Holiday apartment in Los Cerricos – Mountain landscape and history

Town Centre and History

Nestled among the mountains, Los Cerricos’ town centre takes you directly into the history of the area. The town centre developed around the Iglesia de San Bartolomé, a 19th-century building. The church features a red-brick, battlemented tower attached to a nave. Castellón de Olías is a walled structure from the Argaric period.

Archaeological Traces

El Villar is a district with numerous archaeological sites and traces of a flourishing past. The high rocks of El Villar once served as a refuge and settlement. During a procession, the image of Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados del Buen Retiro del Saliente Coronada was brought from the Santuario Diocesano del Saliente to Los Cerricos; pilgrims could accompany the procession on foot.

Landscape and Surroundings

The landscape around Los Cerricos combines almond trees and grain fields. The Sierra de las Estancias and the Peñón de la Chaparra are mountains in the vicinity of Los Cerricos. Cerro de la Atalaya is a summit in the area around Los Cerricos, while Cerro El Roquez is a mountain in the same area. You can consider the landscape, culture and routes as separate aspects of your travel planning and set the focus according to how you would like to structure each day.

The landscape and cultural themes mentioned above can be given different weight in your own travel planning. Those focusing on local history can consider the town centre and El Villar as related themes; with a landscape-focused itinerary, the mountains and summits take centre stage. The cultural destinations farther afield form a separate framework. This keeps local, nearby and broader regional connections clearly distinct. The livestock-driving routes likewise stand as an independent topic alongside these local and regional connections, adding a described route to the selection.

Regional Cultural Destinations

In the wider regional surroundings of Los Cerricos are the Mina romana de lapis specularis del Espejuelo and El Malagón, both ancient sites. Also located in this wider regional area are Castillo de Vélez-Blanco, a castle, and Casa del Marqués de la Romana, a palace.

Livestock-Driving Routes

A livestock-driving route begins where the road from Los Cerricos to La Noria crosses the boundary between Oria and Chirivel. A livestock-driving route runs eastwards towards the Sierra del Saliente and follows the boundary between Oria and Chirivel. This route includes a challenging ascent of around 760 metres to a pass, where the route ends. The starting point, direction, boundary line and end of the route provide different reference points for planning the route. The different route sections can be considered separately for your planning.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Los Cerricos, travel dates, room or accommodation category and cancellation conditions form a separate practical framework. You can consider this information separately from the cultural, landscape and route-related topics and give it the appropriate weight according to your personal travel plans.

Other Places

Other places: Nijar, La Breña, Oria, Adra, Carboneras, Olula Del Río, Terque, Marchena

For the overarching travel overview: Almeria.