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Serrania de Ronda |
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| The whitewashed villages, of Arab origin, in the Ronda mountains combine popular architecture with striking natural surroundings. Other towns, however, are famous for their Phoenician ruins (Jimena de Líbar) or Roman..... |
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Sierra de las Nieves |
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| Parque Natural de la Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park, in the province of Malaga, declared Biosphere’s Reserve by the Unesco is doubly important, as the beauty of its mountains and forests is..... |
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Poniente Granadino |
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| The western area of the Province of Granada (the Poniente Granadino) is well known ‘the last Nasrid frontier’, the old border between the Mushm Nasrid Kingdom of Granada and the Christian Kingdom of Castile. The towns..... |
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Pueblos Blancos |
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| The White Villages are one of the many attractions that await you in Andalusia. In the White Villages you will find monuments, fiestas and traditions, crafts, nature and the chance to practise a range of sports. This..... |
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Sierra Nevada |
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| Sierra Nevada combines beauty and ecological wealth, not forgetting that the highest peaks on the mainland are to found here. It is situated to the south-east of Granada and extends to the eastern end of Almería. It..... |
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Las Alpujarras |
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| The south of Spain is home to a veritable spring of health and well-being situated less than 30 minutes from the coast of Granada and Almería. We refer to the Sierra de La Alpujarra Mountains, a marvelous setting that..... |
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La Axarquia |
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| Axarquía, a word of Arab origin which refers to the position to the east of a place, has survived in the province of Málaga as the name for its easternmost region.
Its landscape, extremely uneven due to the proximity of..... |
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Sierra de Cazorla |
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| Over 200,000 hectares of incredible beauty spots make up the Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Nature Reserve, where species which are unique in the world live.
This is the largest protected area in all of Spain. We are..... |
History
History of Hinojares |
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| The village was called Traxinum in Roman times. During the al-Andalus period, the village received the name Hins-Nojar, due to the abundance of fennel (hinojo) in the area. It was first a hamlet belonging to Pozo Alcón..... |
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Altiplano |
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| El Altiplano lies to the northeast of Granada, where immense tablelands rise more than 1000 metres above sea level. Its central part is occupied by a huge plain nearly deserted, surrounded by the ranges of Sagra,..... |
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Country hotel situated in southern Spain, in rural Granada in Andalusia away from Spanish mainstream tourism. This small country.. |
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This complex is closely to the city of Guadix.
The Hotel-Cortijo is a stately building of the 18th century, rehabilitated.. |
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The Guadix and El Marquesado district, formed by an immense tableland, is located at the east of Granada. It is formed by the city of Guadix and the villages that surround it, this area has a very rich archaeological and historical legacy. Landscape of contrast between the slopes that predict Sierra Nevada and the arid lunar landscape of the Montes Orientales. Between the reddish tones of the Hoya de Guadix and the green valleys of the rivers that bathe the region.
Cross from the ancient antiquity we find over its territory dolmens, Iberian remains and the roman city of Acci (Guadix) founded by Julius Cesar. In the VIII century the Muslims arrived and even though they were expelled eight centuries later, still remain the Islamic heritage in the Mudejars churches, in the cultivation techniques and in the Arab place names. Outstanding examples of the Christian period are the cathedral of Guadix and the Castillo de la Calahorra, which houses one of the most beautiful renaissance palaces in Spain.
The ground where the Hoya de Guadix and the valleys of the Fardes and Gor rivers lie can be excavated easily. This geological characteristic gives the place a peculiar type of dwelling: the houses-cave. As they are excavated underground they provide a thermic insulation which ensures the temperature to remain constant along the year. Warm in winter and cool in summer, rustic and welcoming, its whitewashed walls and the simplicity of their shapes makes anyone who chooses them as touristy accommodation, fall in love with them.
Its ancient craftsmanship has survived thanks to its revaluation as artistic work. They have a very distinctive ceramic style, with their own forms such as the pitcher, the accitana jar or the Guadix torico. The esparto grass, the stone work, the wicker or the ironwork are other arts made in this district. With a rich folklore, Guadix and El Marquesado have fiestas, pilgrimages, traditions and curious characters of the popular imagination like the Cascamorras of Guadix and Baza.
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| Villages of the Region | | Alamedilla, Albuñán, Aldeire, Alicún de Ortega, Alquife, Beas de Guadix, Benalúa, Campotéjar, Cogollos de Guadix, Cortes y Graena, Gor, Gobernador, Fonelas, Ferreira, Dólar, Diezma, Deifontes, Dehesas de Guadix, Gorafe, Guadahortuna, Guadix, Huélago, Huéneja, Iznalloz, Jerez del Marquesado, La Calahorra, La Peza, Lanteira, Lugros, Marchal, Montejícar, Morelábor, Pedro Martínez, Píñar, Polícar, Purullena, Torre-Cardela, Valle del Zalabí, Villanueva de las Torres, |
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