El Peralejo: Settlement Cores, Cultural Heritage and Routes

El Peralejo between two settlement cores

El Peralejo is a historic settlement core in the northwestern part of the municipality of El Castillo de las Guardas. The village is located 10 kilometres from the municipal centre. Access to El Peralejo is via the SE-546 turn-off from the A-476. For travel planning, the 10 kilometres to the municipal centre and the SE-546 turn-off from the A-476 can be considered separately.

El Peralejo consists of two similarly sized settlement cores called “Peralejo Bajo” and “Peralejo Alto”. The two settlement cores of El Peralejo are 300 metres apart. When visiting the village, the 300-metre distance between Peralejo Bajo and Peralejo Alto can be taken into account.

Cultural heritage and local festival

The Horno de El Peralejo Barrio Alto is an ethnological heritage site in El Peralejo. A local festival is celebrated in El Peralejo in July. La Casita is located in Peralejo Bajo in El Peralejo. Anyone wishing to take the local festival into account should plan for the month of July.

Driving route and landscape along the Río Agrio

A driving route through the hamlets of El Castillo de las Guardas leads, among other places, to El Peralejo. El Peralejo is designated as a point of interest along the route. When driving through the hamlets of the municipality, El Peralejo can be included as a point of interest on the driving route.

The Río Agrio or Crispinejo rises near Las Herrerías, in the vicinity of El Peralejo. The Río Agrio or Crispinejo passes through areas with rugged terrain and steep slopes. The Río Agrio or Crispinejo often runs through deeply cut, narrow valleys.

The steep banks of the Río Agrio or Crispinejo favour the presence of notable bird species such as eagle owls, eagles and black storks.

Hiking routes in the municipality

The municipality of El Castillo de las Guardas currently has 70 kilometres of suitable, signposted paths that form part of a network of routes approved by the Andalusian Mountaineering, Climbing and Hiking Federation and can be used for outdoor sporting activities. The figure of 70 kilometres refers to the entire municipality. When planning a hike, the figure of 70 kilometres denotes the total extent of the approved route network in the municipality, not the length of a single route.

The Camino de Las Cortecillas a Peroamigo y Peralejo is one of the hiking routes in the surroundings of El Castillo de las Guardas. For hiking planning, the Camino de Las Cortecillas a Peroamigo y Peralejo can be considered as an individual route in addition to the overall figure of 70 kilometres.

Mountain-biking route to El Peralejo

The mountain-biking route “MINAS DEL CASTILLO-PERALEJO-PINAR DE CHICLANA-MINAS DEL CASTILLO” leads from the Reserva towards El Peralejo. On this mountain-biking route, after a section on the road and shortly before the entrance to the village, you turn left onto a short but steep climb. When planning the mountain-bike ride, the short, steep climb before the entrance to the village should be treated as a separate strenuous section.

To the main travel overview: El Castillo De Las Guardas.