Places of interest:
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Places of interest
Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo capital of Alto Valle del Guadiato an strategic place of the natural corridor Cordoba-Badajoz. It’s located 40 minutes from Cordoba capital.
Peñarroya, is the oldest location, with a miner tradition mainly, has its origin from a farmhouse later converted to a village. By its side, Pueblonuevo del Terrible showed up thanks to the XIX century mining operations, this town is named after a popular dog named “Terrible” which was feared by its fierceness and lived in “pueblo nuevo”, legend says that thanks to “Terrible”, the coal was discovered in some lands nearby the town.
By that time, were two towns, which were independent one of each other, but for its closeness were unificated from 1927, this fusion was made by the mayor of that time Eladio Leon Castro.
Withing it’s artistic and monumental heritage we have:
– Real iglesia matriz de Nuestra Senora del Rosario
– Parroquia de Salvador y San Luis Beltran
– Museo de Bellas Artes
– Iglesia de Santa Barbara
– Ayuntamiento y Casino del Terrible
– Barrio Frances
– Plaza de Santa Barbara
– La Yutera
– Almacen Central
– Mercado de Abastos “Sebastian Sanchez”
– Parroquia de San Bernardino
– Parroquia de San Miguel
– Biblioteca Municipal
– Museo Geologico-Minero
– Real Centro Filarmonico Guadiato y Sierra
– Centro de Poesia Visual
– Fábrica de harinas “Santa María” museo Antonio Espadas Pérez
– Via Verde de la Maquinilla
Celebration, traditions and turistic and cultural events on Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo:
December 4th: Celebration in Santa Barbara honor “Patrona de los mineros”
February 2nd: La Candelaria
February– March: Carnival
March – April: Easter week
May: May crosses.
October 7th – 12th: Celebration in Virgen del Rosario honor
15th August week: Celebration Asuncion de Nuestra Señora honor
Nacional competition of Singing and Dancing of Mines “Ciudad de Peñarroya – Pueblonuevo”
End of December: Light night
December: Rim day.
Towns and places of interest nearby:
La Granjuela
Ubicacion
Noroeste / Oeste
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Valle.
Fuente Obejuna
Ubicacion
Oeste / Suroeste
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Casa Cardona
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Castillo
Ermita de Jesús de Nazareno
Convento de los padres Franciscanos
Belmez
Ubicacion
Este / Sur / Sureste
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Castillo de Belmez
Museo historico de Belmez y del territorio minero
Dolmen Casas de Don Pedro
Villanueva del Duque
Ubicacion
Noreste
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Ermita de la Virgen de Guia
Parroquia de San Mateo Apostol
Via Verde de la Mineria
Hinojosa del Duque
Ubicacion
Norte
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Catedral de la Sierra
Parroquia de San Isidro Labrador
Ermita de Santa Ana
Convento de las Madres Concepcionistas
Museo Etnologico
Fuente del Pilar de los Llanos
Espiel
Ubicacion
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Castillo de el Vacar
Parroquia de San Sebastián.
Ermita de la Virgen de la Estrella
Villanueva del Rey
Ubicacion
Monumentos y sitios de interes
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción
Ermita del Apóstol Santiago
Sepulcros megalíticos
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