Rute is famous for its manufacture of aguardiente de anis which is an extremely potent aniseed flavoured liquer. The drink has been made in the...

Dating from medieval times, the El Moral Castle was originally a square fortress with a tower on each corner. It was later enlarged by the...

The Church of San Mateo dates from the 15th and 16th centuries when it was built in the Gothic and Renaissance styles by Jeronimo Hernandez...

The Church of Asuncion y Angela is a spectacular building that was converted from a mosque. Standing among palm trees, it looks very attractive with...

The Santuario de la Virgen de Gracia was once a nineth Century mosque. This area of the Sierra de Archidona became under Moorish rule in...

The lavish King`s Fountain is an elegant, early 19th Century Baroque fountain with three pools. There are 139 spouts gushing water into the ornamented ponds....

Priego de Cordoba is an interesting, market town which was famous for its silk production in the 18th Century, but its history goes much further...

The Iglesia de San Francisco is an interesting, Gothic church that was remodelled in the Baroque style in the 18th Century. Much of the work...

The Iglesia de La Aurora is a beautiful church built in the Baroque style. It has a small facade and a 15th Century slender bell...

Carnicerias Reales was the Royal Butchery. Dating from the 16th Century, it was designed by Francisco del Casillo. This is a well preserved building with...

Priego de Cordoba Castle is a restored Moorish fortress in the beautiful, medieval town quarter. It was remodelled in the 12th and 14th centuries and...

The Church of the Assumption is an outstanding 16th Century Gothic church that was remodeled in the 18th Century in the Baroque style. In the...

The Barrio de la Ville is the picturesque, medieval quarter with straight and winding lanes and white washed house adorned with cascades of flowering plants...

Zuheros is in a spectacular location surrounded by limestone crags. The village has a ruined Islamic castle that dates back to the Nineth Century. Later...

The Cueva de los Murcielagos is a spectacular limestone cave near Zuheros. It was inhabited in Neanderthal times and on the cave walls are paintings...

The Museo de Costumbres y Artes Populares is an interesting museum located in a fine three storied house. It has an open patio with many...

The Pena de los Gitanos is the location of an archaeological site that has been declared a Site of Cultural Interest. It is situated on...

The Church of La Encarnacion is a Neo-classical church of unusual design. It was built in the late 18th Century during the reign of Carlos...

Near Loja is an important archaeological site where people lived in prehistoric times. Archeologists have discovered the remains of a Megalithic settlement and several burial...

The Alcazaba of Loja was built to serve as a military and an adminisrative centre in medieval times. The most splendid period of this place...