Is a bordering town between
“La Serranía de Ronda” and the administrative
district of Antequera, with a population of 2.300 inhabitants.
Its name came from the Arabic term, Hins Cannit or Quannit,
which means “the Castle of Cannit”.
The remains of human settlements here date back from the Neolithic
Period and are the most ancient that have been found in the
area.
The Iberians settled on a nearby hill, which they named “Sabora”.
Afterwards, the Romans moved the urban centre to the more plain
area and the Emperor Vespasian conferred to it the title of
municipal district, building statues and striking coins in its
honour.
The more interesting monuments to visit here are the Parish
Church of San Sebastián, which dates from the Fifteenth
Century but was rebuilt after an earthquake in the Eighteenth
Century, the Convent of San Francisco, from the Seventeenth
century and the Monastery of “El Santísimo Sacramento
de las Monjas Carmelitas”, hailing from the Eighteenth
Century.
The most important festivity here takes place in the town is
the one dedicated to “La Virgen de Canosantos” and
its typical dishes are “la porra”, the pork derivates
and the delicious sweets and fairy cakes.
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