Andalucian Dreams is situated
in Comares, one of the highest pueblo blancos in Andalucía. It can be seen from miles
around and has spectacular views in all directions. This is the perfect place to
unwind in comfortable and peaceful surroundings just one hours drive from Malaga
or 90 minutes from Granada airport
Throughout the village are
colourful ceramic plaques depicting Comares´ important place in history which
can be traced back over two thousand years. The village was one of the principle
defensive bastions of Omar Ben Hafsun and during the early times of the Moorish
caliphs in Cordoba. The Moors built a
fortress
in Comares that was, together with las Benthomiz and Zalía, one of the three
principle forts in the Axarquía. Two of the towers that reinforced the wall are
still standing, one of them next to the cemetery at the top of the
village. Strategically important in the defence of the crumbling Moorish
territories, Comares was finally conquered by the Catholic Kings from the north
in 1487.
The village remains typically Moorish in its layout and design with narrow cobbled streets, interspersed with arches, flanked with simple whitewashed houses. The Parish Church is 16th century with a beautiful coffered/stucco/moulded ceiling.
Enjoy a tapas with a drink in
one of the local bars. Follow the ceramic footprints around the winding streets
of the village, or if you are more energetic you can follow one of the longer
colour coded walks.
Local facilities available include a couple of banks, one with a cash machine, a pharmacy, small supermarket, bars, tobacconist, restaurants and hotels near the plazas
This is, without doubt, one of the prettiest villages in the province of Andalucía and should be visited soon, before the raffia donkeys go on sale.