What to Visit

The Arab past of the Barrio del Castillo determines the narrowness of its streets. The alleys and revolts are abundant, with whitewashed houses and traditional construction: a single floor for housing, and taking advantage of the unevenness of the…

Of the castle of the locality Almería of Laroya only remains, at present, some vestiges. This fortress, whose construction and origin have not been studied, stands in a beautiful mountain village of very asymmetrical and steep streets, in which we…

The castle of Líjar is a construction of the 21st century. As in all constructions of a defensive nature, the material used is stone. It is a building in the shape of a castle, located in the highest area of ​​the town. While it is true that neither…

Interesting remains of the fortified enclosure that dominates the Villa de Oria on the surrounding hamlet. The important remnants of the enclosure perimeter of the Castle of Oria are composed of large walls of tabilla, with abundant ceramic…

The Serón Castle is from the Nasrid period (13th century) and is located in the highest part of the town. From here you can see the entire Almanzora Valley, the Sierra de las Estancias and part of the province of Granada. It played an important role…

Fortress of Sierro / Hisn al-Zuerro Reference: AL-CAS-184 Corresponds to the IX-XIII centuries. Located on the top of the farmhouse with the role of shelter and urban citadel. It emphasizes its prominent height and its wide visibility on the…

About two kilometers from the town is the Cueva del Moro, located in the ravine of the same name. In this place there are several natural caves where time and water have formed stalagmites and stalactites, being the tour inside the grottos perfect…

Balsa de Cela is a spring of thermal waters located 3.5 km from Tíjola in a northerly direction, on the border with the municipality of Lúcar, and at an altitude above sea level of 720 meters. The waters emerge naturally with a constant flow of 42…

The museum of photography “Pérez Siquier” is a tribute to Carlos Pérez Siquier, who has donated most of the work that the museum contains. Carlos Pérez Siquier (Almería, 1930) is considered one of the pioneers of the photographic avant…

The Cerra of Tíjola is an impressive natural setting. Until you’re inside, you can’t imagine it. The tall and vertical stone-cut that box the Bacares River in its descent from the Sierra de los Filabres towards the Almanzora Valley,…