The enchantment of the Alhendín resides in the number and different landscapes that form it. In the heart of the Fertile plain of Granada and next to Suspiro del Moro, its form and extended dimension makes it mix irrigated territories with dry land and tobacco dryers. By its area flows the stream of the Tarajal and in its surroundings the visitor can enjoy the visual contrasts of fertile lands of the fertile plain, arid landscapes and Mediterranean forest. The natural patrimony is completed with the historical legacy left by the Arabs and the Catholic Kings and by the presence of hermitages of the XVIII and XIX centuries that enrich their cultural patrimony
Alhendín was a human settlement in the Prehistoric period, as it testifies the pots and glasses found in the area. From the Roman period a semi artificial cave in Montevives is conserved. As town, begins being important in the Nasrid stage of the Arab period. Located between the Fertile plain and the Lecrín valley, its strategic position turned it continuously into a place inhabited from the VIII century to the XVI century. Its first inhabitants were members of the Yemeni tribe of Hamdan. During the Nasrid kingdom it was a farmhouse of the kings and it was defended by one of the most important towers of all the Fertile plain. It was conquered in the 1483 by Fernando the Catholic King, but Boabdil destroyed its castle in 1490
Part of the cuisine wealth of Alhendín resides in the variety of flours that their people make and in the great amount of dishes that are elaborated with these components. Among its more typical recipes they have migas, gachas, the chick-pea pot and the beans and spinach omelettes. In its table is also common choto al ajillo and the potatoes a lo pobre. And it is peculiar the oil bread bun with an egg inside, known as hornazo that can be tasted in San Marcos.
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