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Guadix Granada andalucia
GUADIX The town of Guadix is situated in the eastern part of the province of Granada, near the left bank of the Guadix River. This town is mainly recognized attributable to the fact that nearly half of the townspeople live underground, located at the southern part of the town, in the place known as the “cave houses”. These cave houses are presented in such way where the jagged ochre terrain along with the whitewashed chimneys and doors of the cave, contrast magnificently with the snow-capped mountains of Sierra Nevada. This cave region provides a signpost, located in the main street of the town as “Barrio Troglodyte”. The townspeople that inhabits the “Barrio Troglodyte” are indeed very friendly, and are also exceedingly house-proud, or “cave-proud” as one might say. If they see, or feel that a tourist/s feel remarkably interested in their house, they will invite these tourists and be given a tour inside their “cave”. Throughout the Moorish period, people of Andalusia, particularly the ones that live in the town of Guadix, have already been fond of living in the caves, or in the underground considering that it is in fact a great way of avoiding summer heat waves. These days, most of the cave dwellings have already been modernized just like any Spanish homes. Several of these cave dwellings are quite opulent, featuring their fitted kitchens, marble floors, along with high-tech modern communication gadgets such as computers, fax, and high speed internet connections. One of the villages, referred to as Purullena, even has a disco inside their cave. On top of that, you can also rent one of those cave houses overnight, and then resume your tour in the entire town the morning after. The town of Guadix is also known to be one of the oldest human settlements in the country of Spain. This remarkable town additionally preserves magnificent historic-archeological legacies, and one of them includes the Moorish castle known as the “Alcazeba”, which is listed as a National Monument. Alcazeba displays towers from the 11th century views over the valley and Sierra Nevada. The town of Guadix bears a population of more or less 20,326, and their inhabitants are referred to as “Accitanos”. Guadix also occupies a part of an elevated plateau, within Sierra Nevada’s northern foothills. The town was formerly dominated by a Moorish castle, which is currently in ruins. Furthermore, town of Guadix bears the attitude of 949 m above sea level. One of the countless places that you should not miss to visit, is the Cathedral, found in the year 1594, as well as the Cave Museum, known as the Plaza De La Ermita Nueva, which is widely known for its hand-crafted earthenware, sold in the roadside, not far away from the Purullena Village. Another is the Castle of Calahorra, located in La Calahorra village, which only takes a few miles towards the East. The castle features a magnificent view of the round towers of the castle, structured against the high mountains of Sierra Nevada. The Castle of Calahorra is often featured in lots of photographs, posters and postcards, due to its magnificent and archeological structure. Map of spain - Weather in spain - Pictures of spain Site Map - Spain travel - hoteles de playa - alfileres de novia almeria spain - alicante spain - barcelona spain - valencia spain - granada spain - cadiz spain cordoba spain - galicia spain - madrid spain - malaga spain - murcia spain - seville spain - toledo spain salones de boda - viajes de novios - wedding bouquets zapatos de mujer - recuerdos de comunion - recuerdos de bautizos - spanish wine soluciones inmobiliaras - abogados en malaga |
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