Benahavis Monuments
Montemayor Castle.- It is the main monumental work of the municipality. Built in the X century, there is still remnants of the walls and the Tower Queen, which are in good condition.
Parroquia de La Virgen del Rosario.- Built in the late XVII century, suffered several extensions, such as that made school-chapel, founded by Cardinal Herrera Oria and then transformed into a small classical temple construction and simple forms of a single ship. The interior is surprisingly simple and whiteness, the altar is a mosaic of stone.
The Palace of XVI century.- Here we can find some units from the Town hall. It has a square tower with an arcaded courtyard, the building has a Moorish style, and we have to highlight its dark stone walls.
Charco de las Mozas.- Natural landscape in the area of the Angostura, there is a puddle in the bed of the river Guadalmina of green water, cold and dark known as the Pool of the girls. It is declared as "Natural Landscape". Some companies offer guided visits across these stretches of river.
Other attractions include some of the watchtowers that were built in the XIII century, and still admire, like the tower Leonera of great importance for being the gateway to the basin of Guadalmina, the Tramores, the Esteril, the Torrecilla. |
