SIERRA ESPUÑA
If you’ve got the spirit of an explorer, get ready to discover the area. Walk ancient trails and enjoy all manner of outdoor pursuits.
Get back to nature in the Sierra Espuña Ntural Pack, The Region’s largest forested area, where you can go orienteering or treeking. Touch the sky hang-gliding or paragliding, or get your rock boots on in the Leiva Valley, where there’s a 2 km-long limestone rock face with 244 different climbing routes.
The Sierra Espuña is a pine clad haven of coll in the summer and a glorious place to enjoy a walk at any time of year, with a vast range of options available to those looking for an enjoyable day out.
The park’s 25.000 hectares is a maze of walks and routes, with recreation areas and restaurants provided for the visitors who flock to the park every weekend, and offers many enjoyable options for those who enjoy walking, family picnics and barbeques or just a tranquil zone of shade in the hot summer
Hiking
1. Sendero de El Berro
2. Senda de los Siete Hermanos
3. valle de Leíva – Collado Magueta
4. Sendero Ricardo Codorniu
5. Sendero de la Umbría de Peña Apartada
6. Sendero de Pedro López.
7. Sendero del Purgatorio
8. Barranco de los Ballesteros – Senda del lentisco
9. Senda de las Alquerías
10. Sendero de la Santa
11. Sendero del Mirador del Corazón de Jesús
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Sierra Espuña Map
LA SANTA
The santuary of Santa Eulalia de Mérida, best known as La Santa, patron saint of Totana, is one of the Most popular places outside of the town. Situated in a beautiful spot at the foot of Sierra Espuña, 7 km from Camping Totana and 600 m above sea level.
It is easily accesible by a road surrounded by pine groves and orchards where stately houses of the last century are built. The origin of the sanctuary dates back to the second half of the first century.
The church is Tuscan style formed by a central rectangular nave, the roof is a mixture of wood and crafted mudejar.
La Santa is a very popular area to enjoy days out with family and friends, having lunch, walking, etc..
ALEDO
The places of greater interest to visit are the Artistic Historical Setting and the Arabic Tower or Calahorra, the rest of the Arab walls and the Church of Santa Maria de la Real. Its little streets and the walled zone are typical.
In their surroundings the natural landscapes of Espuña Mountain are of interest and the tupe excavated on rock of El Estrecho de la Alboleja as well as the Cave of the Mauta, in the head of the Boulevard of the Mills.
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