The presence of thermal waters at a temperature of 35 degrees, as well as its strategic position between two valleys, has favoured the creation of human settlements since prehistoric times in this place. Proof of this is the presence of remains from the Upper Palaeolithic, Neolithic, Copper Age and Argar Culture.

Nestled in the Intrabetic depression of the Sierra Nevada-Baza, the spa is located near the Mencal hill, and in the vicinity of the confluence of the rivers Fardes and Gor, tributaries of the Guadiana Menor. The landscape is marked by abundant vegetation, in a rugged and arid environment, and by rural isolation. The climatology of the area is continental in character, with scarce rainfall but with a marked torrential nature.

The starting point of the walk is opposite the Reina Isabel hotel. After going up the road to take a dirt track a few metres further on, you reach a small limestone plateau with numerous dolmens in good condition. After visiting them, you can continue the route by descending along a path that crosses an ancient. asentamiento del Paleolítico Superior.

After the descent, the route passes next to a strange half-natural, half-human formation; it is a limestone wall formed over time by the precipitation and sedimentation of salts from the water that flows strongly in this area. What was once a simple ditch at ground level, which was probably used to carry water to the Palaeolithic settlement, now stands at heights of more than fifteen metres along a length of approximately one kilometre and is considered to be unique in the world.

Before the end of the route you will pass through another set of dolmens to return to the spa along a beautiful dirt track that runs alongside some orchards.

Alicún de las Torres Spa Resort

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Once the hiking route is finished, the traveller can complement the excursion with a visit to the Alicún de las Torres Spa, where you can enjoy water springs with curative properties. According to the owners of the centre, this water was already used for therapeutic purposes in Roman times, to the point that the Muslims consolidated the spa with new constructions, such as the hydraulic structure that still survives today.

The waters of this thermal station are characterised by being sulphate-bicarbonate and calcicomagnesic with strong mineralisation, therapeutically indicated for rheumatism, the circulatory system, the nervous system, the digestive system and the skin.

The first documented data on these caldas date from the period after the conquest of Granada by the Catholic Monarchs, when the site is mentioned under the name of Balneario de Bracamonte. Today the site is occupied by a tourist complex with a swimming pool, baths, mud therapy, massages and a hotel.