Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Friday, October 12, 2012

The Church

Salobrena church
Tower of the Church

Built on the Muslim mosque, it's a Mudejar style church (XVI century). The cover was made by a primitive wood paneling that burned in 1821, forcing coat and restore the interior of the building.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

The castle


Salobreña's Castle is the most important monument of this town of Granada, Andalucia


Castle of Salobrena
Panorama from the castle

We know the existence of a fortress in Salobreña from the tenth century. Although the distribution corresponds to the building which was built in the Nasrid period, the Arab castle is the result of input from Muslim and Christian architecture.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

From the sea and the tropics

Salobreña guardia
La Caleta - La Guardia
Seafood and tropical fruit are the main ingredients of Salobreña's cuisine and that of its adjoining villages, Lobres and La Caleta- Guardia. The local specialities include espetos de sardina (skewered sardines), salted fish, and the traditional fried fish.