Ilustres visitantes del Balneario de Carratraca Curiosity · Carratraca, Guadalteba, Málaga Image of Carratraca, not of the place itself. 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. Photo: Mike Finn from Worcester, United Kingdom (CC BY 2.0) What to see and do in Carratraca