by Lourdes Zamora | 21 \21\Europe/Madrid February \21\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest
It makes part of the Cerro del Castillo Archeological Site and the “Montilla-Moriles” wine route. It proposes a multi-disciplinary tour with different thematic itineraries about History, Archeology and Nature. This medieval site takes advantage of its strategic...
by Lourdes Zamora | 21 \21\Europe/Madrid February \21\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Monuments and Places of Interest, Uncategorized
This archeological site shows the characteristics and evolution of a medieval castle that played a key role in Castilian and Andalusian History. This hill also shows the origins of the population, back to the Chalcolithic period. It was the centre of a rich region as...
by Lourdes Zamora | 21 \21\Europe/Madrid February \21\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Churches, Monuments and Places of Interest
Rebuilt in neoclassical style,with an smart tower, it is distributed in 3 naves separated by big semicircular arches over cruciform pillars. The main chapel stands out by the hemispherical dome on pendentivesas well as the neoclassical altar piece and a canopy which...
by Lourdes Zamora | 21 \21\Europe/Madrid February \21\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Churches, Monuments and Places of Interest
According to the tradition, the statue of the Christ of the Light protected Aguilar from an epidemic during early 17th century. This is why in 1611, neighborhoods bought the property where the statue was set, in order to build a hermitage in his honor. Since then, it...
by Lourdes Zamora | 21 \21\Europe/Madrid February \21\Europe/Madrid 2022 | Churches, Monuments and Places of Interest
This is one of the main religious monuments in the town, being the current plan the result of the last extension ordered by Catalina Fernández de Córdoba, Marchioness of Priego. For the construction, a quarrel was opened by the church, as high as the church itself....
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