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What to see and do in Gérgal

What to see and do in Gérgal (Filabres-Tabernas, Almería): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 2 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Gérgal: festival calendar

January: Moros y Cristianos de Gérgal (mid- January)
August: Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen de Gérgal (August)

How far each place is from the centre of Gérgal

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What to see and do in Gérgal

Gérgal
Village
Municipality of 1,211 inhabitants granted by the Catholic Monarchs to the Master of the Order of Santiago in 1492 and resettled in 1610 after the expulsion of the Moriscos. In 1895 the Linares-Almería railway arrived, which in 1945 suffered a disaster with 41 officially recognized deaths.
Castillo de Gérgal
Monument
16th-century castle, built over an earlier 13th-century defensive tower, restored in 1970 and privately owned.
Observatorio de Calar Alto
Curiosity
Astronomical observatory inaugurated in July 1975, managed by the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council), located in the Sierra de Gérgal.
Puente de Gérgal
Monument
Railway bridge completed in 1908 and declared a Bien de Interés Cultural, Spain's highest level of heritage protection, in 2004.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Gérgal
Monument
Church built from 1640 and remodelled in 1771 to a design by the architect Francisco Ruiz Garrido de Vera; it preserves the coat of arms of Bishop Juan de Portocarrero.
Ermitas de San Gregorio y San Sebastián
Monument
Two chapels in the municipality, together with the Torre de Loma de Tablas, of medieval origin.
El desastre ferroviario de 1945
Historical milestone
Serious train accident that occurred between the stations of Fuente Santa and Gérgal, on the Linares-Almería line.
Moros y Cristianos de Gérgal
Activity
Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians) re-enactment involving between 250 and 300 people organized into about eight groups, with costumes hired from Villena (Alicante).
Fiesta de la Virgen del Carmen de Gérgal
Activity
Festival of the patron saint of Gérgal, whose brotherhood, revived in 1996, holds floral offerings and processions.