 Jimena with the castle | |
| Jimena de la Frontera | |
| province | Cadiz |
|---|---|
| Residents | 6.707 (2020) |
| height | 99 m |
| Tourist info web | http://www.jimenadelafrontera.es/ |
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Jimena de la Frontera is a city in the Province of Cadiz in the spanish region Andalusia. The white village ("Pueblo Blanco") is on the edge of the "Parque Natural de Los Alcornocales" (Alcornocales = cork oaks).
background
The city consists of the following parts: Jimena de la Frontera (with the castle Castillo de Jimena), Los Angeles (with the train station Estación de Jimena), San Pablo de Buceite and San Martín del Tesorillo. The two rivers Hozgarganta and Guadiaro flow through the place.
Jamena is typical for the time of the Reconquista with the castle on the mountain and the white, very similar houses on the slope. The term "de la Frontera" also refers to the border between Moors and reconquering Catholic kings.
getting there
By plane
The next airport is open Gibraltar, which is not served from Germany. The nearest airport with German airlines is in Jerez (100 km, 1: 30h on country roads), also is the Malaga airport (135km, 1: 40h, motorway, chargeable) easy to reach.
By train
Jemina is up to the Renfe Railway line (Media distancia) from Algeciras (about 40 minutes away) Ronda (1h) and Bobadilla (1: 30h), the train station is in the Los Ángeles district (Estación de Jimena).
In the street
The A-369 leads from San Roque about Jamena after Gaucín and Ronda. Shortly after the village, the C-3331 turns to the west, you can follow this path Arcos de la Frontera or Jerez de la Frontera drive.
From Málaga you can drive on the A7 (toll) to just before San Roque and then take the A-2100, it leads to the A-369 (a total of around 150km, 2h). Or you can take earlier runs and enjoy the ride through the mountainous landscape, e.g. via Gaucin or even Ronda. The distances are only slightly in kilometers, but the driving time is significantly longer because the roads are not as well developed (like the Autovia).
Bus routes run daily to Algeciras, Ronda and La Línea de la Concepción.
By boat
The nearest sea port is Algeciras on the Mediterranean.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples
- Iglesia de la Misericordia
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora Coronada (only the bell tower)
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria (former monastery)
- Ermita del Consuelo
- Pilgrimage church Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- Traces of the medieval fortifications:
- Castle Castillo de Jimena, Declared a "Bien de Interés Cultural" (Spanish cultural asset) in 1931, the ruins are freely accessible
- Fortification walls around the site, formerly with watchtowers, the Torre do Relógio (clock tower) with its arched gate forms the entrance today
- 13 m high residential tower in the southern part of the complex, here was the main castle
- Baño de la Reina Mora ("Queen's Bath"), probably a baptismal font of the Mozarabic Church at this point, burial niches have also been found nearby
- several cisterns
- in the far north is the town's cemetery
Buildings
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- Ruins of the former Royal Artillery Factory, the Reales Fábricas de Artillería de Carlos III, 1777 by Carlos III. which produced cannonballs at the time of the siege of Gibraltar. The system of water-supplying canals on the banks of the Guadiaro River is particularly interesting. In 1786 the factory had to be shut down again due to the unstable water level in the river. There was an iron mine in nearby San Pablo de Buceite, and the forests were used to supply wood (coal).
Monuments
The Cueva de la Laja Alta is located on the Gomero Gorge at the coordinates:36 ° 26 ′ 27 ″ N.5 ° 30 ′ 40 ″ W..
It cannot be reached by vehicles but only on foot, see this example of a possible one Hike. The prehistoric (around 1000 BC) cave paintings on the sandstone are particularly interesting because they depict a whole range of motifs from seafaring (see images).
Further information is available in the Cadizpedia, but only in Spanish.
Parks
- Los Alcornocales Natural Park (German-speaking hiking tips) with extensive cork oak / mountain oak forests (also wild olive trees, holm oaks, alders, ash trees and carob trees), which merge into floodplain landscapes in the southern stream valleys (canutos) (map). Inside is the "Reserva Nacional de Caza de Cortes de la Frontera" with laurel trees, ferns and rhododendron bushes. Red deer and roe deer are hunted, sheep are allowed to graze, otters live by the streams. Many species of birds can be observed, the whole area is a paradise for birds of prey.
activities
- hike
- Bathing in the river
- to pick mushrooms
- horse riding
- (Drive) the hunt
shop
kitchen
- El Anon, 11330 Jimena de la Frontera, Calle Consuelo, 34. Tel.: 34 956640113, Email: [email protected]. Menu, Spanish cuisine with Arabic influences.
- Restaurante El Ventorrillero, 11330 Jimena de la Frontera, Plaza de la Constitucion 2. famous for its lively, charming boss.
- La Estacion (in the former station building), 11320 Jimena de la Frontera, San Pablo de Buceite, Estacion ferrea s / n. Tel.: 34 956642244, Email: [email protected]. Menu.
nightlife
accommodation
- Posada La Casa Grande, 11340 Jimena de la Frontera, Calle Fuente Nueva, 42. Tel.: 34 956 64 11 20, Email: [email protected]. Feature: pension.Price: double room from € 30, breakfast € 3.50 / p.p.
- Hotel Casa Henrietta, 11330 Jimena de la Frontera, c / Seville 44. Tel.: 34 956 648 130, Fax: 34 956 641 479, Email: [email protected]. ** Hotel, report on Europe Sur.Price: single at 50 €, double at 65 €.
Learn
Work
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- Jimena and Surroundings in the Cadizpedia (only Spanish)
