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It is a tribute to the miners who worked in the Almadén mercury mines, protagonists of more than 2,000 years of mining history. The idea arose in 1953, but it did not materialize until 1996, thanks to a public subscription and institutional contributions. It was inaugurated on September 8, 1996, coinciding with the feast day of Our Lady of the Mines.

To get to the viewpoint you have to deviate from the route, there are signs, so you won't miss it for sure. The route is recommended to do especially in spring and autumn.

The town is located to the west of the Alcudia valley. Its economic activity has been based on agriculture and livestock. It is surrounded by places with a high degree of natural conservation, with typical vegetation of the area: holm oak, mastic, sticky rockrose and labiernago.

Castle that is located right at the top of the town of Almadén and that is also called the Ermita Virgen del Castillo. The mountain has the same name as the castle with spectacular views of the area and the town.

Castle that is located right at the top of the town of Almadén and that is also called the Ermita Virgen del Castillo. The mountain has the same name as the castle.

Hermitage which is located at the northern end of the town of Almadén and which is one of the most important points in the town.

The Almadén Mining Park is the living heritage of the two thousand years of Almadén exploitation. After the closure of the mining activity in 2003, the oldest mines in the world whose activity has been maintained to this day, show their secrets. Mercury, the living silver of the Romans, is shown in the Park in all its aspects, the extraction of its mineral, cinnabar, mercury sulfide, its transformation in metallurgical furnaces, its physical and chemical properties, its uses and, of course, its eternal history. The facilities of the Mining Park, the shafts, buildings and facilities are the heart of the Spanish assets registered on the list of World Heritage Sites under the name of Mercury Heritage. Almaden and Idrija.

Incredible views of the surrounding landscape can be seen from this fortified position that was once an old Muslim castle. Today you can see a small 16th century hermitage built by the Knights of the Order of Calatrava. This castle once stood guard on an important trade route between Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia and Extremadura.