Basic dataSize: 64 Km²Population: Approx. 5.000Residents known as: Alamedanos or Lameatos Monuments: Church of La Purísima Concepción, tomb of "El Tempranillo", Roman hot springs and Calcolithic Necropolis. Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza de España, 5. 29530.Phone: 952 710 025 Fax: 952 710 425
Alameda is north of Antequera, close to the Mollina . Get there by going through Mollina. Alameda takes its name from the Álamos stream, an area where many roads cross between Malaga, Seville and Granada. The parish church of the Immaculate Conception was built next to the stream in 1663 by the Marquis of Estepa.
Being between the cities of Malaga, Seville and Granada, horse-drawn coaches and travellers used Alameda as a stop over. This was where the famous bandit "El Tempranillo", whose tomb is in the church of Alameda would rob his victims. The old town centre is built around these routes. The archeological remains found in the here show that Alameda has been inhabited since the Upper Palaeolithical and the Neolithic Ages. These settlements remained until Roman times, when the town began to take on the shape it has in our own day. Nothing much is known about Alameda in the centuries following the Roman period, a small sixth century find showing the existence of a Visigoth population is the ojnly proof of inhabitation until the 16th century when the area became part of the Marquis of Estepa´s estate, and not until the end of the 17th century does the town take on the importance it had in Roman times.
From the beginning of the 19th century, Alameda became a province of Malaga and has steadily increased in popultion until the present day.
Places to visit
Archeological remains and other monuments
The Baroque-style Church of the Immaculate Virgin, dating from the 18th century, is to be found in Alameda.
Archeological Roman remains including Roman hot springs.
Calcolithic Necropolis from 2,500 B.C.
Monument in the Fuente de la Placeta, a fountain built in the time of Carlos III using stone from Antequera .
Nature park nearby is the Laguna de la Ratosa, where flamingoes can be seen.
Around Alameda is adorned with beautiful flora and fauna, with olive trees and forests of pine, eucalyptus and oak.
Organised activities like trekking, cycling, water sports and pot-holing are available locally
"El Tempranillo"José María Pelagio Hinojosa Cobacho was the bandit popularly known as "El Tempranillo", the Early One. Born in Jauja on June 21st, 1805, to humble parents. Wheb he was a young man he killed a young man of a higher social class in a fight over a girl in the mountains of San Miguel during a local festival. He fled to the mountains and hid from recriminations. He soon gathered a rogues and scallywags around him and began a career as a highwayman, demanding money in exchange for safe passage through the mountain passes. His style, bravery and intelligence gave him the name of King of the Sierra Morena, or Prince of Andalucia, while his generosity towards the poor made him into a myth in the manner of Robin Hood. But he eventually became disillusioned with his way of life, and he then set out to hunt down the very men he had lived with in the mountains. He was granted a pardon by the Hermitage of the Fuensanta de Corcoya and pardoned also by the king, Fernando VII, being named at the same time commandant of the mounted unit whose task it was to hunt down the bandits. In September of 1833 he fell into a trap set by the bandit "El Barberillo", who had hidden himself in the Buena Vista Cortijo and shot "El Tempranillo" in the back. His remains now rest in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Alameda.
Where to eat Restaurante San Benito. Traditional cuisine. Ctra. Alameda-Antequera. Tel: 952 111 103.Mesón El Tempranillo. Traditional cuisine. C/El Tempranillo. Tel: 952 711 009.Bar Gobernoso. Specialising in tapas. Plaza de Andalucía, 14. Tel: 952 710 184.Bar Galeón. Tapas and traditional food. C/Granada, 26. Bar Moraga. Specialising in tapas. Plaza de España, 3. Tel: 952 710 771.Cafetería Juan Jiménez. Plaza de España, 14. Bar Los Cazadores. Traditional cooking. Avda. de la Libertad, 5. Tel: 952 710 135.Bar Andalucía. Home cooking. C/Granada.Bar La Lezna. Home cooking. C/Granada, 6.Tel: 952 710 080.Bar Angel. Traditional food. Large dining room. C/Jacinto Benavente. Tel: 952 710 531.Bar Las Palmeras. Meals and tapas. Plaza de España, 12. Te: 952 710 233.Bar Restaurante Cándida. Traditional cooking. Ctra. Alameda-Mollina. Tel: 952 710 011.Bar Casa Pedro. Specialising in tapas. Avda. de la Libertad. Tel: 952 710 061. AccomodationHotel Posada de José María "El Tempranillo". Ctra. Alameda-Mollina, Km.1. Tel. 952 711 009.Hostal Las Palmeras. Plaza de España, 12. Tel. 952 710 233. FIESTASThe fiestas start on the evening of the 2nd February (Candlemas). This involves a fireworks and the lighting of candles all around the town. Stalls flow with local produce for tasting or buying.Holy Week begins with the Palm Sunday procession and continues on from Wednesday to Easter Sunday.The festivities end with a procession by the Sacramental Brotherhood. San Isidro Romería takes place on May 15th. This involves 3 celebrations the first is the evening of May 14th, the streets of the town are decorated with flowers and other paraphernalia - prizes given to the best street. The following day has a horse and carriage competition, and the fiestas end with a picnic in the countryside in the afternoon.August Feria sees the streets and squares adorned with flowers and bunting, flamenco music and dance takes place and the whole town parties through the feria week. GASTRONOMY The Alameda cuisine is typical countryside fayre. Which include the almond and garlic sauces, rabbit and rice, cream puddings, rice pudding (cold),doughnuts and other pastries that the area is reknowned for. Recommended too are the magdalenas (cupcakes) and home-made mantecados (a type of cookie). It must be remembered that olive oil is the basis of most of the dishes from this area, and this is what gives the local cuisine its unique flavour.
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