The karst (limestone) area east of Hornachuelos has been eroded by water into spectacular formations, some known as "casas colgadas" or hanging houses.

The 16C church has an 18C tower. The fine doorway, executed in the Late Gothic style, is attributed to Hernán Ruiz I, the founder of a dynasty of Sevilla sculptors in the 16C and 17C. You reach the church along Calle Palmares, so called because of th..

There's an interactive exhibition on the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Hornachuelos. The visitors' centre provides information on the possibilities of trips into the park on donkeys or in four-wheel-drive vehicles. It also issues permits for camping..

The nature reserve covers an area of 67 000 hectares in the western part of the province of Córdoba. Its mountains are not particularly high but have been cut deep by watercourses hollowing out steep-sided gorges. Oaks, durmasts and wild olives cloak..