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Festivals in Zurgena: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de Andalucía, Semana Santa, Fiesta de Nuestra Señora María Auxiliadora, Fiesta de San Juan, Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen and Fiestas de San Ramón Nonato
Lentegí is situated inland from the Costa Tropical, tucked away in the southern part of the Sierra de Almijara mountains and protected by the river Río Verde. It is a popular destination for lovers of rural tourism and adventure sports such as canyoning and caving.
For long the subject was taboo. Now a new books throws fresh light on a forgotten war that raged in the 1940s and early 1950s in the mountains of Spain. Entitled Between Two Fires - Guerrilla war in the Spanish sierras, the book appears at a moment when Spain is involved in intense and often bitter debate about its recent past under the 40-year Franco dictatorship.
The village of Maracena dates back to the Roman era, when it was an agricultural village known as Maratius. In 1964, the remains of a Roman villa were discovered at Casería Titos. Among these remains were tiles, the remains of a hand mill and a pedestal bearing an epigraphic inscription in which a certain Publius Cornelius Callico dedicates a votive offering to the goddess Stata Matrem
In the far south-eastern corner of the Iberian peninsula is this sun-baked province, with the highest hours of sunshine and lowest rainfall in Europe. Given Almería's climate, it´s no surprise that much of the province is comprised of semi-arid desert-like landscape.
Long terraced tees and large greens amidst fragrant orange trees are characteristic of the well-maintained golf course at Los Naranjos. Los Naranjos is run on the philosophy that "golf means more than just sport". The new Andalusian style clubhouse bears this out, emphasising a total golfing experience.
An online map that was useful to look up the status of cases and measures in each of the 785 municipalities of Andalucia. It was last updated in February 2022 when all areas reached Level Zero. The restriction written to the left of the map when returning a search are no longer aplicable.
Cordoban painter Julio Romero de Torres is much loved in his home town, and around Spain - his works, which you`ll see on posters everywhere, have adorned postage stamps and bank notes, and inspired songs and films.
Tíjola is also known as the Perla de Almanzora (Pearl of the Almanzora) and offers visitors both a beautiful village centre and an amazing mountain landscape of ravines and pine forests. One of the best times to visit is on Día de la Virgen de Fátima, when the streets are covered with coloured carpets ready for the grand procession.
Despite some recent construction around the village, the view of Hornos del Segura from afar remains spectacular. The ancient wall of this former Arab fortress stands almost intact, and the village is crowned by a castle with tower. There are numerous fantastic viewpoints overlooking the surrounding Sierra de Cazorla Natural Park. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The best way to discover the villages of Granada is by car many of the whitewashed villages of Granda are impressive historical monuments in themselves. The province of Granada also has a coastline, the Costa Tropical, inland cave duelling villages, skiing in the Sierra Nevada.
Festivals in Íllar are Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de San Antón, La Candelaria, Día de Andalucía, Jueves Lardero, Semana Santa, Cruces de Mayo, Día de San Isidro, Día de San Juan and more.
Málaga Airport has three main terminals plus a General Aviation Terminal for private planes - located south of the airport - and the Cargo Terminal to the north.
Walking through the streets of Terque, visitors should look out for the bourgeois houses that were the product of mining in the Sierra de Gádor and the exportation of dessert grapes. It has about 370 inhabitants.The first cultural settlement of Terque is likely to have been prehistoric, evidenced by the millenary cave town found by the occupants of the Millares.
Pueblo Lopez is a surprisingly picturesque little residential community between El Boquetillo neighbourhood and the town centre. This neighbourhood was built in the early 1960’s by an English builder who was determined not to succumb to the increasing tendency at that time to construct high rise buildings.
There is a bus service from Albuñán to Granada City.
Palos de la Frontera is predominantly an agricultural village due to its vast trade of local strawberries and raspberries. It is also well known for being where Christopher Columbus set sail eventually reaching America in 1492. It has about 8500 inhabitants.
The marble and stone carvers of Andalucia are known for their traditional working of tombstones, pantheons and adornments. The carvers of Jaén are well known for their finely carved marble ashlars. There are many factories in the province of Malaga, such as the Colegiata at Antequera. There is a well known quarry at Macael in Almeria Province that produces marble which rivals that of Carrara in purity.
Serrato as a municipal district was formed as recently as December 2014. Until then it was part of the municipal district of Ronda. It has about 470 inhabitants.Its origins of Seratto date back to the Neolithic era, when small agricultural communities settled here due to the fertile land and the abundance of water. It was in the Roman and Arab period that it grew in importance, particularly Serrato village, which was a Roman town.
Andalucia has one of the world's top courses. In Sotogrande close to Gibraltar, is widely acknowledged as being one of the best courses in the world, and number one in continental Europe.
