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Environment
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This accomodation is between the foot of a mountain (Llano del Aguila) and a great olive trees field, almond-trees, oaks and other fruit trees is easy to found. There is no any other house in less of 1Km but there is track (400m) wich join the house with the Tiena Road.
| Surroundings:
At the surroundings there is mountain zones of easy access, marsh (4Km), monuments (2 - 10 Km), paths and tracks, sports facilities (3 to 9 Km) and diverse types of traditional restaurants and shops from 2 km.
| Monuments:
The Moclin and Tiena villages belongs to the West localities of the Granada that now start being a very out-standing tourist place. The place in wich that villages is located is a very rich area in archaeological deposits (dolmens, necropolis and cave paintings) and prehistoric accessions, concretly of the Neolithic age.
The village of Moclin (Hisn Moclin) means Castle of the District, it is a strategic point in the Andalusi Legacy Route, cause it was considered the " Shield of Granada " with an important fortress and numerous watchtowers like a very complicated comunication sistem. Earth of frontier in many historical stages until July, 1486, when it was conquered by the Catholic Kings and turned into one of the Seven Villas obligated to the maintenance of Granada.
As part as one of the most important of Al-Andalus Routes (it was joining the Caliphate of Cordoba with the Kingdom of Granada), Moclin still has many interesting places as well as the Andalusi environment essence, be cause the people in Granada still think that in these mountains it is hidden some belongings of that amazing civilization.
- Moclin:
Torre de la Mesa
Torre de la Porqueriza
Torre de la Gallina
Muralla
Torre de la Solana
Torre de Mingoandrés
Iglesia Parroquial de La Encarnacion S.XV
- Tiena:
Villa Romana, Cortijo de Tiena la Alta.
- Illora:
Castillo
Torre medieval de Jorbes
Torres del Charcón
Torre de la Encantada
- Montefrio:
Torre de la Cruz de Marco
Torre de los Anillos
Yacimiento Peñas de los Gitanos
Iglesia Vieja de Santa María
Castillo
Torre de los Guzmanes
Torre del Cortijuelo
- Sierra Elvira(Atarfe):
Yacimiento arqueológico de Medina Elvira
- Colomera:
Castillo Medieval
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