guadix and the east
Found to the west of Granada, this area offers a landscape contrasting the red of the Hoya de Guadix with the green of the river valleys. Its most famous attraction is the Sierra Nevada National Park as well as the various cave-houses: some inhabited by residents and others converted into extremely popular tourist accommodation due to its peculiarity and individuality. Villages such as Guadix, one of the largest in the area; La Calahorra, home to the first renaissance building in the Iberian Peninsula; and Alquife, famous for its iron mines, are waiting to be discovered.
villages
As the name indicates, this town was grassland for horse and cattle destined for the Spanish market during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The most interesting thing about the village of Purullena is the extensive neighbourhood of cave dwellings..
Polícar is a village in Granada province reminiscent of the times under Muslim occupation, with narrow streets and unusual architecture.
Marchal was founded in the Middle Ages on the site of a farmstead dating back to the Moorish era. The village's archaeological sites reveal remains of millenary civilisations. The village has a… More →
Lugros is a mountain village in Granada's Sierra Nevada National Park, offering stunning landscapes at over 1,000m altitude.
Lanteira is a village in Granada province most famous for its representations of The Passion of the Christ every Easter Sunday which attract numerous tourists.
La Peza boasts the remains of a magnificent fortress, which was constructed between the ninth and tenth centuries. Although the origins of the village date back to Roman times, when it was a rest… More →
Jerez del Marquesado is one of the highest municipalities of the entire Iberian Peninsula, a geographical feature that has converted it into the perfect place for civilisation settlements. In fact… More →
Hueneja, nestled in the Granada mountains, conserves one of the largest and most important Arab baths of all the region, which are soon to be declared of Cultural Interest. Hueneja is a small… More →
Gor is located north east of Guadix and is home to the oldest running of the bulls tradition in the country. The meaning and origin of its name are still unknown. The municipality of Gor… More →
The village of Fonelas has some of the most valuable archaeological remains in the peninsula.
Ferreira, a quaint little village in the Granada province, was named after the “iron” mineral, which is very abundant here. One of the most important archaeological sites in the area has been… More →
The name of this municipality has little to do with the American currency, as Dolar is a typical, unspoilt mountain village. It is located at the foot of Sierra Nevada, among pines and chestnuts.… More →
There are several versions about where the name of this village comes from. One was the money that was used to pay the Church for agricultural purposes and the other related to the units of… More →
Cortes y Graena is a quaint municipality formed by the villages of Cortes, Graena, Lopera and Los Baños. This area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, but the cave houses are the legacy of… More →
Cogollos de Guadix is a small village with wide streets and three large squares bordering on the Sierra Nevada National Park, a true delight for the visitors, with breath-taking views of the… More →
According to legend, San Torcuato became a martyr in Benalúa de Guadix and was buried where a small chapel has now been built in his honour. Benalúa de Guadix was built on clay land, which made… More →
Beas de Guadix, which used to be a prison for the Christian soldiers of the Muslim times, is located in the Sierra Nevada National Park, surrounded by badlands, peculiar forms of the clay land… More →
Alquife has historically been a mining village producing up to 40% of the iron extracted in Spain. Although closed today due to the crisis of the beginning of the past century, these mines had… More →
Aldeire is situated on the northern edge of the Sierra Nevada National Park, Aldeire is a favourite ideal destination for nature and outdoor sports lovers, particularly those who enjoy hiking. It… More →
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… More →
The cathedral town of Gaudix is well off the beaten path, in the eastern confines of the Province of Granada, a large, bustling country town with a personality all of its own. Its history dates… More →
Looming over the village of La Calahorra and the plateau of the Marquesado in the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada is one of Andalucia's most emblematic and unusual fortresses, the haunting… More →
