The name of Almáchar, comes from the Arabic word, Al Maysar, meaning “the meadows” or “land of meadows”.

Almachar is a small villages of about 2.000 inhabitants located in the centre of La Axarquía and with a landscape dominated by elevations with extensive vine crops.

The Almachar origins, like the majority of the towns in the area, dates back to the settlements set up during the Muslim era, clearly reflected by the typical Moorish layout of its streets.

The first historical information dates back to the Sixteenth Century, when various families dedicated to grazing- animal farming, take over these lands abandoned by the Muslims.
Almáchar celebrates with especial interest its local festivities and holidays. Apart from “el carnaval”, Holy Week, “la Romería de San Isidro” in May, The Corpus and the fair in honour of its Patron “Ntra. Sra. Del Amparo”, the function of “El Santo Cristo de la Banda Verde”, honorary patron by popular acclaim, which takes place on the first weekend of May; and, the first Saturday of September, the feast of “Ajoblanco” are the best ones.

The wines of the place with its excellent raisins of muscatel grapes, has its proper denomination and produce excellent wines, apart from being used to make the famous cold garlic and almond soup with muscatel grapes (ajoblanco con uva de moscatel), typical dish par excellence of Almáchar.

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