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What to see and do in Alcóntar

What to see and do in Alcóntar (Valle del Almanzora, Almería): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Alcóntar

Alcóntar
Village
Municipality of 545 inhabitants at 959 m altitude, separated from Serón on 10 November 1888. In 1570 the troops of Don Juan de Austria took the nearby castle of Serón, an episode that also documents the land distribution in Alcóntar after the Morisco rebellion.
Iglesia parroquial de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Monument
Eighteenth-century parish church with a central nave and two side aisles, a baptismal font, and religious imagery dedicated to the Virgen del Rosario, patroness of the municipality.
Segregación de Alcóntar de Serón
Historical milestone
Alcóntar became independent from the municipality of Serón on 10 November 1888, establishing itself as its own municipality.