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What to see in Sierra de Cazorla

Spain's largest protected natural area (214,000 ha) and a Biosphere Reserve. The source of the Guadalquivir, laricio pine forests, deer, mountain goats and griffon vultures in their pure state.

12 Sports Activities5 Nature3 Historical Heritage1 Gastronomy1 Culture

🏛️ Historical Heritage

🌆 Historic Centre of Cazorla

A traditional urban layout wedged against the sierra and crowned by the Yedra Castle, with the unfinished church of Santa María at its feet.

Historic Quarter

🏰 La Iruela Castle

A Templar fortress perched on a vertical crag in the Sierra de Cazorla, with a keep that seems to grow from the rock itself.

Castle

🏰 La Yedra Castle

A Berber-origin bastion reworked by the Christians dominating Cazorla, today a museum of popular arts and customs of the Upper Guadalquivir.

Castle

🌿 Nature

🥾 Borosa River

A tributary of the Guadalquivir in Cazorla, famous for shaping one of the most beautiful river routes in Spain through the Cerrada de Elías, with walkways over turquoise water.

River, lake or reservoir

🦅 Cazorla Mountains

Territory of the bearded vulture reintroduced after decades of extinction, alongside griffon vultures, golden eagles and Spain's largest pine forest.

Birdwatching

🌲 Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas Natural Park

The largest natural park in Spain and the second largest in Europe. An immense sea of pines with deep valleys, waterfalls and the sources of the Guadalquivir and Segura rivers.

Natural Park

🪵 Cerrada de Elías and Cerrada de Utrero

Deep narrows of the Borosa and Guadalquivir rivers in Cazorla, where water flows between towering moss-covered walls, followed by wooden walkways anchored to the rock.

Nature

💧 Tranco de Beas Reservoir

In the heart of the Cazorla Natural Park, one of the most beautiful inland scenes in Spain. It offers solar boat trips and bathing areas among pine woods.

River, lake or reservoir

🎭 Culture

🎷 Cazorla Blues Festival

One of the most important blues festivals in Europe, turning this mountain village into a huge urban stage every July at the foot of the sierra.

Fair or Festival

🍽️ Gastronomy

🍹 Cuerva Punch

A traditional drink from the villages of the Segura and Cazorla mountains. A kind of punch mixing red or white wine with plenty of chopped fruit, sugar, water and a touch of cinnamon.

Gastronomy

🏄 Sports Activities

⛰️ Cabañas Peak

The roof of the Cazorla park at 2,028 metres, with a climb through black pine forests and a viewpoint taking in the whole sea of Jaén sierras.

High mountain Moderate

🚴 Cazorla Cycling Route

A mountain road through Spain's largest natural park, following the Guadalquivir between rock walls and pine forests to the Tranco reservoir.

Cycling route Hard

🥾 Cerrada de Elías Trail

The most spectacular stretch of the Borosa: a wooden walkway suspended over turquoise pools inside a gorge of vertical moss-covered walls.

Hiking trail Easy

🥾 Cerrada del Utrero Trail

A two-kilometre circular route, suitable for all the family, around a narrowing of the Guadalquivir reaching the Cola de Caballo waterfall.

Hiking trail Easy

🚴 Climb to Cazorla Puerto de las Palomas

A climb from Cazorla to the 1,290-metre viewpoint, with Spain's largest natural park at your feet and griffon vultures circling the pass.

Cycling route Hard

🧗 Climbing at Cazorla

Sectors across the natural park with quality limestone, from beginner routes at El Vadillo to long walls in the Cerrada del Utrero.

Climbing Moderate

🪢 Guadalquivir Canyons

Descents in the Cazorla park along the upper Guadalquivir tributaries, with abseils between moss-covered walls and jumps into icy pools.

Canyoning Moderate

🐴 Horse Riding in Cazorla

Rides through Spain's largest natural park along the upper Guadalquivir, among pine forests, deep valleys and sightings of deer and mouflon.

Horse riding Moderate

⛳ La Loma Golf

A course in the Úbeda district among centuries-old olive groves, one of the few in Jaén province, flat with views of the Cazorla ranges.

Golf course Easy

🪂 Paragliding at Cazorla

Flights over Spain's largest natural park, between limestone walls and a sea of pine forest, sharing the air with griffon and bearded vultures.

Free flight Hard

🥾 Río Borosa Trail

The most famous trail in Cazorla: twenty-two kilometres from Torre del Vinagre through the Cerrada de Elías, with wooden walkways, tunnels and two mountain lakes.

Hiking trail Moderate

⛵ Watersports at Tranco de Beas

A reservoir in the heart of the Cazorla park with solar boat trips, kayaking and canoeing among pine-covered mountains.

Watersports Easy

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