Moguer on the RÃo Tinto
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Literature and Remembrance
The poet was born at the Casa Natal de Juan Ramón Jiménez on 23 December 1881 and lived there until he was four years old. The house is now home to the Casa Natal de Juan Ramón Jiménez Museum, which presents the Moguer known by Juan Ramón Jiménez and focuses in particular on his family’s winegrowing activities.
The Casa Museo Zenobia-Juan Ramón is a typical Andalusian residence built in 1885, with a colourful montera, an interior cistern and well-kept courtyards. It was the home of the future Nobel Prize winner Juan Ramón Jiménez during his childhood and youth and was therefore protected as an Asset of Cultural Interest, or BIC for short. The rooms house furniture, paintings, books, manuscripts and other personal belongings of Juan Ramón Jiménez and his wife Zenobia.
The Museo Platero EScultura complements this literary local history with an open-air sculpture museum. The works on display are inspired by various chapters from the internationally renowned work of Juan Ramón Jiménez.
Sacred Architecture and History
The Convento de San Francisco was commissioned at the end of the 15th century and comprises a church and a cloister. The Convento de Santa Clara combines Gothic and Mudéjar styles and was declared a National Monument in 1931.
The Diocesan Museum is also located in the Convento de Santa Clara. Its most important piece is the Cristo de la Humildad by MartÃnez Sugrañes, made from English alabaster.
Moguer is connected with Colombia’s heritage, as Christopher Columbus swore his oath to the Catholic Monarchs at the Convento de Santa Clara.
River, Trails and Landscape
Moguer lies on the banks of the RÃo Tinto. The Vereda del Camino de Loro connects the surroundings of Moguer with the Parque Natural de Doñana, where it links up with the Asperillo cycle path and the Cuesta Maneli hiking trail.
The Asperillo cycle path connects Mazagón and Matalascañas. Another linear trail to the Laguna de las Madres begins in Moguer’s pine forest a few metres from the A-494 road, at kilometre 23.
Within the municipality of Moguer, Playa El Parador is surrounded by cliffs, pine trees and some eucalyptus trees. It is named after the Parador de Mazagón behind it and can be reached on foot from a car park there.
Local Traditions
ConfiterÃa La Victoria offers a quesadilla. The confectionery is considered the oldest documented one and has more than a century of tradition.
At the Feria de Época 1900, Moguer brings back to life, from 20 to 22 February, the wealthy and cultured town where Juan Ramón Jiménez was born and raised. The event is presented as a tourist festival.
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