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El ROmpido. What to do. Routes

Ruta Colombina (Columbus route). The key historic destination in Huelva province is just south of the capital at La Rábida, universally known for its role as the port of departure in Cristóbal Cólon’s discovery of the New World. The place itself, a meeting point for various cultures - Tartessian, Phoenician, Roman and Arabic – seems to have been predestined to serve as the cradle of the greatest adventure of all time.

Ruta Aventura y Minas (adventure and mines). One of the most remarkable and geographically striking unknown routes in our province is the Route that takes in the mines and surrounding industry of the Río Tinto river north of the capital. It’s a region marked by its mining industry and has pursued the trade for its 5,000 years of history and exploitation of its mineral wealth. Today, and following a drop in demand for the distinct minerals mined here (such as its famed zinc), it has turned its attentions towards a new resource, developing tourism in its landscape and industrial heritage, which due to their over-mining are unique in the world.

Ruta de la Sierra. Following a long route through the north of the province, to the west of the Sierra Morena, around the towns of Cortegana and Aracena. This region has always held a strong attraction to various cultures from around the Mediterranean due to its rich mineral deposits.

Ruta de la Costa. From the mouths of the river Guadíana to the Guadalquivir, the Atlantic coast of Huleva dreams of a past full of history and legend. Vast beaches of smooth white sands, hemmed by green pine forests and the green-tinged blue of the Atlantic Ocean.