Let’s take a trip into the past. Put up in one
of the natural caves that are found throughout the
municipality and enjoy the fervent Holy Week and Andalusia
event that has been declared of nationwide tourist
interest.
Let yourself wander through the streets delighting
in the ornate façades and exquisitely detailed
original grillwork of the well-preserved bourgeois
mini-palaces. You will come upon the Marqués
de Los vélez castle and once you have passed
through its only gate you will behold a broad parade
ground courtyard with two important buildings, the
seventeenth century Casa de la Tercia, which houses
the Archaeological Museum, and the palace of the Marqués
de los Vélez, which was built in the sixteenth
century and now is the seat of the Antonio M. Campoy
Museum. Another route not to be missed is that of
the cave houses, which will take you through the neighbourhood
of the caves of Calguerín or of Realengo or
you can immerse yourself in the hundreds of caves
in the area of los Algares a former poor cave community
where the Moorish town was located.
Don’t hesitate to travel this route during
the carnival. It is one of the most popular in Almería.
