Cerro Miguelico

Published on 09/03/2015

Torredelcampo (Comarca Metropolitana de Jaén)

Nature, Iberians

Next to the town of Torredelcampo, it commands the whole of the surrounding countryside.
Cerro Miguelico holds important historical traces of the first settlements in the area.
Part of the Cyclopean wall of the Iberian oppidum, founded in the 6th century BC, still survives.
From the Visigothic period, around the 6th and 7th centuries, there is a necropolis with about 20 rock-cut graves of different sizes. There are also several graves from the Islamic period, from the 8th to the 9th century, which can be told apart by their orientation.
The hill is now laid out as a leisure area, with picnic tables and a wonderful natural setting that make it an ideal place for a day in the country.

More about this place…

On the outskirts of Torredelcampo, it stands out for combining nature and history. Here we find traces of the first settlements in the area and can visit the remains of the Cyclopean wall of the Iberian oppidum, dating from the 6th century BC. The south-west of the hill holds a Visigothic necropolis in which up to 20 graves of different sizes can be made out. To round off the visit, we can enjoy a picnic at the picnic tables, in a lovely natural setting.