Cutar
The town of Cútar has a population of 700 inhabitants
and is situated in the interior of La Axarquía,
at 17 kilometres from Vélez. The layout of
its streets, of Arabic origin, does not allow for
the circulation of cars within its intricate and winding
street lets. A prominent place is the street of "La
Fuenta", named like so because it leads directly
to the ancient Arabic made fountain.
The name of Cútar appears to come from the
Arabic term Cautzar meaning "fountain of paradise".
In its municipal district, there have been found archaeological
remains, which show the presence of human settlements
from the end of the Neolithic Era to be the beginning
of the Bronze Age. As a stable town centre, it saw
its beginnings as an Arabic fortification, no longer
in existence, and there are many investigators that
see in Cútar the scene in which the Battle
of La Axarquía, where the Christians suffered
a great defeat, was waged.
The most significant monuments of the town are the
Parish Church of "Nra. Sra. De la Encarnación",
which hails from the Sixteenth Century, the archaeological
remains of "el Cerro de la Peña de Hierro"
and, south of the town, the Arabic fountain, called
"fuente de la Arquería".
One of the most important and popular events in Cútar
is the Fair of August, dedicated to San Roque. Without
doubt, a splendid moment to sample the towns dish
par excellence, the soup with chickpeas and hard-
pork sausages. Likewise, we can also find specialities
from all the area like cold vegetable soup, "sopa
de maimones" or cold garlic and almond soup.
On the subject of confectionery, "tortas de
leche" need to be highlighted and for the menu
to be complete, the locally- produced sweet wine cannot
be missing from the dinner table.
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