Ermita de la Virgen de Loreto
GuadahortunaLocated at the edge of town, this chapel has excellent views of the surrounding areas. The chapel is dedicated to the Virgen de Loreto, the patron saint of the municipality.
Iglesia parroquial de Santa María la Mayor
GuadahortunaThe triumphal arch of the stunning façade of this church is reminiscent of the Door of Forgiveness in the Cathedral of Granada. Next to it the bell tower, made of sections decreasing in size, is located. Inside, there are three [...]
Puente del Hacho
GuadahortunaThis bridge was built between 1889 and 1895 to a design created in the workshop of the French architect Gustave Eiffel. For many decades it was the longest and highest bridge in the Spanish railway network. Its impressive length of [...]

Patron celebrations in honour of the Virgen de Loreto
GuadahortunaThese patron celebrations include, apart from the liturgical and recreational acts (such as the mass, the parade and the night parties), the Royal Cattle Fair, very popular in the area.
Nasrids route
This Route is dedicated precisely to the protagonists of that important chapter, to the Nasrid Dynasty, which created and headed the last state of al-Andalus, and whose trajectory encompassed, uncountable events of a political or bellicose order apart, artistic and [...]
Puente del Hacho – the heart of iron
The Puente del Hacho bridge lies between Alamedilla and Guadahortuna. It opened on 22nd March 1898. The two architects of the bridge were two pupils of the French architect Gustave Eiffel. In 1979 the structure of the bridge was sold to a scrap merchant from Madrid for one and a half million pesetas. However, public outcry finally prevented its demolition.