Atajate
Next to the road that links Ronda to Algeciras, stands
Atajate over a smooth watercourse open to "El
Valle del Genal" and surrounded by the peak
of peñasblancas and "El Cerro del Cuervo".
The first remains of human settlements are fragments
of axes found in the interior of some of the caves
in the vicinity. From Roman times, there equally remain
coins and pots, but it was the Arabs who really promoted
the present urban centre which, originally located
in the nearby "Cerro del Cuervo", it had
to rely on a castle or fortress (no longer standing
up) due to its strategic position between the Kingdoms
of Sevilla and Granada. During the Nineteenth Century,
the town was destroyed by the Napoleonic troops, later
becoming a shelter for bandits who used to hold up
the stagecoaches that used to go into the mountainous
countryside. Amongst the most interesting places in
town stands out "El Alto de Santa Cruz"
(The Santa Cruz Heights), the area of the cliffs and
caverns on the town´s outskirts and, towering
above all its low- lying houses, the Parish Church
of San José. Its local holidays and festivities
are celebrated in mid- August, on San Roque´s
Saint day. Without doubt, a good occasion to sample
its cold vegetable soups and its excellent confectionery:
"pestiños", "piñonates",
"roscos", and almond cheese.
Antequera Villages
Axarquía Villages
Costa del Sol Villages
Valle del Guadalhorce Villages
|
