A small and picturesque village of its Arab heritage, alongside the River Tagus Bailon. The action of this river over the centuries has made the villa is immersed in a wild landscape of rocky cliffs pierced.
Alhama de Granada is a beautiful village with white houses and red roofs, next to a pit which is presented as an ideal place to stroll. Located in the Western Granada, 58 kilometers southwest of the provincial capital and has an estimated population of just over 6.000 inhabitants.
"alhama de granada, 1", Granada, South-east of Spain, by tim caynes, at flickr.com
The village is named, Alhama, cause of the hot baths and apparently, corresponds to the famous ballad of Alhama.
The poet of Loja, Ibn al-Khatib said Alhama: "It has abundant hunting and the wheat fields seem pieces of gold. It has hot springs, whose water heals the sick and they can use all kinds of people, rich and poor .... ".
The Christian conquest of Alhama was especially dramatic. While Caid was at a wedding celebration in Velez-Malaga, a day in 1482, the Marquis of Cadiz, in command of a squadron, attacked the city by surprise, in response to the raids of Granada against Zahara. The fight, almost every house, was bloody and once taken the square, Christians no longer lost, despite numerous attempts to reconquer nazaries.
From Alhama, which became important military base, Christians undertook numerous expeditions against the last strongholds of Alandalus.
Perhaps the most striking are its wonderful Arab Bath --built upon a century Romans from the Century One--, built attractively horseshoe arches of the twelfth century, located just outside the village, in the spa, 2 kilometers of Alhama, where, in fact, is made up the waiting room. At the gates of the Spa can take a free hot water bath, because the flow is not used in the hotel, wander to the river. At the gates of the Spa can take a free hot water bath, because the flow is not used in the hotel, is diverted to the rio.Los baths can be visited every day from 14-16 hours.De road to wellness after taking the deviation from the general, we must look at the Roman Bridge, in the first century, before Christ.
Once in town, almost all the monuments are in the lower old town.
In Alhama, you can visit several churches:
Parish or Mayor Church of Santa Maria de la Encarnacion.
Conventual Church of Carmen.
Church of Remedies.
As a choosed lodgings, you have The Health Resort of Alhama de Granada. Telephone number: 958 35 00 11. (balnearioalhamadegranada.com).It is 3 kilometers , through the road of Granada; it is a buiding situated in a magnificent and picturesque landscape, greenery oasis between the dryness of the surrounding landscape.
The spa waters are especially recommended for rheumatic diseases and respiratory tract and the hotel offers a variety of spa treatments and spa.It has 116 rooms from 90 Euros, and 170 with full board. En board facilities are the old Arab baths.
As a rural accommodation, you can go to “La Seguiriya”, in the street Las Peñas, 12. Telephone number: 958 36 08 01.In the rural house, they prepare a excellent regional cuisine., with Menu around 18 Euros. If you want to eat another food, you will pay around 24 Euros.They have some very good desserts.
I hope that you can visit Alhama, so soon.Then, I hope you enjoy it.
Kind regards,
Luis.
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