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Popular festivals in Cogollos de Guadix are La Carretá, Festividad Virgen de la Cabeza, San Gregorio and San Agustín.

The Ermita de San Gregorio is located in an area known as Los Cerrillos. It is a simple, single-nave chapel where locals celebrate the Feast of San Gregorio each 9th of May.

This shrine was built after the Islamic occupation

Cogollos de Guadix has ancient origins dating back to the Late Roman Empire and the Argaric period. Later settled by Arabs and later ruled by the Marques de Villena, it preserves a rich mix of cultures and history.

As with all the villages in the Sened region, the church was built on the site of an old mosque that was preserved until 1500

From this vantage point, you can see most of the town of Beas de Guadix, with the troglodyte complex, which today forms the Centro de Interpretación del Trogloditismo Algarbes y Camariles, clearly visible on the left.

The history of Dehesa de Guadix originates during the Granada War, when the Catholic Monarchs granted land to Don Diego Fernández de Iránzo in 1491, a donation later confirmed by King Felipe V in 1751. The current name, meaning "pastures of Guadix," likely dates to the 16th and 17th centuries when the area was used for horse breeding.

The Centre is dedicated to interpreting troglodyticism, or the practice of living underground. The nitiative began with the Town Hall's restoration of the cave complex.

The church lacks a tower and has a basilica structure with a single nave and a Mudejar roof. There is no evidence of the age of the church in this municipality, nor any significant data.

From this viewpoint named “End of the World”, visitors can observe the immensity of the Sierra Nevada, the Guadix badlands, the poplar groves along the Fardes River, the Alhama River plain, and the limestone mass of Cerro Mencal.

The weather forecast for the next few days for Albuñán.

Traditional festivals in Albuñán are Fiesta de las Flores, Día de San Francisco de Asís, Fiesta de los Emigrantes and Virgen del Rosario.

Albuñán is a village of medieval Andalusian origin that was created on the site of an old Arab farmstead where families dedicated to growing grain lived. The name Albuñán literally means "the building," although it is not known exactly which one it refers to.

Área Recreativa La Rosandrá is well worth a visit, offering the chance to admire the river amidst this beautiful natural landscape.

There are numerous remains that confirm this area has been populated since prehistoric times. The discovery of copper deposits at almost ground level led to the settlement of the Argar culture in the area.

Aldeire is a village situated inside the Sierra Nevada national park. It is an ideal destination for lovers of nature and outdoor sports such as hiking. One thing to see in Aldeire are the ruins of the Castillo de Cava, belonging to the Caliphate period (11th Century). Nasrid ceramics dating back to the 8th and 9th Century have been found here.

The Alquife mining site was Europe’s most important early source of iron ore

The Marbella Town Hall approved provisionally the ordinance which required an air quality study which has ont been carried out. Marbella introduced sinage in December 2023 just ahead of the end of year deadline. As of July 2025 the ZBE is still in provisionial phase. A vehicle entering without a sticker might receive a warning but not a fine.

Torremolinos was the first town on the Costa del Sol to introduce a Low Emission Zone. This was on 1st January 2024 and covers a part pedestrian area of the historic town centre. it is now in force with fines being issued.