Attractions and Places To See around Villardompardo - Top 20

Beware of vertigo.

Little remains of what was once one of the most important stations on the Vía Verde del Aceite (Olive Oil Greenway), but we can still say that the old station has a warehouse used by maintenance workers. There's also a public fountain for filling up water and shade for relaxing. The city council also built adjacent sports courts where groups of young people often gather for physical activities.

This roundabout is adorned with stones that were once used to grind olives and produce olive oil. It's like a small exhibition of the processes used in the past, displayed to the public as they pass by the Greenway so they can get a sense of the shape of the stones and the circular axes on which they rotated endlessly until the liquid gold was obtained.

The difficult route of the Vía Verde del Aceite required the construction of tunnels and viaducts to overcome the terrain's orography. Thus, when we set off from Jaén in the direction of Córdoba, we encountered this first metal viaduct that stands out for its design and the material it is made of. It is 124 meters long and a maximum of 25 meters high, based on the modernist construction art typical of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as the technique is similar to that used in the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris, but built and designed by disciples of the prodigious builder named Dayd´e and Pillé around 1890. The pieces and structure were built in the French city of Creil. This technique consists of joining the parts using rivets that avoid welding the metal.

This is the only remaining part of the old Torredonjimeno train station, apart from the stone bridge and the tunnel, which were completed almost at the same time. This warehouse was remodeled and prepared to store the tools of the Vía Verde maintenance workers, who arrive to drop off or pick up work tools whenever they need to perform operations along the route. You can still see the sections where the rails of the various railways were located (although none of them remain today), used to load or unload materials into train cars.

Here you have access to the town of Torredonjimeno. Torredonjimeno is a picturesque town with a rich history dating back to Roman times. The town is located on the edge of the Sierra Morena and is surrounded by olive groves, which play an important role in the local economy. Some of the main attractions include Santa Catalina Castle, the Church of Santa María, the Church of San Pedro, and the Chapel of las Dominicas. The central square and historic buildings make Torredonjimeno a charming place to visit and experience Andalusian culture.

Here you have access to the town of Torredonjimeno. Torredonjimeno is a picturesque town with a rich history dating back to Roman times. The town is located on the edge of the Sierra Morena and is surrounded by olive groves, which play an important role in the local economy. Some of the main attractions include the Santa Catalina Castle, the Church of Santa María, the Church of San Pedro, and the Chapel of las Dominicas. . The central square and historic buildings make Torredonjimeno a charming place to visit and experience Andalusian culture.

In 1891, Alessandre and Delapierre designed this viaduct, almost 83 metres long and 20 metres high. Although its dimensions are smaller than those of other structures on the railway line, the metal grid rests on a huge stone pilaster and the bluestone masonry stands out. In 1985, with the definitive closure of the line and the cessation of the transport of goods and passengers, the bridge was abandoned until the inauguration of the Vía Verde del Aceite nature trail, which restored some of its former splendour and delighted cyclists and walkers who cross it every day.