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What to see and do in Cañete la Real

What to see and do in Cañete la Real (Guadalteba, Málaga): 11 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 4 Monuments · 2 Activities · 3 Historical milestones · 1 Food and drink

When to go to Cañete la Real: festival calendar

February: El Día de las Roscas (February 3)

How far each place is from the centre of Cañete la Real

Convento de San Francisco (Cañete la Real) 150 m

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What to see and do in Cañete la Real

Cañete la Real
Village
Heir to the Ibero-Roman city of Sabora, whose inhabitants asked to move to a more fertile plain in the time of Emperor Vespasian. After the Muslim conquest it became Canit; Alfonso XI took it in 1330 and granted it the title 'Real'. Definitively in Christian hands since 1482, it now has around 1,600 inhabitants.
Castillo de Hins Canit (Cañete la Real)
Monument
Fortress possibly built in the 9th century, inhabited by the Banu Jali, conquered by Alfonso XI in 1330.
Convento de San Francisco (Cañete la Real)
Monument
Franciscan convent built in the early 17th century, founded on 29 January 1624.
Monasterio del Santísimo Sacramento (Cañete la Real)
Monument
Carmelite convent founded in 1645 by Don Melchor de Rojas y Saavedra.
Puente Nazarí de Ortegícar
Monument
Medieval bridge of Nasrid origin preserved in the territory of Cañete la Real.
Sabora romana y su traslado solicitado a Vespasiano
Historical milestone
In 78 BC the inhabitants of ancient Sabora, in the territory of Cañete la Real, asked Emperor Vespasian for authorization to relocate their settlement.
Conquistas cristianas de Cañete la Real (1330 y 1407)
Historical milestone
Alfonso XI conquered Cañete la Real in 1330; the stronghold was reconquered by Gómez Suárez de Figueroa in 1407, and Christian control was definitively consolidated in 1482.
Real Feria de Cañete la Real
Activity
Fair granted by King Ferdinand VII on 19 June 1829, held in mid-August.
Pionono carmelita de Cañete la Real
Food and drink
Among the local pastries of Carmelite convent tradition, the pionono stands out, alongside porra, toasted gazpacho, and tagarninas stew.
El Día de las Roscas
Activity
Celebration of the feast of San Blas in which ring-shaped breads (roscas) are handed out, following a popular tradition of the municipality.
El Jubileo mariano de Ntra. Sra. de Caños Santos
Historical milestone
The patroness of Cañete la Real, Nuestra Señora de Caños Santos, received papal recognition from Benedict XVI in 2012 for the celebration of a Marian Jubilee Year.