Discover here all the localities in the Los Velez region and know in depth all the towns of this area of Almeria.
The municipality of Chirivel has a surface area of 197 km² at an altitude of 1,034 meters. It is included in the Sierra Maria-Los Velez Natural Park and has a landscape very different to the rest of the province. It is characterized by its Mediterranean climate, limestone mountains and pine forests.
Here there are human settlements dating back to prehistory. The archaeological sites indicate that the Iberian and Arab cultures developed here, but the culture with the greatest influence was the Roman.
The municipality of Chirivel has a surface area of 197 km² at an altitude of 1,034 meters.
It is included in the Sierra Maria-Los Velez Natural Park and has a landscape very different to the rest of the province. It is characterized by its Mediterranean climate, limestone mountains and pine forests.
Here there are human settlements dating back to prehistory. The archaeological sites indicate that the Iberian and Arab cultures developed here, but the culture with the greatest influence was the Roman.
In fact, a Dionysus was found, a sculpture made in 2nd century BC. that became a symbol of the area.
The main economic activity of its inhabitants is the cultivation of cereals, potatoes and vegetables.
Maria is a municipality in the Los Velez region with an area of 222 km² and contains agricultural and livestock traditions from ancient times. It enjoys a great tourist attraction and important archaeological sites due to its unparalleled natural spaces located within the Sierra Maria-Los Velez Natural Park.
His birth occurred as a small Muslim village, due to the hydrographic richness of the sierra and the spaces for raising livestock.
Maria is a municipality in the Los Velez region with an area of 222 km² and contains agricultural and livestock traditions from ancient times. It enjoys a great tourist attraction and important archaeological sites due to its unparalleled natural spaces located within the Sierra Maria-Los Velez Natural Park.
His birth occurred as a small Muslim village, due to the hydrographic richness of the sierra and the spaces for raising livestock.
Later, after the Christian conquest, he experienced a series of profound changes that, however, did not modify the traditions of its inhabitants.
At 1,070 meters of altitude and with an extension of 441 km², Velez Blanco enjoys a privileged location that provides abundant water, fertile land throughout the territory, and a view with stunning panoramic views of the entire region. Its population center resists the passage of time and has traditional features.
This town has a marked Muslim past, whose civilization had a remarkable life in the lands of the area, which is noted with the different ancient buildings that mark its current identity.
At 1,070 meters of altitude and with an extension of 441 km², Velez Blanco enjoys a privileged location that provides abundant water, fertile land throughout the territory, and a view with stunning panoramic views of the entire region.
Its population center resists the passage of time and has traditional features.
This town has a marked Muslim past, whose civilization had a remarkable life in the lands of the area, which is noted with the different ancient buildings that mark its current identity.
The municipality offers artistic and patrimonial wealth. The most characteristic monument is the castle-palace of the Marquis of Los Velez that stands on top of the town center.
Velez Rubio is the capital of Los Velez and has an area of 282 km², in which there are ramblas, plains, hills and mountains of great heights. Its historic center was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest and is distinguished by its stately homes and various religious buildings.
It has been more than thirty thousand years since life developed in this locality, as evidenced by various tools found in the several existing archaeological sites.
Velez Rubio is the capital of Los Velez and has an area of 282 km², in which there are ramblas, plains, hills and mountains of great heights.
Its historic center was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest and is distinguished by its stately homes and various religious buildings.
It has been more than thirty thousand years since life developed in this locality, as evidenced by various tools found in the several existing archaeological sites.
The current location dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, when the Moorish and Christians defeated the native Arabs. The greatest urban development occurred during the 18th and 19th centuries.
