What to See in Jimena de la Frontera

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What to See in Jimena de la Frontera
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What to See in Jimena de la Frontera

In Jimena de la Frontera you can see Los Alcornocales Natural Park. This municipality is located in this natural environment of great value, with unforgettable landscapes.

The most significant historical building of the town that can be visited is the Castle of Jimena, with beautiful views.

Wandering its streets you can discover all its history and culture by appreciating religious buildings. Proof of it are the Reina de los Ángeles Sanctuary, from the 18th century, and the Church of la Victoria, a place of great architectural and artistic importance.

Another point of interest is El Cao, the Carlos III Artillery Channel, considered one of the most important monuments of the Sierra de Cádiz. Thanks to it you can discover part of Jimena’s history.

On TUDESTINO you will find all the necessary information to get to know the cultural and natural variety of Jimena de la Frontera.

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El Cao (Artillery Canal of Charles III)
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El Cao (Canal of Artillery of Charles III of Spain) was a water conveyance that served the surrounding mills, blast furnaces, canon factories and iron batteries. It was installed by Charles III of Spain in the late 18th century in Jimena de la Frontera (Province of Cadiz). Bombs and cannonballs were produced there. It worked...

Santuario Reina de los Ángeles
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The Santuario Reina de los Ángeles (“Reina de los Ángeles Sanctuary”) is located on the outskirts of Jimena de la Frontera (Province of Cadiz). It was built for the Franciscan congregation in the mid-fifteenth century. Throughout its existence it has been expanded, reformed and occupied by other orders, and even evicted during the Mendizabal Confiscation....

Castillo de Jimena
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Castillo de Jimena (Castle of Jimena) is the most significant monument of the town. They place their construction in the thirteenth century, forming part of a defensive system that protected the province from the north of the Sierra de Cádiz to the Strait of Gibraltar. The fortress was protected by a wall that closed the...

Los Alcornocales
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With 170,000 hectares, Los Alcornocales Natural Park is crowned as the best preserved nature treasure in the province of Cádiz. Its enormous extension covers 16 municipalities of Cadiz; such as Arcos de la Frontera, Tarifa, Medina Sidonia, Ubrique, Los Barrios, Jimena de la Frontera and Jerez de la Frontera. Its name refers to the park’s...

Iglesia de la Victoria
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The Iglesia de la Victoria (Church of la Victoria) is located in Jimena de la Frontera. It occupies the place of the Chapel of Santa Ana, transformed into a convent of Minimum in the 16th century. The façade, the bell tower and the cloister, of high architectural interest, stand...

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