Villanueva de Algaidas
A town with a population of 4.500, it is situated
in the interior of the Province of Málaga,
at a distance of 30 kilometres from Antequera.
Although the town's origins are very recent
(19th Century), prehistoric remains found in the caves
of "El Pedroso" inform us of human settlements
from ancient times. It is highly recommendable to
take a good walk around the outskirts of the town
if we wish to admire its interesting historical heritage:
the convent of "Los Recoletos de San Francisco
de Asís" (1566), the bridge of "El
Arroyo del Bebedero", belonging to the late
medieval era and the rock, Mozarabic church, dating
from between the Ninth and Tenth Centuries. What's
more, Villanueva de
Algaidas is the birthplace of the famous sculptor
Berrocal, presently residing in Verona (Italy) and
whose works can be visited at the "Exposición
Berrocal" which, in the near future, will become
the Museum Berrocal.
Its´ most important festivities coincide with
Saint Marco´s Day, on the 25ht of April. Around
the 15th of May, they celebrate "la Romería
de San Isidro", on the 25th of July the Feast
of Santiago the apostle and on the 8th of September,
the festivities in honour of "La Virgen del
Socorro".
Apart from producing one of the virgin olive oils
of greatest quality and prestige in the whole of Andalucía
(prize-winning and internationally acclaimed), there
are a lot of cosy corners to sample the varied local
cuisine, in which the delicious carnival stuffing
(relleno de carnaval), "salmorejo" and
its aromatic and delicious desserts like "piñonate",
"roscos de vino" and "tortas de
aceite" exceedingly stand out.
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