Guided visit to craft factories and elaborated Macael and the Almanzora Valley region have recently been declared by the Junta de Andalucía as “Area of Artisan Interest”, being the first in the province of Almeria, and all thanks to…
From Macael we can take an optional tour that climbs the hillsides of Los Filabres, to the village of Laroya. Rounds and turns of the road allow you to gain height, crossing an environment without vegetation where some isolated farmhouses stand out.…
The Torre Vigía de Arboleas is located on the right bank of the Almanzora River. It dates from the 12th century (nazarí period), of small dimensions, with an octagonal floor, not sheltered from the town of Arboleas because of its small size but it…
A sculpture with the protruding head of a wolf is precious and carved in one piece. The wolves are part of the town’s name, previously called “Partaloba”.
The marble mortar is a very popular object that has become our tourist icon. Inscribed in the Guinness Book of Records, it is a tribute to the artisans of Macael marble. Prior to the installation of handicraft workshops in the town, at the end of…
What we know today as Zurgena Clock Tower has two bodies of height, the first being a square plan, 4.85 meters on one side and with more than 4 meters in height, presenting two steps or recesses at different levels. On this body it mounts a second…