Historic Route in Purchena

Guided Tour – Historical Route through Purchena

Village located in the upper Almanzora, in an exceptional natural environment, at the foot of the Sierra de los Filabres. An interior destination with a lot of historical importance, with archaeological remains of all cultures and the site of a cultural event of the first order, such as the Moorish Games of Aben Humeya. An historic-sports event declared of National Tourist Interest, which is a sample of the Andalusian legacy. The most significant monuments of Purchena are the Alcazaba, with its Water Tower, which is a great work of hydraulic engineering, the Church of San Ginés (S.XVI), the Hermitage of the Virgen del Carmen, the Municipal Museum of Islamic Archeology etc…