Andalucían landscape, which looks remarkably like that of southern California.
The church of La Virgen de la Cabeza. The name sounds kind of funny (the Virgin of the Head), and comes from the word Cabezo, which is local dialect for a hill.
The walkway up to La Virgen de la Cabeza.
The oddly modern statue ofLa Virgen de la Cabeza.
La Virgen de la Cabeza
The church of La Virgen de la Cabeza.
View from La Virgen de la Cabeza.
Spanish Civil War monument at La Virgen de la Cabeza. See the blog for the translation of the inscription.
See the blog for the translation of the inscription.
Inside the church of La Virgen de la Cabeza. Sadly, I only had a few minutes to peek inside before we started off again.
Inside the church of La Virgen de la Cabeza.
Modern statue of Juan de Rivas, a shepherd whose vision of the Virgin on this hill in 1227 inspired the construction of the original church.
Cool statue of a wild boar.
The dam at Encinarejo, and the end of the day's hike.
