It is located more than 1,200 meters of altitude, at the head of the Alhama River. Lugros is a mountain town of narrow and steep streets that converge in the main square. Located at the highest area of the district, at the bottom of the Picón de Jérez, the Dehesa del Camarate is the only town that is dedicated exclusively today to breed brave bulls in the Granada province. This estate is included in its totality within the reserved area of the Sierra Nevada National Park.
Although in the Prehistoric times its economy was based on the mining, its name, nevertheless, does not allude to any of the metals that the Romans came to look for, but to the wolves, that then had to be also very abundant around this area. From the Latin word lupus, which means wolf, later it derived in Luberos, soon in Lubros and now in Lugros. Since the VIII century the Arabs were occupying this area and during the Nasrid period this town was a farmhouse dependent of Beas de Guadix. In 1489 it was conquered by the Catholic Kings and from then it was repopulated progressively with old Christians.
The villagers of Lugros cultivate their own grape and make their own wine. Olive trees, almond trees and cereals like oats and barley are also cultivated. The typical dish is the stew of San Marcos, made with chick-peas and cod. The inhabitants of Lugros have the custom to eat chacina (pork marinated of whom usually they make chorizos and other sausages) with roasted potatoes and wine around a good fire to fight the cold weather of the district.
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