La Corte: Festivals, Churches and the SL-A 63 Circular Hiking Trail

The patron saint celebrations of La Corte are held in honor of the Virgen del Rosario. They take place in August. In July, La Corte celebrates the Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario. This festival includes the Traída del Chopo. As part of this tradition, participants fell a poplar tree and bring it to the church. The patron saint celebrations also include the release of vaquillas, meaning young cattle, in El Chaparral.

The Fiesta de la Virgen del Rosario is a traditional festival custom of La Corte de Santa Ana. The Novena de la Corte is considered an intangible tradition of La Corte de Santa Ana. Before the local festival, the novenas are sung through the hamlet at five o'clock in the morning. Bells call the residents to church. The singing leads through several locations in the village.

Culture

The Iglesia de la Virgen del Rosario is considered the most significant monument in La Corte. The Iglesia de La Corte is protected as a historic building under Level II protection with structural protection. The church, or hermitage, of La Corte is a small single-nave building in the center of the village. The building features a distinctive portal and a bell tower.

The religious sites differ in their classification and form: The Iglesia de La Corte is protected as a historic building, while the church, or hermitage, is a small single-nave building. Its exterior appearance is defined by the portal and bell tower.

The chapel of the Romería de Fátima in La Corte de Santa Ana was built in 2002. Its construction was carried out with the support of the entire settlement. The Romería de Fátima is celebrated in La Corte de Santa Ana. It takes place on the second weekend in May in the La Morona area. The Ermita de la Virgen de Fátima has an entrance porch with arcades. The entrance porch is topped by a masonry bell gable.

Nature

The SL-A 63 circular hiking trail begins in La Corte de Santa Ana and runs toward Las Gasparas and Alcornoquellano. Cork oaks, holm oaks and strawberry trees grow along the hiking trail. Rockroses and junipers are also part of the plant life along the SL-A 63. The trail is 4,270 meters long. It is laid out and signposted as a circular route. The stated walking time is 65 minutes.

The figures of 4,270 meters and 65 minutes describe the circular route both spatially and within a clearly defined time frame. Its signposting is just as explicitly one of the trail's features as its design as a circular route. The plants mentioned give the route description a specific botanical dimension.

Other Trails and Activities

An adventure park with 19 activities across two courses was designed for Alcornoquellano. The courses were intended to run through a pine forest. The planned elements were to include, among other things, walkways, suspended tree trunks and zip lines.

Culinary Tradition

Preparing prestines is a local culinary tradition of La Corte de Santa Ana la Real. In addition to the festival customs, churches and trails, this preserves a specifically named culinary tradition of the village.

For the main travel overview: Santa Ana La Real.