Los Pedroches


Los Pedroches is a natural region and comarca in Córdoba Province, Andalusia, southern Spain. It is located in the Sierra Morena area at the northern end of the province. The main town is Pozoblanco.
The climate of the comarca is continental. It is the northernmost Andalusian territory. The name of the present-day official comarca is Los Pedroches.
The of quite coincided with Los Pedroches.

Municipalities

  • Alcaracejos
  • Añora
  • Belalcázar
  • Cardeña
  • *Venta del Charco
  • *Azuel
  • Conquista
  • Dos Torres
  • El Guijo
  • El Viso
  • Fuente la Lancha
  • Hinojosa del Duque
  • Pedroche
  • Pozoblanco
  • Santa Eufemia
  • Torrecampo
  • Villanueva del Duque
  • Villaralto
  • Villanueva de Córdoba

    Specialty: ham

calls the Pedroches "Fahs al Ballut", which means "plain of acorns". He says: "The oak is the only tree species in this area. That’s why it is called "The plain of acorns", and they are the best in Spain." The "Los Pedroches" is one of the four Spanish designations of origin for ham; it is produced and processed in an area that covers 32 towns and villages in the Los Pedroches valley. But the production of ham in Spain was developed only from the 19th century when the local breeds were crossed with other breeds to increase the size of the pigs' upper legs. Before that, the local pigs were known for the quality of their meat as a whole.

Observing the stars

The Pedroches is an international dark-sky preserve, with numerous spots suitable for observing the stars: they are the peri-urban parks, shrines or old mines that are scattered throughout the region. The Starlight Reserve includes 17 towns: Cardeña, Conquista,
Villanueva de Córdoba, El Guijo, Santa Eufemia, El Viso, Villaralto, Alcaracejos, Torrecampo, Añora, Pozoblanco, Pedroche, Dos
Torres, Hinojosa del Duque, Fuente la Lancha, Villanueva del Duque and Belalcázar.