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Valverde del
Camino, in the geographical
center of the province of Huelva, is an industrial town half way between the
capital and the Aracena Mountains. Close to Valverde whose name recalls the
genuine fandangos of this land of song, are found the mining centers of Tharsis,
Río Tinto and Nerva. Here in the horizon is felt the closeness of the
Huelva mountains. Aracena, capital city of the mountain range with
the same name, is a very interesting village with a sharply defined steep
cluster of houses. In its group of monuments the old castle stands out, and
the annexed Knights Templars Gothic Church of Nuestra Señora de los
Dolores, elevated on the hill that overlooks the city. Under this mountain,
the fascinating Gruta de las Maravillas, offers impressive formations
of stalactites and stalagmites, "like tears buried in this Andalusia of such
passionate brightness".
The mountain villages of Huelva surprise the visitor by their profound charm,
by "the harmonious and divine serenity that lives in the unending horizon",
as said Juan Ramón Jiménez, Almonáster, "whiter
than the whitest bright star", has a beautiful Castle, of the Caliph
period, that overlooks the daily chores of farming and cattle raising of its
inhabitants. From the Peña de Arias Montano, in the green Alajar,
the most impressive panoramic views of the province can be seen. And Jabugo
and Cortegana, along with Cumbres Mayores, have such
clean air they are able to provide, say the experts, the best ham in the world.
the home for the spanish cured
jabugo ham (pata negra)
