Almonaster la Real
Member of Los Pueblos más Bonitos de España
Crowning the hill above the village is a 10th-century mosque, raised over a Visigothic basilica and one of the few rural mosques of its age to survive in Spain. The name itself comes from the Arabic for 'the monastery'. Between the Sierra de Aracena and the Andévalo, Almonaster la Real makes a good base for waymarked walks through holm-oak and cork-oak pasture and chestnut woods.
Highlights
- The mosque, with reused Roman columns, a brick mihrab and a minaret-turned-belfry
- The old bullring right beside the mosque on the hilltop
- The hermitage of Santa Eulalia, near Roman remains
- Waymarked trails through dehesa and woods where vultures and eagles live
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Almonaster la Real (ES), Almonaster la Real (EN), Almonaster la Real (IT)), Wikivoyage (Almonaster la Real (ES), Almonaster la Real (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,759
Things to see
Events through the year
- Cruces de MayoTwo brotherhoods compete in song over the best-decorated cross
- Romería de Santa Eulalia
- Patronal feast of Our Lady of Grace
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Almonaster la Real). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Andalusia
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- SalmorejoDish
- Pescaíto fritoDishFish dredged in plain flour and fried in hot olive oil
- Jamón de Jabugo (ES)Cured meat
- Jamón de TrevélezCured meat
- SherryWine
Adapted from Wikipedia (Gastronomía de Andalucía). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
4 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Jerez de los Caballeros · 50 km
- Llerena · 79 km
- Olivenza · 94 km
- Zahara de la Sierra · 170 km
- Grazalema · 176 km