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Mojacár - Spanish jewel in Almeri
We arrive in Mojácar around nine o'clock in the morning. The inhabitants are just waking up to a very warm morning, but you look at anyone, contact anyone with a look, smiles - sometimes with your eyes, sometimes a happy smile. The town awakens slowly and we enjoy it all the more. And there is really something to enjoy.
The Spanish town of Mojácar is one of the most beautiful areas on the coast of Costa Calida, the larger city of Almería, which is the center of the province of the same name, is about 65 kilometers away. The town has an admirable history. His strategic location caused people to live here in the Neolithic. Extensive archaeological findings, which are dated up to 2,000 years of p. L. They prove that people here could process glass (produced glass beads), could work with bronze (found knives, swords, instruments), produced ceramics, processed wave. Phoenicians and Greeks who ruled these indigenous people to this territory could learn a lot from them. Visigotes ruled here and from 8 to the end of the 15th century. The Arabs left a distinctive track in the style of architecture. Then comes the government of Catholic rulers.
Everywhere you look, you can see Mojácar dolls in Mojácar, painted with black clay - this symbol is associated with the neolithic period and got the name of Indalu. It is a symbol of force majeure that protects places and people from danger, as well as from evil and danger.
If you love views, it is worth going to the highest point of the town of Mojácar, the prospect of Mirador del Castillo.
Do not forget to stop at the Church of the Virgin Mary, which was built in the 16th century on the site of the mosque at that time. It resembles a fortress and also served as a fortress at that time.
In front of the church you will find a statue of La Mojaquera of white marble in a traditional costume. Do not forget to walk through the whole Mojácar, it is magical, full of small narrow streets with shops, restaurants, galleries, bars. Take coffee on Plaza Nueva and you will have a wonderful view as a bonus.
The town of Mojácar is one of the Spanish jewels, it is definitely worth visiting it!
