Alcora

It preserves remains of the layout of the medina, but the Islamic element to highlight is the Castle of Alcalatén. Its territory developed mainly agriculture and ceramics. The latter continues to be one of the main industries in the locality.

Marchena

This typical Andalusian village, on the way between Cordoba and Seville, was the residence of the Sufi master Shams, an extraordinary mystic of whom his disciple Ibn Arabí speaks, describing her as capable of reaching the “abode of immutable perseverance in perfection”. It highlights its rehabilitated Alcazaba.

Almonaster la Real

The mosque of Almonaster la Real is one of the few remaining Islamic oratories in the rural world. Built on the remains of an ancient Visigoth basilica, it has a trapezoidal floor plan with an ablutions courtyard and a prayer room. It is an austere building of brick and granite ashlars built with material of Roman origin and Visigothic fragments. It was declared a National Monument in 1931.

Mêrtola (Martulah)

Mértola Mértola is located in the Baixo Alentejo region, about 17 km east of the Spanish border. Since ancient times, Mértola has taken advantage of its strategic-defensive position on the […]