3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Dec 22nd 2018, 6:29 pm
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3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Has anyone ever been to this where the locals open their front rooms/doors and stage biblical scenes for the nativity and the three kings come down from the sierra on camels? If so I am wondering if there is accommodation in this village which i suspect not and if there is a hotel nearby with taxi access to the village.
Dec 23rd 2018, 1:09 pm
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Re: 3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Hello Sandra. You're keen, to go up there !! Out of curiosity I found a 25 minute video on youtube. Search : Especial Cabalgatas de reyes Magos 2017- ARACENA. It seems to be a grand procession of floats pulled by tractors as best I can tell. Didn't see any Camels? Its the same route as going to the Rio Tinto mine museum which we did in spring 17. ( thru - Valverde). It's quite a long winding road up from Huelva. It was our original intention to visit Aracena after the mine, but it was something like another 25-30 Km further on and we were feeling pretty tired so returned to base, reluctantly missing Aracena. Its not that far on paper but the road is not great. There appears to be quite a few hotels in town. HTH........Keith
Dec 24th 2018, 11:46 am
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Re: 3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Aracena is quite developed for Tourists The Caves are spectacular and the Castle has been renovated in the last few years . There are many restaurants, the speciality is Iberian pork as you are not far from Jabuga which is a big centre of that industry.
Dec 29th 2018, 8:35 am
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Re: 3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Hi Sandra, I went to Aracena a few years ago with a group of golf widows (Avril was one). The guys were playing at Rio Tinto so we drove up to look around the caves. You pass Jabugo on the way and at the exit for the village there is a fabulous sculpture of Cork Oaks with pigs foraging beneath them. The caves are great as are the restaurants, quite touristy. Bryony xx
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Jan 4th 2019, 8:03 am
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Re: 3 Kings Sierra Arecena
Thank you Keith, Guesswork and Bryony. All I have to do now is persuade Munty! I've also heard you can drink "Panthers Milk" up there on the eve of 3 Kings too! x
Jan 4th 2019, 8:09 am
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Re: 3 Kings Sierra Arecena
https://www.circus-berlin.de/panther-milk-story-behnd-drink/
Mines a double.
Jon
