Aracena, in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche Nature Park, has a whole host of attractions that make it the perfect destination whatever time of year.
If you’ve never been, we can help you get everything ready for your holiday to Aracena. In the province of Huelva, this town is ideal for trips in both winter and summer, with your family, as a couple or even with a group of friends. There’s a wide range of cultural options, as well as plenty of traditional cuisine, including world-famous Iberian pork products, made from semi-free range pigs raised in the vast forests of Holm oaks, cork oaks and chestnut trees in the area.
Once you’ve looked at the cheap trips to Aracena you’ll find on our website, we recommend you read up a little on the sights to be seen in the town. One of them is the fortress (built in the mid-13th century on previous Andalusí constructions) and the Iglesia prioral de Nuestra Señora del Mayor Dolor church, (from the 12th to the 15th century), which you’ll find at the top of the mountain that towers over the town.
You’ll definitely want to see the cabildo, a 15th-century building that has served as both a granary and a prison, and which is now home to the nature park’s visitors’ centre and the offices of the Spanish Environmental Agency. You won’t want to miss the beautifully unique popular architecture in the town either, which you can enjoy simply by taking a stroll through its quiet streets. Aracena also has other religious sites worthy of mention, such as the hermitage of San Pedro and the Iglesia de Santo Domingo church, typical of the Mudejar style the renaissance church Iglesia parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunci ón, and Convento de Jesús, María y José, a baroque-style convent.
The pièce de résistance, though, is sure to be Gruta de las Maravillas, the grottos in the heart of the town’s centre. It’s a real show of spectacular underground nature that all the family will love.
When preparing your trip, don’t forget to take a look at the fantastic package deals to Aracena you’ll find on our website.
