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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.

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

The Torredelcampo station is perhaps one of the best preserved old railway stations on the entire Vía Verde del Aceite.

It is a watchtower located at the top of the hill and intended to monitor the passage of troops in the Middle Ages. It is aligned with the Berrueco castle and the Jaén Castle, in fact it can be seen in an almost straight line from Berrueco.

It is a church with a rectangular nave with a bell tower in ruins, which was once used for worship, but due to abandonment it is gradually collapsing.

Andújar is located in what is called La Campiña de Jaén and is located between the Sierra Morena and the Río Guadalquivir valley, with a history on its shoulders where it is beautiful to walk through its streets.

Nucleus with a long history behind it since it dates back to the Roman era since it is located very close to the banks of the Río Guadalquivir itself.