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What to see and do in Canjáyar

What to see and do in Canjáyar (Alpujarra Almeriense, Almería): 5 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Canjáyar

Canjáyar
Village
Municipality on the southern slope of Sierra Nevada whose economy revolved around table grapes from 1835 onward; the closure of the US market in 1924 caused a severe local crisis.
Iglesia de la Santa Cruz (Canjáyar)
Monument
16th-century church that holds a relic of the True Cross found in 1611 during work on the baptismal font. An earthquake in 1804 destroyed a large part of the original building.
Ermita de San Blas
Monument
Nineteenth-century hermitage located at the top of the San Blas district, built on the remains of the old castle of Canjáyar.
Terremoto de 1804 y la cruz milagrosa de 1611
Historical milestone
The Iglesia de la Santa Cruz of Canjáyar, damaged by the 1804 earthquake and later rebuilt, holds a relic and a cross that local tradition holds to have appeared miraculously in 1611.
Acequia Gorda de Canjáyar
Monument
Main irrigation canal of the valley, in service since the nineteenth century, which made possible the agricultural development of Canjáyar, especially the cultivation of Ohanes grapes that brought prosperity to the area until its market closed in 1924.