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What to see in Segura de la Sierra

One of Spain's most beautiful villages, perched at 1,100 metres beneath a castle of the Order of Santiago, birthplace of the poet Jorge Manrique in the heart of the natural park.

3 Sports Activities1 Historical Heritage

🏛️ Historical Heritage

🏰 Segura de la Sierra Castle

A fortress of the Order of Santiago at 1,100 metres, birthplace of the poet Jorge Manrique, with a keep dominating a sea of mountains.

Castle

🏄 Sports Activities

🪂 El Yelmo of Segura de la Sierra

One of the most famous take-off sites in the world at 1,809 metres, home of the International Air Festival that gathers pilots from dozens of countries each June.

Free flight Hard

🪢 Sierra de Segura Canyons

Descents in the far north of the Cazorla park, with little-visited canyons, cold water all year and abseils between limestone walls.

Canyoning Moderate

⛰️ Sierra de Segura and Yelmo Peak

A 1,809-metre mountain above Segura de la Sierra, a world benchmark for paragliding and a high point of Spain's largest natural park.

High mountain Moderate

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