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What to see and do in Carratraca

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

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Curiosities · 2 Historical milestones

How far each place is from the centre of Carratraca

Balneario de Carratraca 100 m
Plaza de toros de Carratraca 350 m

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What to see and do in Carratraca

Balneario de Carratraca
Monument
Sulphur-water spa of European renown in the 19th century, with a Neoclassical building approved by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and built from 1847 around springs and an 18th-century hermitage. Its distinguished visitors are said to have included Lord Byron. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) on 25 May 2004.
Carratraca
Village
It became a municipality in 1821 upon separating from Casarabonela; its first documented council session dates from 14 December 1836. It is one of the least populous municipalities in the province, with barely 800 inhabitants.
Plaza de toros de Carratraca
Monument
Small polygonal bullring carved into the rock of the Sierra Blanquilla, a singular structure in the region.
Iglesia parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Carratraca)
Monument
Church from the early 19th century, built on the site of an old hermitage.
Cuevas del Duende y del Alcaparaín
Nature
The caves of El Duende and the Alcaparaín rock shelter, next to the Gorda and de los Murciélagos sinkholes, in the area around Carratraca.
Segregación de Carratraca de Casarabonela (1821)
Historical milestone
Carratraca was established as an independent municipality when it separated from Casarabonela in 1821.
Real decreto de construcción del Balneario de Carratraca (1847)
Historical milestone
A royal decree of 1847 authorized the construction of the Carratraca spa, following the first medical studies of its waters in 1817.
Festival del Embrujo Andalusí (Carratraca)
Activity
Andalusi reenactment festival held on the second weekend of September.
Ilustres visitantes del Balneario de Carratraca
Curiosity
The sulfurous-water spa of Carratraca attracted, in the nineteenth century, travelers and famous figures such as Lord Byron, Alexandre Dumas, King Fernando VII and, later, Empress Eugénie de Montijo, drawn by its healing waters.