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LECRÍN - Acequias

DESCRIPTION

Municipality of the province of Granada formed by the towns of Acequias, Béznar, Talará, Mondújar, Chite and Murchas. The most important nucleus is formed by Talará and Mondújar. In these towns you can find most of the services. The furthest town from this centre is Béznar, about 4 km away.
The town of Acequias is located on the south-western slope of Sierra Nevada, between the Torrente River and the Pleito ravine, at an altitude of 869 m. It is 5 km from Dúrcal, 3 km from Talará and 29 km from Granada. The economic resources of its 205 inhabitants are mainly agricultural: olive trees, almond trees, cherries, quinces, although it has a roof and brick factory.
The location in which this beautiful town is located makes us enjoy various landscapes such as the view of the town from the access road from Dúrcal before descending to the Torrente River, crowned by the Cerro Alto and the high peaks of Sierra Nevada in the background. Also, from the Sierra Nevada, which can be accessed by car lanes, the singular beauty of the whole Lecrín Valley can be appreciated.

  • Number of Inhabitants: 2309
  • Distance from the Capital: 29 km

GASTRONOMY

Another of the tourist attractions of this municipality that brings together 6 towns is the gastronomy, which covers a great repertoire of typical dishes.
The most typical dishes of the town of Acequías , Béznar and Mondújar are: the stew of fennels and the orange soaking.

PARTIES

→ Day of the Cross (May 3). It is celebrated with a popular picnic.
→ The patron saint festival of San Antón (17 and 18 January). A polychrome image of the saint is carried in a procession. There is also a street party and fireworks.

SPORTS

These beautiful towns allow both locals and foreigners to carry out outdoor activities, and thus enjoy both their landscapes and their people.
Among the activities of leisure and sports in the municipality of Lecrín, we emphasize:
In Acequias it is typical to see the locals playing cards and dominoes in the tavern. They also practice hunting rabbit, partridge, hare, pigeon, wild boar and mountain goat

MORE INFORMATION

Salida Llegada Ruta  Duración    
07:20 08:30 Talará - Granada    01h 10m    
07:45 08:45 Talará - Granada    01h 00m    
08:15 09:15 Talará - Granada    01h 00m    
09:20 10:15 Talará - Granada    00h 55m    
10:55 12:00 Talará - Granada    01h 05m    
11:10 12:15 Talará - Granada    01h 05m    
12:10 13:00 Talará - Granada    00h 50m    
15:50 16:45 Talará - Granada    00h 55m    
15:55 17:00 Talará - Granada    01h 05m    
17:30 18:30 Talará - Granada    01h 00m    
20:19 20:50 Talará - Granada    00h 31m
Salida Llegada Ruta  Duración    
07:00 07:50 Granada - Talará    00h 50m    
10:00 10:45 Granada - Talará    00h 45m    
14:00 14:55 Granada - Talará    00h 55m    
17:00 18:00 Granada - Talará    01h 00m    
20:00 20:55 Granada - Talará    00h 55m

LINKS OF INTEREST

PLACES OF INTEREST

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    The Sevillian Mill

    The original structure that can be seen is made up of a two-storey building with an interior courtyard for access and an added falsehood.

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    Church of Our Lady of Rosario

    The parish of Acequias has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary. It is a typical Granada church with a rectangular floor plan.

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The Sevillian Mill

It is part of an extensive hydraulic system. The mill was used for grinding flour. Nearby there are two other bucket mills on the same ditch, one for the production of oil and the other for flour, of which only the gullies and part of the stone in the milling room remain. On the gullies it is located the grinding room formed by two cobblestones. To the left of the grinding room there is another room with the remains of a bread oven as well as the access staircase to the first floor, divided into three successive rooms, one of them with a fireplace and an opening to the outside. On the roof there is a cantilever that served to control the water level inside the two existing cubes.
 
The construction techniques are diverse: on the one hand, the use of mud can be seen in the walls of the building as well as in part of the fence that surrounds it through the tabiya drawers. The start of the walls is made of masonry and cement, brick and block repairs can be seen on the perimeter wall of the courtyard. There is also masonry in the cube and on the perimeter wall. Finally, brick is used in the upper parts of the building as well as in successive subsequent repairs.
 
The outer roof is gabled with Arabic tiles. Inside there is a pair of row armor reinforced with braces.

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Church of Our Lady of Rosario

It was built during the last third of the 16th century and its layout is attributed to Ambrosio de Vico, the master builder of Granada Cathedral, who may have also designed the High Altarpiece.
It has, however, located on both sides of the head of its floor, two quadrangular spaces of about 6.50 m. sideways and a bell tower with three bodies, located at the foot. The tower is made of brick, has a projecting eaves and slender measurements, which is why it has the air of a minaret. Its interior, with a single nave, is covered on its entire surface by a Mudejar frame made of lime or trough wood, girthed by seven cross braces and other smaller ones in its four corners. It has four altars excavated in the wall and it highlights its main altarpiece whose design alternates the Ionic and Corinthian orders. It consists of two bodies and three streets in which, in addition to the sculpture of the Virgin on the tabernacle, five paintings of large proportions are integrated.

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Contact


  • Telephone contact: 958 795 002
  • Address: Acequias Granada

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