ハンドゥラ貯水池のおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

It is a river that originates in the south of the province of Ciudad Real and is formed by the confluence of the Montoro and Ojailén rivers. It creates two reservoirs before flowing past the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Head. The first reservoir is called "La Lancha" and the second, "Encinarejo," is used for swimming during the summer months. It flows into the Guadalquivir River very near the town of Marmolejo.

The Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Head is located in the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park. This sanctuary is one of the oldest in Spain, with a history dating back to the 13th century. It is known for its impressive Gothic architecture and religious significance, making it a very popular pilgrimage site. Every year, on the last weekend of April, a pilgrimage is held in honor of the Virgin of the Head, attracting thousands of pilgrims from all over Spain. During this festival, devotees climb the Cabezo hill, where the sanctuary is located, to pay homage to the Virgin.

Since 1227, the date on which the apparition of the Virgin of the Head to Pastor Juan de Rivas is recorded, the celebration of the pilgrimage is commemorated on the last Sunday of April of each year, although the apparition took place on the night of the 11th. to August 12, 1227 in whose memory a kind of small pilgrimage is also celebrated on that date in the same Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Head.

It is a trail that is located within the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park, and is not open to the public

Impressive Basilica full of history that guards the Virgen de la Cabeza, patron saint of Andújar and the Diocese of Jaén, becoming the oldest Pilgrimage in Spain since 1227

It is a viewpoint from which we can see the entire valley of the Jándula River

It is an abnormal pine specimen because it has three enormous legs that draw attention to the rest of the pine trees in the area.

It is a slope known as the Caracolillos whose slopes turn and turn over and over again.