Nailed in the heart of the Alpujarra, Carataunas is the smallest district of the region, as much in number of inhabitants as in extension. It is, nevertheless, of one of the most advisable towns for those who look for peace and calmness. Its urban layout and architecture are completely from the Alpujarras, with houses of slate flat roofs adapted to the orography of the region. From some points of the town centre and from its surroundings it is possible to enjoy splendid panoramic views.
There are people who assure that the name of Carataunas, of Arab origin, means “ quiet place”. The town shares its history with most of the towns of the region. During the Arab period it had certain prominence. It went into the Catholic Kings hands with the Reconquista of the Kingdom of Granada that culminated in 1492. In 1568 the revolt of the Moorish took place, after years of oppression on the part of the Christians. Felipe II repressed hardly this rebellion and he finished in 1570. From then the Moorish were expelled from the town and Carataunas had to be repopulated with old Christians from other regions between the XVI and XVII centuries.
In Carataunas the jams and sausages have great fame. As typical recipe they have the fennel stew, whose ingredients are white kidney beans, rice, bacon, tail of pig, potatoes and fennel
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