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Ornithological Park

Jota — Tue, 07 May 2024 10:58:18 +0000

An initiative to inform about and highlight the importance of birds in the balance of ecosystems, especially in this natural environment of the Nacimiento de Beires Area.

Beires: history, mining, nature and Alpujarra charm

Jota — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:24:12 +0000

Beires is in a privileged position thanks to its special location in Almería’s Alpujarra.

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El Zambrón Bridge, Ánimas hermitage, Chorillo Fountain and La Pileta

Jota — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:57:07 +0000

We find ourselves in an important place, which is key to the history of Beires. This ravine and bridge mark the divide between the original settlement, the so-called El Zambrón neighbourhood, and the new, which has been taking shape from the repopulations to the present time. Key elements are located here, like the Ánimas hermitage, […]

Route of the Watermills and the Nacimiento Recreational Area

Jota — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:38:35 +0000

Beires offers the visitor enormous possibilities for active and nature tourism, since it has a little changed landscape and areas of high environmental value, like the Ravine of the Mills and the Nacimiento Recreational Area. In addition to the urban route, on which we can see the attractions of the architecture and the theming of […]

Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia Parish Church

Jota — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:12:07 +0000

Dedicated to the patron saint of the village, San Roque, it was built around 1676 and modified and notably enlarged around 1782. It has a floor in the form of a Latin cross and a structure of masonry caisson between rafas and brick strips, and a cornice also of cantilevered brick. It has a simple […]

The Castle

Jota — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 10:48:27 +0000

Known popularly in Beires as the “Castle of the Moors “, it is a fortification built by the Muslims, possibly around the first half of the 13th Century. It gained importance in the Nasrid Kingdom as a place of control for the River Andarax basin surroundings and as a tax collection centre. It stands out in the […]