The Ancient Holm Oak of Cabra del Santo Cristo is situated in the area known as Los Llanos de la Estación or Los Llanos de Hidalgo, a landscape now dominated by olive groves and cereal crops. This area formed part of the ancient pastureland which, following the Reconquista, attracted the first settlers due to its potential for livestock farming and agriculture.
Although during the 19th and early 20th centuries a large number of holm oaks were felled to expand farmland or for the production of charcoal, some specimens managed to survive. Among them, this holm oak stands out, considered one of the most remarkable trees in the province. Its trunk is exceptionally imposing and its crown measures approximately 30 metres in diameter and some 300 metres in circumference, making it the widest in Jaén.
It is included in the catalogue of unique trees in Spain and is in the process of being recognised as a Site of Natural Interest, being one of the few thousand-year-old specimens preserved on the Iberian Peninsula.
It is situated next to the La Viña farmhouse, very close to Cabra del Santo Cristo railway station. It can be reached via a tarmac, signposted road that starts at the level crossing by the station, about two kilometres away.
