Patrimony

MONUMENTS IN PRIEGO DE CÓRDOBA

The historical, artistic, and natural heritage of Priego de Córdoba is extensive and diverse, like few others in Andalusia. On this page, you can obtain more information and details about each monument. We recommend checking the opening hours through this link or at the tourist office.

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Spring of the Health Source.
Since the 16th century, constant works have been carried out in this space with the purpose of cleaning and beautifying this area outside the walls, where the spring that supplies water to the population originates. In 1585, a portico is erected over this spring; the authorship of the project has ...
Neighborhood of La Villa and Balcony of the Adarve.
Declared a Historic-Artistic Ensemble in 1972. It is the original urban nucleus of present-day Priego. Clearly inspired by medieval and Moorish influences, it is akin to the most typical Andalusian neighborhoods, such as Granada's Albaicín or Córdoba's Jewish Quarter. Its streets are winding, white, and narrow, forming a perfect harmony ...
Ceramic Kiln (12th-13th centuries).
This kiln was excavated in 1993 by the Museum (Municipal Archaeology Service). The enhancement work involved the construction of an octagonal pergola dominated by a metal structure with glass enclosure and a ceramic tile roof. Inside, there is the kiln, centrally positioned, along with various museographic elements (information panels about ...
King's Fountain.
After successive transformations since the 16th century, it was completed in the early 19th century. Designed in a Baroque style by Remigio del Mármol, its completion is dated 1803. It consists of three ponds of different levels and elongated shape with predominant curved contours. In the first pond is the ...
Castle Road of Priego de Córdoba
Taking advantage of the visit to the Castle, you can walk along a pedestrian street that traces the passable route between the fortress walls and those of the medieval town. This stretch exposes sections of the wall where you can appreciate the different construction techniques used during the Middle Ages. ...

MUSEOS EN PRIEGO DE CÓRDOBA

Priego de Córdoba cuenta con museos y lugares con encanto. Lugares en los que el Visitante descubre toda belleza de esta ciudad. A continuación, puede consultar las referencias de algunos de ellos.

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Municipal Historical Museum of Priego de Córdoba.
The museum, focusing on archaeology, was established on November 24, 1983, and, from its very formation, faced a series of unfortunate events that delayed its consolidation until 1989-90, and its final conditioning until the year 1995. Temporarily, the museum is located in the Adolfo Lozano Sidro Cultural Center, a beautiful ...
Museum of Arts and Popular Customs of Castil de Campos.
In the village of Castil de Campos, an Autonomous Local Entity of Priego de Córdoba, is located this Museum-House set up as a traditional country house, dating from the 19th century to the mid-20th century, where various tools associated with the Arts and Popular Customs of the Priego de Córdoba ...
House of D. Niceto Alcalá-Zamora.
Located on Calle del Río, it follows the type of civil architecture from the late 19th century, following the scheme of manor houses. It is dedicated to the headquarters of the museum and the Foundation of D. Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, President of the Second Spanish Republic. The house consists of a ...
D. Adolfo Lozano Sidro Museum.
Located on Carrera de las Monjas, it belongs to the type of Andalusian manor house, with a spacious arcaded patio and modernist decoration. It is dedicated to the living museum of the painter and serves as the headquarters for the Municipal Historical Museum and the Landscape Museum.
Museum of Almond Francisco Morales.
The Almond Museum is located in the Prieguense hamlet of Zamoranos in a modern building unique to the area. The museum is an initiative of the family business Almendras Morales. The Morales family has been marketing some of the more than a hundred varieties of almonds found in Spain since ...