Poza de la Sal

Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España

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JARAMILLANOEstructura interior con el almacén lleno de sal a finales de verano CC BY-SA 4.0
Mario Modesto MataPanorama desde el Castillo de Poza de la Sal CC BY-SA 3.0
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Salt made this village's fortune: its springs were worked from before Roman times, and the last salt pan closed only in 1974. Poza clings to a hillside below the castle of the Rojas, with steep lanes of stone and half-timbered houses inside medieval walls, and a square so open to the plains below that the village is called the balcony of La Bureba.

Highlights

The salt pans, where spring water evaporated on wooden and stone platforms
The castle of the Rojas, high on the slope above the village
Medieval walls, five metres high, entered by three gates
Church of San Cosme y San Damián above the old market square
The old Santander–Mediterráneo railway line, now a greenway (ES)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Poza de la Sal (ES), Poza de la Sal (EN), Poza de la Sal (IT)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 278

Things to see

Salinas de Poza de la Sal (ES)

Events through the year

Fiesta de San Blas Religious · Sunday after 3 FebruaryDesjarrete sword dance around hens and rabbits, then the jota pozana
Feast of Saint Mark Religious · 25 AprilCommunal meals at the Virgen de Pedrajas sanctuary
Feast of Saint Isidore Religious · 15 MayAuctions of farm produce
Festival Nacional de Charangas y Fanfarres Music and arts · First Saturday of MayOne band from each region competes for the best in Spain
Processions of the Virgen de Pedrajas Religious · 29 June and 8 SeptemberStatue carried up to the sanctuary in June, back down in September
Fiesta de los salineros Seasonal · Saturday after 22 JulySalt workers' festival linked to La Magdalena
Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian Religious · 26 to 29 SeptemberPatronal fiestas of the town
Feast of Saint Cecilia Music and arts · 22 NovemberDay of music's patron, celebrated by the municipal band founded 1891