The extreme purity of waters of Riofrío, in Loja, provides one of star products of the Granada’s cuisine: the ecological caviar.
A fish farm of this town has been able to breed the biggest population of sturgeons in captivity of the world. 400,000 units of Acipenser Nacarii swim in its waters. Species in danger of extinction whose females keep in their entrails the caviar of better quality: the beluga.
During three decades of investigation and tests this company has got to be the only one that develops its ecological production to the one hundred percent in all its products. Its offer includes, in addition to beluga, the sturgeon and the trout, fresh, frozen or smoked in heat as well as creams and pâtés made with them. All of them can be tasted in the numerous restaurants of Riofrío.
But the beluga is not the only attractive point of Western Granada. This region, located to the west of the province, is the cradle of ancestral cultures and its history is reflected in its monuments its main towns are Loja, Alhama of Granada, Montefrío, Íllora and Moclín. It has a vast Arab legacy that is noticed in all its streets and the numerous fortresses constructed during the reign of the Nasrid dynasty.
Of Loja, also well-known like “City of Water” by his more than two thousand springs, is remarkable the Arab Alcazaba, the Iglesia Mayor, the dedicated church to Santa Catalina, the one of San Gabriel, the Convento de Santa Clara and the Pósito Nuevo. Also in the region of the West, it impresses the magnificent monumental complex formed in Montefrío by the Arab fortress and the Iglesia de la Villa, located in the top of a rock in an audacious architectonic show.
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