Tourist Office
Concejalía de Turismo del Ayto. de Torres
Plaza de España, 1
23540 Torres | Jaén
953 363 011 - Ext. 28
info@torresturismo.es
Description
Location of the Sierra Mágina region and located in the skirt of the hill of the Old. Its term is found within Natural Park of Sierra Magina and offers spectacular landscapes, mainly in spring, with the flowering of the cherry trees. Because of its geographical location it has abundant water springs. Its altitude, more than800 m,causes temperatures to be pleasant in summer and cold in winter.
Torres has a population of more than a thousand eight hundred neighbors and its municipal term extends along the length and width of about eighty square kilometres, by the Torres River Valley. The olive in the lower lomas of the town and the high summits that extend through the Natural Park. The major summit is Almadén, which rises above 2,032 meters.
In addition to the cultivation of the olive tree, being about a third of irrigation, and the gardens, we must highlight the of the cherry. The wide plantations of this fruit make Torres one of the most important cherries producers.
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Culture
Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán: It is found in a steep terrain, sustained by contrasts that draw eight arches of stone seen. The Renaissance church was built between the 16th and 17th centuries. Inside it extends into a single ship divided into three sections, covered by vaulted vaults. There is a chorus at the feet and chapels of baroque tardo style with venerated images at local Holy Week. One of the baptismal batteries of the temple is of Mudejar Gothic style.
The Palace of the Cobos: The call of the Marquis de Camarasa was built in the 16th century, the works were to be completed in 1565, as it appears in the inscription of the friso on the cover. Renaissance style, remember the splendor that the people lived from the moment Carlos I sells it to his secretary D. Francisco de los Cobos. The cover is divided into two bodies by an injunction. At the bottom is a half-point arc with acanto highlighted key and framed by acanto pilasters. The upper body is crowned laterally by two vases on pedestal and in the center a shield with a dome and cross of Santiago between columns decorated with reliefs. In 1997 it was included in the catalogue General of the Historical Heritage of Andalusia.
- The Church of the Holy One: It is made up of stone and built in the 20th century and consists of a single ship with presbytery on steps and chorus at the feet. The exterior is very simple and the main facade finished in hastial. Of this Church we are interested in its interior where it is preserved an oil on canvas with the iconography of Ecce Homo of the 17th century: a sitting Christ that responds to the baroque aesthetics of the dark, another 18th century oil of the Divine Pastor of popular theme and great chromatic contrast and of the 20th century, a wooden size of a Crucified, with careful anatomical study.
- The Cave of the Morron: It is one of the great Paleolithic-era rock sanctuaries they are located in the Alto Guadalquivir. The paintings are in a small room in the Cave. These are two different chromatism, one red and one black. It is very likely that we are facing a sanctuary in which the paintings have a magical propitiatory purpose for hunting, which was the main means of life of the surrounding populations. These rock paintings have been declared Good for Cultural Interest.
On the outskirts is "The Bridge" which is as popularly known the bridge that Andrés Vandelvira built in 1565, on behalf of Maria de Mendoza.
Nature
The municipal term of Torres has an area of 80 km2of which much are included in the Natural Park of Sierra Mágina, with large areas of tree vegetation in which indigenous pine trees, oak trees and complaints predominate; shrubs (majuelo, juniper, torvisco...). Very abundant are also the aromatic plants (rosemary, alhucema and thyme).
Currently takes advantage of this saw to do sport in nature: hiking, mountain bike, climbing, bulder, free flight... It has views with splendid panoramic views of the mountain environment.
Between her fauna big highlights Rape (perishable eagle, common fencing), Rape night (royal owl, mocha and autillo) and mountain goats in the rocky areas.
Torres has interesting places from where to observe the spectacular panorama of the surroundings of the town:
- Fuenmayor recreational area. Fuenmayor in a camping area and a road, located in the middle of a large mass of trees, which has plenty of water as there is a spring there. The recreation area extends along the Fresnos de Fuenmayor stream, with a source of water leaps and a pond, as well as stationery, banks and picnic tables. The Fuenmayor is surrounded by long chopos between which you can see and hear some birds of forest and riverside like the listed reyezuelo, the common agateador or the cascade lavender. It is located to the south of the town, in the Natural Park of Sierra Magina, just on the slopes of the Almadén peak, about 7 km. Torres. The recreational area is accessed through an asphalt road that leaves the village and leads directly to Fuenmayor.
