita de Belén begins early, includes stops and refreshments, and passes the Ermita de Roca in Sangonera. There is also a “greeting” between the two patron images.

The romería held as part of the celebrations at the Ermita de Roca lasts throughout the morning and includes several stops and refreshments for participants. During the romerías to the Ermita de Roca, Conejo al ajo cabañil is especially popular.

Surroundings

The Museo Etnológico de la Huerta de Alcantarilla, a museum, is located nearby. The Acueducto de La Ñora, a historical site, is also located nearby.

The surrounding area also includes the Museo Salzillo and the Museo De La Ciudad, both museums, as well as Terra Natura, a zoo. The surroundings also include the Sierra del Puerto, a mountain, and Carrascoy, also a mountain. The Huerto de Los Cipreses garden is likewise located nearby.

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