Скачать или смотреть Cazorla & La Iruela, Andalucía, Spain IN ONE DAY 22 July 2021 | Wonderful ruins and landscapes!

Cazorla is steeped in tradition with its origins stretching back six centuries before Christ. La Iruela is only 1.5 kilometres from Cazorla and even smaller, but with equally wonderful ruins and landscapes!

Due to the pandemic, access to restaurants and sites were limited or with altered opening hours. Also, taking in Cazorla & La Iruela in one single day may put limits to what is feasable.

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Cazorla lies at an elevation of 836 metres on the western slope of the Sierra de Cazorla. It is the entry point and base for visits to the Natural Park of Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, a vast protected area of magnificent river gorges and forests. Spain's second longest river, the Guadalquivir, has its source in the mountains to the south of the settlement.

The town is constructed around three main squares: Plaza de la Constitución, Plaza de la Corredera, and the Plaza Santa María. This last square is the oldest and is connected to the other two by narrow, twisting streets. It takes its name from the old cathedral which, damaged by floods in the seventeenth century, was later burnt by French troops. It is now in ruin and shouldn't be missed if visiting the town. Above the square sits an austere, reconstructed Moorish castle tower called La Yedra. Still higher up on the rocky escarpment lie the ruins of still yet another ruined fortress called Castillo de Salvatierra/Castillo de las Cinco Esquinas.

A recommended excursion is to the nearby village of La Iruela, which has a ruined Moorish fortress perched on a daunting rock peak, called Castillo de La Iriuela (see thumbnail photo for this video). A number of battles were fought here during the Reconquista until Don Rodrigo Jimenez de Rada, archbishop of Toledo, reconquered it in 1231 and made it the seat of his archbishopric.

The primitive structure of Castillo de La Iruela is relatively intact and the view from the tower is stunning. The principal defenses consist of a crumbling principal tower and two separate enclosures, with some of its battlements still intact, connected by a long curtain wall. Entrance fee for the Castillo de La Iruela also includes the ruins of the Santo Domingo de Silos church and the Roman amphitheater.

The history of Cazorla goes back more than two thousand years. Under the Romans the town had the name of Carcacena. Not only were there significant Iberian and Roman settlements here, but this was also the place for one of the first bishoprics of early Christian Spain. Under the Moors it was a strategic stronghold and one of dozens of fortresses and watchtowers guarding the mountains. Taken after a bitter struggle in 1235, during the Reconquista, the town then acted as an outpost for Christian troops.

Today Cazorla is heavily dependent on tourism and hosts events such as the Cazorla Blues Festival each July. There is also production of high-quality olive oil from the one third of municipal land planted in olive trees. Sierra de Cazorla is the Denomination of Origen for this olive oil.

Most tourist to Spain will not visit Cazorla and La Iruela, but those who do, will be glad they did!

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