Mariquita la posá

Mariquita la posá
Mojácar - Almería

Legend has it that in old Mojácar there lived an old alchemist in the mouth of a cave, located on a hill that puts us at the Plaza Nueva viewing point.

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The Indalo

The Indalo
Mojácar - Almería

Unmistakable symbol of Mojácar, it has been used since ancient times, when its inhabitants used to paint it on the façades of their houses in order to ward off the “evil eye” and protect them from storms.

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Fiñana, noble and Moorish

Fiñana, noble and Moorish
Fiñana - Almería

In the Al Andalus age Fiñana takes the form of a prominent model hub due to its strategic position for the defence and control of the natural pass between Granada and Almería.

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Our Lady of the Annunciation Church

Our Lady of the Annunciation Church
Fiñana - Almería

The house of worship is an outstanding example of the Mudejar in Almería province. It was started in 1540 by Juan de Moya and Juan García. In 2002 it was declared a National Monument.

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Mosque

Mosque
Fiñana -Almería

The old Fiñana mosque, today the Santiago or Our Father Jesus Nazarene hermitage, was built at the end of the 12th century or the beginning of the 13th, in the Almohad period.

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Alcazaba

Alcazaba
Fiñana - Almería

Its origin dates back to the end of the 9th century. A century later, on 14th May 913, the siege by Abderramán III is documented, according to Ibn Hayyan, who describes it as “impregnable”.

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