- Mount Aznaitín. Authentic the milestone of the Natural Park It reaches 1,720 m. This is one of the most significant mountain units in the Park. The panoramic views are impressive. On this mountain is the Cave of the Morron, which retains primitive remains of rock paintings. It is located to the north of the town, just on the border with the term Jimena.
- Monteacto. At 1,683 m high it is a natural lookout exceptional to view beautiful and impressive panoramic views of the Natural Park. It is located to the southeast of the town, on the border with the municipal term of Albanchez de Mágina.
- Area of Hundacabras Apampada: The landscape surrounding this equipment, located on the rest of a pecuary road, is typically olive-growing and invites hiking. The facilities, with a capacity for a hundred people, have areas for tents, roofed dining, kitchen, toilets and showers.
It is accessed from the JA-1107 road that goes from Torres to Albanchez de Magina; after walking about two km, in the middle of a curve, to the right, it connects a lane that, with a total length of one kilometre, leads us directly to this camping area of the Sierra Magina Natural Park called Hondacabras.
Parties and Events
- Patrons of Our Father Jesus of the Column,between 20 and 24 September. During these five days the festive activities are many and very varied, indicated for all ages. Children's shows and games, concerts, verbenas, sports and cultural activities, taurino show, traditional games are organized. By this time everything is fun in the streets and squares of Torres.
- Christmas party.The next weekend to the 20th of May marks the feast of the Jornaleros, a religious holiday in which the Crucified Christ is sold. On Sunday morning a Mass is held in honor of Christ, in which the children of Torres make their First Communion and in the afternoon the Christ of the Jornaleros goes out in procession, adorned with spikes and brown bread, which will be distributed back to the church to the attendees. In addition to religious acts, several playful activities are also organized, such as pasacalles and verbenas. The uniqueness of this party is that the request for donations by the houses to cover the expenses is maintained. The organization is in charge of "the Brothers of the Lord," which are usually four couples who are relieved each year.
- Festival Imagina Funk.During two days of July you can enjoy the best funk music bands on the national and international scene. An indispensable date for those who feel the funk's call inside and want to feel the magnificent atmosphere of the festival and its surroundings.
Gastronomy
The region of Sierra Mágina has an ancient tradition "matancera," hence some dishes of its gastronomy are products derived from the "slaughter of the pig, " like the orza loin, chorizo mass, onion bite, "rye"orbitun, "name given to the mass of the black muzzle, which once cooked is served hot and taken with tender bread.
- Migas with torrezos and chorizos: Made of bread, garlic, olive oil, chorizo and torreznos.
- Pates with garlic: Potatoes, bread, garlic, choriceros peppers, cumins and olive oil are needed.
- Mojili torreño: It is an austere gazpacho, which only has tomato, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, bread, water and salt.
- The morrococcus: Traditional turreño dish with which the chickpeas that are left over from the cooking are used, to which tomato, potato, oil and cooked broth are added.
Pens and Licores.
It has a wide pastries such as jets, made with a mass of milk and flour, old papayos, bannazos, whites, alfajores... For liquors: guindas in spirits, nuts, risol and exquisite ponches.
History
In the municipal term of Torres is one of the oldest evidence of the human presence in the province of Jaén,the cave of Morron, Paleolithic period.
The urban centre From Torres it must have originated, between the 8th and 9th centuries, in one of the alqueras that according to Arab sources populated the area of Sumuntan (Sierra Magina) and which was located on the banks of the Torres River.
Because of its location in the border area between Muslims and Castilians, it had a very uncertain activity during the Middle Ages, was taken by some and recovered by others on several occasions. In 1231 was conquered by Fernando III integrated inside the Alfoz de Baezawhere she remained until she was donated to the Order of Calatrava, which began important works of protection, building a new alcazar and building a defensive wall around the population. Of both, virtually nothing is preserved except for the remains in the Wall Clock.
During 15th centuryTorres was a battlefield between the masters of this Order and the supporters of Henry IV. As the conquest progressed, Torres moved away from the border and the population was increasing. It is believed that these new inhabitants came from Cuenca, Valencia and the Catalan area. For them, life under the mandate of the co-ordinators was not easy, until 1486 the Capitulation of Arjonilla,which limited mutual rights and obligations.
In the 16th century, given the economic needs of Charles I, he sold the territories of the Order, Torres among them, to his secretary Francisco de los Cobos. Here he ordered to build his house palace and the bridge that today is known as The Bridge.
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