Siles Tourist Office "El Sequero".
Sierra del Segura Interpretation Center
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Sierra del Segura Interpretation Center
In the far east of Andalusia is the village of Siles, famous for decades for its forestry. The tourist office is located in an old pineapple dryer, where from the 40's until the late 70's pine nuts were extracted to reforest other mountain areas of Spain. Today, the Sequero de Siles performs a similar function: it disperses information on all the details of the best visits that can be made in the Sierra de Segura.
It is located in a building with a remarkable history and its rehabilitation by the City Council of Siles has preserved its original structure and its name, making it a reference point for the understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural environment of the region.
It is distributed in 3 floors, on the first floor is the tourist office with panels and screens and pineapple drying machines. There is an auditorium where a half-hour audiovisual presentation is shown. One floor down there is an exhibition of the nature of the Sierra, another section with history with replicas of pieces.
They have a labyrinth, with images of the Sierra and focuses on wildlife area with 3 lines: animals already disappeared, endangered, and the rest divided according to their habitat. The last floor is focused on trades, agriculture and livestock, with projections that encourage non-consumerism.
The center also has a variety of didactic thematic spaces, among which the mycological information point and the space dedicated to the Trades of the Forest stand out.
Location
- Siles
- Carretera de Hellín number 21, Siles 23380 Jaén The Interpretation Center has parking for up to 4 vehicles.
Timetable
- From 10:00 to 13:30 and from 17:00 to 20:00 from Friday to Sunday. -Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday closed.
Ecotourism commitment of the accredited office to CETS
- They have a quality system, SICTED, until 2025.
- It is accredited with the European Charter for Sustainable Tourism.
- They have exhibitions with a high component of environmental education.
- They offer guided tours for groups by appointment, closing (when possible) the facilities to accommodate them well.
- They welcome and offer services and information for all the people who come to the northern area of the natural park to position the most interesting places of the protected area that can be visited from the town of Siles.