The Guadix and El Marquesado district, formed by an immense tableland, is located at the east of Granada. It is formed by the city of Guadix and the villages that surround it, this area has a very rich archaeological and historical legacy. Landscape of contrast between the slopes that predict Sierra Nevada and the arid lunar landscape of the Montes Orientales. Between the reddish tones of the Hoya de Guadix and the green valleys of the rivers that bathe the region.
Cross from the ancient antiquity we find over its territory dolmens, Iberian remains and the roman city of Acci (Guadix) founded by Julius Cesar. In the VIII century the Muslims arrived and even though they were expelled eight centuries later, still remain the Islamic heritage in the Mudejars churches, in the cultivation techniques and in the Arab place names. Outstanding examples of the Christian period are the cathedral of Guadix and the Castillo de la Calahorra, which houses one of the most beautiful renaissance palaces in Spain.
The ground where the Hoya de Guadix and the valleys of the Fardes and Gor rivers lie can be excavated easily. This geological characteristic gives the place a peculiar type of dwelling: the houses-cave. As they are excavated underground they provide a thermic insulation which ensures the temperature to remain constant along the year. Warm in winter and cool in summer, rustic and welcoming, its whitewashed walls and the simplicity of their shapes makes anyone who chooses them as touristy accommodation, fall in love with them.
Its ancient craftsmanship has survived thanks to its revaluation as artistic work. They have a very distinctive ceramic style, with their own forms such as the pitcher, the accitana jar or the Guadix torico. The esparto grass, the stone work, the wicker or the ironwork are other arts made in this district. With a rich folklore, Guadix and El Marquesado have fiestas, pilgrimages, traditions and curious characters of the popular imagination like the Cascamorras of Guadix and Baza.
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