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Welcome to Mojácar,
Thank you for visiting our website, we are based in Spain so we have huge knowledge of Mojácar and most of Spain. We are in the process of visiting every town and village to get information and to find advertisers and of course sample the local restaurantes.
If you are thinking of a holiday in Mojácar or perhaps buying a property or looking for information on Schools in Mojácar then you will find a company within these pages that can help.
Thank you paying us a visit and be sure to mention us to any business that you contact.
Welcome to Mojácar,
Thank you for visiting our website, we are based in Spain so we have huge knowledge of Mojácar and most of Spain. We are in the process of visiting every town and village to get information and to find advertisers and of course sample the local restaurantes.
If you are thinking of a holiday in Mojácar or perhaps buying a property or looking for information on Schools in Mojácar then you will find a company within these pages that can help.
Thank you paying us a visit and be sure to mention us to any business that you contact.
Your guide to Mojácar Spain
The records state that several severe droughts brought about this drop in the town's fortunes, with a consequent emigration to northern Spain, Europe and South America. The depopulation of Mojácar was reaching worrying proportions by the 1960's when tourism began to reverse the trend. Today, Mojácar remains loyal to her past with her architecture, the whitewashed houses and the openness of her subjects, who inherited the ways of understanding and sympathy from their forebears. Perhaps one result of this continuous mixing of cultures and religions is the Indalo - or 'Mojácar man'. This magical totem brings protection and good luck, and from times past was always painted onto the fronts of houses once the whitewash was dry: keeping away the 'evil eye' and protecting those within from storms. The figure might be interpreted to be a man holding a rainbow between his outstretched arms.
The original totem is thought to be around 4,500 years old, and the earliest known one appears among other prehistoric paintings in a cave in Velez Blanco.
The name, Indalo, is recent, and was coined by a group of artists and intellectuals who settled in Mojácar in the early 'sixties, attracted by the magic and bewitchment of the town, and who commercialised the totem which today signifies the whole province of Almería.
No other corner of Andalucía can boast such a rich and close heritage with their Moorish past as does Mojácar. With it's exceptional situation as a lookout dominating the surrounding terrain. Mojácar is a very beautiful place for a holiday.
She is carrying the water container used to bring the same from the well. At the side of the church we find a stairway leading down to the Plaza del Parterre, which was the old arab cementary. Here is the street "En medio" which follows the old blindary wall that protected the higher part of the village. We now reach the Town Hall Square, with its magnificent old tree, brought from the Americas. Walk from here to the City Door - Puerta de la Almedina is the arab inscription - with its archway (15C) which shows the coat of arms of Mojácar. At the side of the archway we find the Casa del Terreón, the old lodge for paying the taxes to enter the town. Its actual design dates from 18C.
From La Marina de la Torre to Sopalmo and the Granatilla beach, Mojácar's coast is 17 kilometres of shoreline - from empty coves to bustling beaches. Marina de la Torre, in front of a golf course, is around two kilometres of white sandy coastline, removed from the urban sprawl. The mouth of the River Aguas offers an extended sandy beach which continues along the coast as La Rumina. The Descargador and Vista de los Angeles beaches offer quiet sunbathing with some installations and services. El Cantal is the most popular of all our beaches, with a large variety of installations, beach bars and the like. Similarly, the Cueva del Lobo and Ventanicas beaches are popular with visitors, although the sand here is courser: once again, these are full service beaches. Mojácarhas wisely protected other beaches - including some of the most dramatic ones - from any development that will destroy the beautiful beaches in the area.
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The best way to see Mojácar is to leave the car in the car park and walk to appreciate the pretty medieval arab arquitecture.
From the Platform of the Plaza Nueva we have an impressive view of the Valle de las Pirámides. From this we can see that Mojácar la Vieja, the first prehistoric settlemet of Mojácar, was built on the side of the river "Aguas" whose estuary is found on Mojácar beach, this part being a protected area.
In the square we can find the Ermita de los Dolores dated from the 18C.
