Some important places in Andalusia: Sanctuary of El Saliente
Sunday, September 13, 2009 @ 10:39 PM
This is the Sanctuary of El Saliente (Albox, Almería).
Picture by: steve 99, at flickr.com
Here, you can see the Sanctuary closer.
Picture by steve 99, at flickr.com
In the south of Chirivel and towards Albox, an exit on the road takes to the doors of this temple with ocher walls, which are camouflaged with the land from the Mount Roel.The construction, Baroque from the Century XVIII, has been considerated Historical Monument and houses the image of the Virgin of El Saliente, aim of a popular procession in the first days of September.The enviroment of the Sanctuary offers some extraordinary outlooks of the arid lanscape of gullies and ravines.
Closer Accommodations: La Casona de Don Bruno, in El Contador.In a small hamlet close Chirivel, more than 1.100 meters high, a rural hotel has opened its doors, fited out in a building from the Century XIX.The large rooms, confortables and well decorsted, include a curious Museum of the Esparto grass (Museo del Esparto), just like a restaurant, dining room, room for conventions, 3 double rooms and 7 suites.
Tphone: 950 413 401 and 649 753 461.