La Sierrezuela

This park is located between the Sierra Morena Mountains and the Guadalquivir River plain. It is close to Posadas and its railway station, with easy access for local residents.

The Sierrezuela is included in the Special Area of Conservation "Guadiato-Bembézar", in the Natura 2000 network (European network of protected natural areas).

The recreation area has a horse riding area as well as water fountains and tables. Here you can see wildlife and vegetation covering the limy soils, mainly stone pine that was re-planted in the 1940s. Along with the well-established re-planted trees there are some wild holm oaks and olive trees, as well as typical Mediterranean forest scrub such as mastic, palmetto, arbutus, a range of rockrose species... It has routes ideal for hiking, jogging, biking, horse riding etc.

This area is important for educational activities, with teaching resources such as the largest palm grove in the province and various examples of traditional life and use of the land in this region.

Your visit does not end there, however. Many different settlers have left their mark on La Sierrezuela over the ages. The oldest archaeological remains here are from an Metals Age dolmen. The Roman site "Cantera Honda" La Cantera Honda is the vestige of an ancient stone extraction in which cylindrical portions, which were used for two purposes were extracted directly: 1) architectural pieces, 2) weight for beam mill. This is an important example of cultural and archaeological heritage of the area of Vega del Guadalquivir. This quarry is part of a large set of quarries located south of the Sierrezuela which have been exploited since prehistoric times. Today is part of "Landscape with History" next to Pilar de Paterna.