Don´t Miss

The Arabic chapel, the best conserved testimony of Yunquera’s past.

The parish church which dates from the 16th century.

The chapel of Nuestra Señora del Carmen

The tower of the Puerto de las Abejas, the watch tower build in 1800 and the ancestral homes of Abela and the Viuda de Sola, also from the same year.

The various caves: dos puertas, murcielaguina, los zarzales, del agua, and del mono.

As mentioned do not miss the Sierra de las Nieves

The local festivities on 16th August and 7th October, dedicated to the Virgen del Porticate, and the Virgen del Rosario. They conserve traditions from the times when the harvesters returned in mid August from the Jerez countryside. As the last group arrives, they all joined together to go to the chapel of Porticate and celebrate a mass for thanksgiving.

Do Try
The cheeses and cold meats  such as ‘chorizo’ ‘salchichon’ spicy sausages and ‘morcilla’ similar to black pudding, also the  kid stew, the ‘cagarria’, cabbage stew plus fried potato with green peppers, all accompanied by the land’s wines. The ‘pan romano’ Roman bread and ‘bunuelos’ sticky buns must also be sampled!

Do Buy
The home made cold meats and handicrafts made from esparto grass and palm.

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