Juzcar
Is set deep in the middle of the administrative district
of Ronda, very near the peak of Jarastepar. Its population
is about 300 inhabitants and the very complicates
orography of the place has conditioned the appearance
of the town centre, which has had to adapt itself
to the strong differences in elevation with steep
streets, many of which are sprinkled with steps.
Its origins are not very well defined, although it
is believed that there already were settlers in the
area before the Arabic domination. Following the Christian
conquest, all the isolated and dispersed settlements
in the area reunite around the parish church, built
in 1505. As the rest of the towns in the Serranía,
it was affected by the expulsion of the Moors and
the resulting repopulation formed the basis of the
roots of the present population.
Worth visiting are the remains of the factory of corrugated
iron, the first to be installed in Spain and which
had, in the middle of the Eighteenth Century, a work
force of 200 workers. Furthermore, the Parish Church
of Santa Catalina, built in the Sixteenth Century,
is the most exceptional building in the town.
The local holidays and festivities are celebrated
between the 24th and 26th of August and are dedicated
to "La Virgen del Moclón". A good
time, needless to say, to sample the typical dishes
of Júzcar: "migas", "sopas
cocidas", "conejo al ajillo"…
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