Alhama de Granada
Alhama de Granada is one of the cities of the province of Granada in Spain. The city is located in the southwest of the province of Granada and is circled by two sides ( south and west ) of the low-lying in his gorge river Río Alhama.
Etymology
The name Alhama is derived from the Arabic word al - Hamma / الحمة / hot source ' fro. This refers to the hot springs just outside of the city. The name Alhama and its various versions are far beyond the Iberian peninsula, but especially in the southeast widespread as Alhama de Almería, Alhama de Murcia, Alhama de Aragón and in the variant Alfama (via Hyper -adjustment) the Catalan Sant Jordi d' Alfama and historic Lisbon, Alfama.
History
The oldest finds were made in the Cueva de la Mujer ( " The woman's cave "). They date from the Neolithic period. The Romans built in the Iberian town, which they called Artigi, in the first century BC, the first recorded Thermal and Octavian a bridge. After the conquest of Western Goth by the Moors, the city received its new name, Alhama. In the 12th century the thermal baths were rebuilt in the Caliphate style. 1482 Alhama was captured in a spectacular action by the troops of the Catholic Monarchs, led by the Marquis of Cádiz Rodrigo Ponce de León. The relatively deep in the domestic Granada city was taken in a surprise attack. The city plundered. La Guerra de Granada had begun. According to the sources exceeded a vanguard of the wall and killed the gatekeeper. The commander of the fort was outside at a wedding, but the Castilian troops could imprison his household. When plunder it should have come to 800 dead and 3000 prisoners and the conquerors should have acquired many treasures. When Abu l -Hasan Ali, the king of Granada, tried to reconquer the Alhama, he was deposed by his son Boabdil rubbish left behind in Granada. In the wake of the conquest of Alhama was a popular city of the Spanish nobility, which store the various coats of arms on building walls a testimony.
Attractions
Alhama de Granada is a tranquil Andalusian town with architectural remains from almost all of his eras. But there are also natural beauties, such as the canyons (Los Tajos ) to the old town of Alhama. Just outside the town is situated the Roman bridge, as well as the eponymous thermal baths, which are integrated into a modern hotel. Access is via the reception. Directly at the Old Town are chiselled into the rock granaries. In the old town itself there are monuments of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, such as the House of the Inquisition in the Elizabethan style, of which only the façade remains in the original.
El Balneario
The eponymous bathroom is the main attraction Alhamas. It lies about 1.5 km outside of the city on the eponymous river Río Alhama, downstream. The bathroom is integrated into a hotel complex, access ( with guide ) you get a small fee. You can see the modern bathing facilities and the remains of the Roman bath and the Arabic bath which is built over a spring from which gushes continuously 47 ° hot water. The bathing is reserved for hotel guests, the Arabic bath itself not available for use. Outside the hotel is set on the banks of the river a basin, in which the hot water from the spring flows. Here, the bathing is free. A cooling dip in the river, however, is not recommended for reasons of hygiene.