From here we can reach The Mirador Castillo, the highest point of the Village. It is really worth spending some time looking at the magnificent view of the Mojácar Coastline. Back down to the square we take the street called "Alcalde Jacinto" up to the Church Santa Maria (1560), originally a fortress made of huge stone slabs, its sober interior open to the public at the usual times of worship.
In front of the church we find the marble statue of the Mojaquera, wearing the typical dress, her face covered in the arab style.
The records state that several severe droughts brought about this drop in the town's fortunes, with a consequent emigration to northern Spain, Europe and South America. The depopulation of Mojácar was reaching worrying proportions by the 1960's when tourism began to reverse the trend. Today, Mojácar remains loyal to her past with her architecture, the whitewashed houses and the openness of her subjects, who inherited the ways of understanding and sympathy from their forebears. Perhaps one result of this continuous mixing of cultures and religions is the Indalo - or 'Mojácar man'. This magical totem brings protection and good luck, and from times past was always painted onto the fronts of houses once the whitewash was dry: keeping away the 'evil eye' and protecting those within from storms. The figure might be interpreted to be a man holding a rainbow between his outstretched arms.
The original totem is thought to be around 4,500 years old, and the earliest known one appears among other prehistoric paintings in a cave in Velez Blanco.
The name, Indalo, is recent, and was coined by a group of artists and intellectuals who settled in Mojácar in the early 'sixties, attracted by the magic and bewitchment of the town, and who commercialised the totem which today signifies the whole province of Almería.
No other corner of Andalucía can boast such a rich and close heritage with their Moorish past as does Mojácar. With it's exceptional situation as a lookout dominating the surrounding terrain. Mojácar is a very beautiful place for a holiday.
She is carrying the water container used to bring the same from the well. At the side of the church we find a stairway leading down to the Plaza del Parterre, which was the old arab cementary. Here is the street "En medio" which follows the old blindary wall that protected the higher part of the village. We now reach the Town Hall Square, with its magnificent old tree, brought from the Americas. Walk from here to the City Door - Puerta de la Almedina is the arab inscription - with its archway (15C) which shows the coat of arms of Mojácar. At the side of the archway we find the Casa del Terreón, the old lodge for paying the taxes to enter the town. Its actual design dates from 18C.
From La Marina de la Torre to Sopalmo and the Granatilla beach, Mojácar's coast is 17 kilometres of shoreline - from empty coves to bustling beaches. Marina de la Torre, in front of a golf course, is around two kilometres of white sandy coastline, removed from the urban sprawl. The mouth of the River Aguas offers an extended sandy beach which continues along the coast as La Rumina. The Descargador and Vista de los Angeles beaches offer quiet sunbathing with some installations and services. El Cantal is the most popular of all our beaches, with a large variety of installations, beach bars and the like. Similarly, the Cueva del Lobo and Ventanicas beaches are popular with visitors, although the sand here is courser: once again, these are full service beaches. Mojácarhas wisely protected other beaches - including some of the most dramatic ones - from any development that will destroy the beautiful beaches in the area.
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The best way to see Mojácar is to leave the car in the car park and walk to appreciate the pretty medieval arab arquitecture.
From the Platform of the Plaza Nueva we have an impressive view of the Valle de las Pirámides. From this we can see that Mojácar la Vieja, the first prehistoric settlemet of Mojácar, was built on the side of the river "Aguas" whose estuary is found on Mojácar beach, this part being a protected area.
In the square we can find the Ermita de los Dolores dated from the 18C.
From here we can reach The Mirador Castillo, the highest point of the Village. It is really worth spending some time looking at the magnificent view of the Mojácar Coastline. Back down to the square we take the street called "Alcalde Jacinto" up to the Church Santa Maria (1560), originally a fortress made of huge stone slabs, its sober interior open to the public at the usual times of worship.
In front of the church we find the marble statue of the Mojaquera, wearing the typical dress, her face covered in the arab style.