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El Argar Classical Music Festival - 2nd & 3rd August 2025 A unique festival in an ancient place. The fourth edition of the of the El Argar Classical Music Festival takes place in the cultural site of El Argar in the village of Antas in Almería province.
Festivals celebrated in Antas are the Three Kings, Carnival, Semana Santa,Fiesta de San Isidro Labrador, Festividad de la Virgen de las Huertas, Fiestas de San Roque, Fiestas de la Virgen de la Cabeza and the modern El Argar Classical Music Festival.
El Argar Musical Festival 2022 to 2024. A unique festival in an ancient place. The fourth edition of the of the El Argar Classical Music Festival takes place in the cultural site of El Argar in the village of Antas in Almería province.
Antas is of great historical interest to visitors; archaeological discoveries like remains from the Bronze Age have been unearthed here. The town has around 3,160 inhabitants.
Certain festivals seem to summarise life in Spain, with its love of having a good time in the company of friends and loved ones. The Night of San Juan is definitely one of these events. It is a celebration that is usually held on the beach with roaring bonfires, drink, food, and friends. It is a memorable, almost surreal scene and one that needs to be experienced.
There are several place in Almonte where Art exhibitions are held such as the Museo de la Villa, Centro Cultural de la Villa and the Santuario y Aldea de El Rocío
Torremolinos celebrates the fiestas of the Virgen del Carmen in the traditional fishermen's quarter of La Carihuela. The Virgen del Carmen is the patron saint of sailors.
There is no better way to get to know Andalucia than through their many and fascinating traditional festivals. The local fiesta is the moment when every town and village strives to put on a splendid show, not only for themselves but also for those who come from afar to admire and enjoy.
All over Andalusia (and other parts of Spain), processions known as 'cabalgatas', travel through the streets of towns and villages usually on the evening of the 5th January. The processions are usually a mix of fantasy and biblical floats, not forgetting a float carrying each of the Three Kings.
Holy Week, Semana Santa, in Andalucia is an event that literally transforms towns and cities across this region. Processions of elaborately decorated floats with Jesus and Mary statues, groups of pointy-hood wearing Nazarenos (penitents), and shrill brass bands, walk slowly through the streets, from their parish church to the cathedral and back.
The Tarifa Wing Pro 2020 focus is on the Surf-Freestyle discipline as the main format with a total prize money of 10.000€. There is also Surf-Race format an exhibition discipline to develop the format for an additional discipline to be official in 2021.
The major international car rental companies have offices in most Andalucian cities and at the airports such as Málaga Airport, Seville, Jerez. The smaller local car rental companies tend to be less expensive. It's advisable to reserve a rental car online before arriving, particularly during peak periods. On arrival follow the instructions in your rental confirmation.
If you are considering visiting Puerto de la Duquesa you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Puerto de la Duquesa highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Puerto de la Duquesa with the corresponding local road network
Dolmen remains across the Rio Genal valley record Neolithic habitation here. The town hall suggests that Roman and Visigothic remnants can be found in the area, although this claim lacks substance.
Having a local provider of rental cars in Puerto de la Duquesa, is so convenient, allowing you to explore the nearby area, from the glitzy town of Marbella to a day trip to the Costa de la luz (coast of the light) both in easy reach by hire car.
The area west of Granada was once a crucial frontier between the Moorish kingdom of Granada and the Christian territory. Today, it is now dotted some dramatically sited villages, on rocky crags or hills overlooking the fertile vega (plain). These villages still bear the stamp of their defensive past in their ruined fortifications in hilltop positions, with magnificent views over the olive groves and cereal fields of the undulating vega.
Halfway between Capileira and Pampaneira in the Poqueira gorge is the sleepy village of Bubión, which like its neighbours is surrounded by magnificent views of the often snow-capped Sierra Nevada peaks and the Alpujarras. Bubión is also a good base for walking and is on the GR7 long-distance footpath. A great place to just wander around the narrow streets and admire the local crafts and flower laden balconies.
Part of the rugged Sierra Morena mountain range, the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche is a protected natural park of extensive woodland dotted with small whitewashed villages. The rolling hills have a network of footpaths, which make it excellent walking and horseriding country. In the spring, the area is awash with wildflowers.
The rugged hills known as the Sierra de Cádiz are densely wooded with pine trees and cork oaks. Here, clinging precariously to the edges of deep river gorges or perched on rocky cliffs, are a series of fascinating fortified towns, with whitewashed houses lining narrow, winding streets.
Located in a high valley over 800m in the Sierra del Endrinal and dominated by the magnificent rocky outcrop known as Peñon Grande, the pretty mountain village of Grazalema is most popular base for visitors to the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. The park is a vast protected area of rugged limestone mountains, which are famous for being the rainiest place in Spain.
