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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