Mairena is considered the balcony of the Alpujarra, because from the viewpoint of its hermitage privileged views over the Ugíjar valley, the Cerrajón de Murtas and the Almeria’s Gádor Mountain range can be enjoyed. It is in addition one of the whitest and better cared towns of the area, in whose urban core the silhouette of its church stands out. In the surrounding the legendary Stone of the Time is located, a rock which beneficial powers over the harvests were attributed to.