Zuheros is located in Cordoba Region , Andalucia

Zuheros is a beautiful town of Córdoba region, in Andalucia. Historians think that the first settlement in this location was on the 9^th century, when the soldiers of Banu Himsi, a muslim leader, built a castle on the rocks.  Rocks where called “sujaira” which means “unassailable rocks” and this could have been the origin of the name of the town.  The locality originally belonged to the cora, a territorial division, of Elvira (Granada), and was fortified at the end of the 12^th century. In 1240, the area was conquered by Fernando III, who appointed a lord over the castle in order to strengthen the defences along the border with the Nazarí Kingdom of Granada.  

Alfonso X "El Sabio" gave it to his son, the Infante Don Juan, but, following the breach of an agreement, Sancho IV ordered its conquest to the council of Córdoba in 1293, remaining until today under its jurisdiction.

Nowadays most of the population of Zuheros work on agriculture, olive trees mainly and also cattle farming.

Fiestas

Romería San Isidro Labrador. It is celebrated on the 15^th of May. On this day,  people from the town get ready “carrozas”  to go with the procession of San Isidro to “el llano de la Cueva” a place in the countryside where a Mass and other religious events are celebrated.

Fiestas Patronales de la Virgen del Rosario.  Around the 15th of August the festivity of the Virgen del Rosario is celebrated. It is a tradition to organize games and contests for the children such as “cucañas” (“botijos” filled with different gifts that children have to break with their eyes covered).

Festividad de  Jesús Nazareno. A procession is celebrated on the 14^th of September to honour the Patron Saint of the town, Jesús Nazareno.