At the eastern edge of La Campiña, Herrera is a farming village surrounded by rolling hills of wheat fields
and olive groves. It used to be an important iron mining area.
The 17th century church of Santiago el Mayor forms the central focus of the village. Festivals in Herrera
include the main local fair which takes place from the 5th to the 8th of August, the festival of San Marcos
on April 25th and a pilgrimage of the Virgen de Fátima on the 10th of May.
The town of 6,700 is full of amenities and has a beautiful municipal pool with bar/restaurant. There
is also a train station for the new high speed train (AVE) that is nearing completion. The town is flat
and everything is a short, easy walk.
Herrera is situated on the N340, 8km north of the A92 motorway. The nearest sizeable town is that of Puente
Genil, 9km away in Córdoba province.
The Junta de Andalucia finally passed a new law which will take away for up to five years the planning decisions from local Town Halls in the case of irregularities. Plans have also been announced to build a new motorway to link all of Andalucia in the next 3 years.