Alfarnate
A village located in a fertile plain between mountains on
the old road to Granada via Los Alhazores Pass.
Its architecture and appearance, of Arabic origin, still retain
curious picturesque details which are well worth viewing,
such as the Old Alfarnate Inn (now a restaurant-museum), which
was visited by illustrious figures such as Alfonso XIII as
well as other more infamous characters such as Jose Maria
Hinojosa "el Tempranillo" and Luis Candelas.
Other buildings of interest are St. Anne's Church and the
Town Hall.
Due to its proximity to Los Alazores Pass, a natural link
between the provinces of Malaga and Granada, many different
cultures have passed through this area, which was occupied
in the Le Moustier era of the Mid Palaeolithic period (30,000
years B.C.) and has been the site of Neolithic discoveries.
During Moslem times, both Alfarnate and Alfarnatejo were tiny
villages devoted primarily to cereal production.
Records tell us that in early April 1487, King Ferdinand led
an army of 12,000 horsemen and 50,000 foot soldiers from Los
Alazores pass through Alfarnate on his way to Velez-Malaga,
which was captured on 27 April.
By the 19th century, the characteristics of its municipal
area, crossed by a section of the royal highway, and its proximity
to Los Alazores Pass, had made Alfarnate an important location,
as proven by the "Old Alfarnate Inn" ("Antigua Venta de Alfarnate"),
which still stands today. Until comparatively recently, this
was an obligatory stopover point on the road from the coast
to the interior, coaches travelling to Granada habitually
changing horses here. Witness to a whole era, Alfarnate Inn
has played host to historic figures such as King Alfonso XIII,
as well as others halfway between history and legend, like
the popular highwaymen Luis Candelas and Jose Maria Hinojosa
"El Tempranillo".
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