If you want to take nature, environmental issues and a specific festive tradition into account when choosing a destination, Húmera offers several points of interest. A large forest park, an environmental centre with demonstration facilities and a religious festival date each have a different focus. For planning, it is particularly helpful to distinguish between a shorter trail, a hike lasting several hours and an event tied to a fixed date in the calendar.

Forest Park and Hiking Trails

Parque Forestal Adolfo Suárez is located in the Húmera area and covers more than 1,500,000 square metres. The 2.5-kilometre Senda de la Antequina runs through the park. This brings together a large natural area and a clearly defined trail: the park’s area indicates the scale of the site, while the Senda has a specific stated length.

The “Gran circular verde” offers a different scale: it is an urban hiking route through Pozuelo de Alarcón. It is almost 17 kilometres long and takes about five hours. The start and finish point is the Aula de Educación Ambiental; the route is signposted from Plaza de Húmera. By comparison, the Senda de la Antequina is considerably shorter. This lets you assess the two trails by length and by the time required for the longer hike.

Environmental Topics and Preserved Crafts

The Aula de Educación Ambiental in Húmera covers more than two hectares. Its demonstration facilities focus on alternative energy, recycled water and xeriscaping. Together, these topics give the environmental centre a clear focus on energy, water and garden design. For travellers interested in practical approaches to environmental issues, this offers a different perspective from the forest park and its trails.

The Arboreto de Clones is the world’s only collection of special cloned trees. The trees are genetically exact copies of the most monumental and extraordinary trees in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. The collection’s unique nature and the origins of the trees used as models are both central to its significance.

The Aula’s garden also contains preserved machinery and equipment from Pozuelo’s tanneries, brickworks and gardens. These areas of origin give the collection a broad historical perspective: it includes evidence of processing, brickmaking and garden culture. In this way, environmental topics and preserved examples of working and everyday life come together around the Aula.

Festival Day and Romería

The festival in honour of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus is currently celebrated on the first Sunday after 9 May. The festivities include a festive Mass at the parish church of Santa María Magdalena and a solemn procession around Húmera’s Plaza Mayor. If you want to plan your trip specifically around this tradition, the Sunday after 9 May is the key calendar date.

During the Romería, the route leads in the afternoon via Cruz de la Atalaya to Pradera de Húmera. There, local residents take part in a shared merienda. This itinerary combines a named route with a gathering at the Pradera, adding another specific connection to local tradition alongside the religious festivities.

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