Riogordo
A town of 2.700 inhabitants belongs to the district
of Axarquía. Its town centre is divided into
two clearly differentiated districts: the high district
or "Cerrillo" and the lower district,
also known as "La Plaza". Within its wide
streets it is still possible to make out Eighteenth
Century ancestral homes which still have their interior
courtyards including a well and stables.
It is very possible that the heavy and hard nature
of the water of the "Rio de la Cueva"
is the origin of the town's name. The remains
of the first Neolithic settlements have been found
in its banks, although their definite location dates
from the time of Los Reyes Catolicos, its origins
being in an encampment used by the Christian Monarchs
during the conquest of Velez.
As most noteworthy buildings within the town, are
the Parish of "Nuestra Sra. De Gracia",
dating from 1490, and the Shrine of San Sebastián,
which hails from the end of the Seventeenth Century.
The procession of "El Paso de Riogordo"
is depicted during Holy Week. Other important celebrations
are the castle fair, between the 27th and the 29th
of May, the fair of mid- August and the feast of "El
Candil", on the 7th of September.
In order to appreciate the gastronomy most typical
of Riogordo, one will have to visit between May and
August and sample the snail stew. Other succulent
dishes to taste are the chickpea stew, "la porra",
"las setas de espino", "migas"
and the cold vegetable soup with young broad beans.
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