Places of Interest near Rural Houses Picachico

Laroya is situated in the middle of a beautiful valley surrounded by spectacular and unique natural landscapes (deserts, range of mountains, woods, beaches, valleys, sandy dunes…), artistic and cultural heritage, typical Andalusian white villages, towns full of history…

You can find in less than 50km:

• “San Ramón Nonato” church (XVI century)
• Sierra de Filabres.
• Marble stone quarries (7km).
• Tabernas Desert (50km).
• Mini. Hollywood film studios.
• Karst caves in Sorbas (Gypsum zone).
• Astronomy observatory Calar Alto, 2168m (45km).
• “Tetica de Bacares” peak 2050m (45km)
• “Alto de Velefique” peak 1850m (25km).
• “Andrés Ibáñez” Museum in Olula (10km).
• “Sanctuary of Saliente” in Albox (45km).
• “Former mining village” in Serón (40km).
• A lot of pictures and white villages of less than 1000 inhabitants.

What you can discover in less than 150 Km

• Naturist beaches in Vera and Mojácar (60 km from Laroya)
• Wild sandy beaches in the “Cabo de Gata” Nacional Park (90-120 km from Laroya)
• Granada and its majestic “Alambra” (180 km from Laroya).
• “Sierra de María y los Vélez” Nacional Park (70 km from Laroya).
• “Sierra Nevada” through Alhama de Almería-Puerto de la Ragua (100km from Laroya)
• Almería capital and its airport and harbour (75 km from Laroya)

• Laroya, its history
• Environment
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• Cervantes in Laroya en 1594
• Gastronomy
• Poetry about Laroya