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What to see and do in Almargen

What to see and do in Almargen (Guadalteba, Málaga): 9 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments · 2 Nature · 1 Activities · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Almargen

Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción (Almargen) 50 m

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What to see and do in Almargen

Almargen
Village
Settled since the Copper Age, its name is of Arabic origin and refers to a military encampment area at the time of the Reconquest. It preserves the 'Warrior Stele' of Tartessian culture (8th-9th centuries BC) and a Chalcolithic fertility idol. It now has around 1,900 inhabitants.
Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción (Almargen)
Monument
Church built in the 16th century and remodeled in the late 17th, with a Mannerist façade and Mudéjar wooden ceilings.
Ídolo y estela tartésica de Almargen
Historical milestone
In the territory of Almargen a fertility idol carved in white marble (around 3000 BC) was found, along with a decorated Tartessian warrior stele from the 8th-9th centuries BC.
Arroyo Salado de Almargen
Nature
Stream with a high iodine content, used since Roman times as a thermal bath; medicinal springs are documented in the caves of Casablanca and Pedro Santo.
Romería de La Saudecilla
Activity
Romería begun in 1967, held on the last weekend of May.
Francisca Romero, "La Niña de Almargen"
Curiosity
Flamenco singer born in Almargen, known artistically as "La Niña de Almargen".
Porra almargeña y hierbas silvestres
Food and drink
Porra almargeña (with egg, serrano ham, and pork rinds), game meat (red partridge, hare, rabbit, thrush), and wild spring greens — tagarninas, fennel, asparagus, and bladder campion — form the basis of local cuisine.
Centro de Interpretación Tartessos
Curiosity
The term of Almargen brings together some thirty archaeological sites ranging from the Copper Age to the Middle Ages; its finds, including pieces of Tartessian origin, are displayed at the municipality's Centro de Interpretación Tartessos.
Manantiales medicinales de Almargen
Nature
In addition to the Fuente de Casablanca, the term of Almargen has springs with therapeutic properties such as those of Majadaborrejo and Cabrerizo, already made use of since Roman times.