Ermita de la Virgen del Espino
ChauchinaThe Virgin del Espino has been venerated here in Chauchina for the past 100 years. Her image, housed in this chapel that bears her name, is looked after by the Capuchin sisters. It is a modest place of worship, built [...]
Iglesia parroquial del Santo Cristo de la Humildad
ChauchinaThe centre of this town lies between the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and the parish church. The church was built towards the end of the 15th century and its original bell tower still remains.
Torre de Roma
ChauchinaThis defensive tower is 538 metres tall and was built in the 15th century in the Nasrid period. It is one of the best-preserved towers of its kind in the province of Granada. The solid pyramidal trunk is made of [...]
La Peana
ChauchinaNext to the parish church the visitor will notice “La Peana”, a fragment of a column extracted from the quarries in Loja. The stone of which is made was used to build the Palacio de Carlos V in the Alhmabra.
Ocio Vertical
ChauchinaMudéjar Artesanos Juntos
ChauchinaWashington Irving route
Washington Irving was the prototype of the pure Romantic traveller, who passed most of his life travelling round Europe, and, attracted by the “exoticism” which the country then offered, naturally landed up in Spain. He was appointed Ambassador of the [...]