What can be done in Gorafe? - Geopark Granada

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      WHAT TO SEE IN GORAFE AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

      Gorafe, a charming village

      Gorafe, home to the Megalithic Park with the largest number of dolmens cataloged in Europe, is the icing on the cake of the Granada Geopark which, together with its wastelands, constitutes the register of continental sediments of the most continuous Quaternary period on planet Earth.
      It is located in an almost central point of the basin called "Hoya de Guadix Baza", a post-orogenic basin characterized by surprising landscapes. It offers its visitors numerous accommodation solutions both in hotels and in one of the traditional cave-houses at affordable prices (on average € 30 per person, minimum two nights).

      Just 30 km from Guadix and about 100 km from the capital Granada, the city offers basic tourism-oriented services (medical advice, supermarket, pharmacy, restaurants and bars).
      At Casa Juana, one of the restaurants, on Saturday evenings, by reservation, you can attend a flamenco show.

      A megalithic interpretation center opens its doors for guided tours at 12:00 and 17:00* every day, except Mondays. Groups of more than 15 people can contact the Interpretation Centre to choose a personalised time for the visit.
      To visit the surroundings, Geopark Granada offers 4×4 routes and trekking excursions.

      Gorafe is currently one of the places that can exhibit a Starlight certificate that certifies low light pollution!

      * Timetable subject to change

      Attractions in Gorafe

      Gorafe is home to the Megalithic Park with the largest number of dolmens listed. It offers many possibilities for excursions and walks for your holidays:


      Near Gorafe

      Sierra de Baza
      • Kilometers of slopes that can also be traveled by car
      • Narváez Visitor Centre
      • Located in one of the highest mountains in Spain, Calar de Santa Bárbara offers visitors the opportunity to observe deer and mountain goats
      • Mines of lead, iron, copper and other minerals, already exploited in some cases by the Romans (gold and lead)



      Acequia de Alicún
      • You can visit an extraordinary limestone travertine aqueduct (through which the thermal springs pass) dating back to 5000 BC and the dolmens of the necropolis of Alicún
      • The petroglyphs of Cerro de la Mina, near Los Baños de Alicún
      • Thermal baths of Alicún



      Castril
      • It offers a pleasant, albeit short, hike through walkways suspended over the streams of the Castril River
      • For lovers of walking we recommend the excursion to the source of the river Castril or to the Cerrada de la Madalena
      • Sierra de Castril Natural Park

      In and around Negratín Reservoir
      • Located on the western limit of the homonymous artificial lake completed in the mid-80s, it is an area where traces of the transit of marine and continental sediments can be observed. In the area with bioclastic sandstones, fossils of at least 6,000,000 years of age can be observed.
      • Mirador del Negratín: a spectacular view of the lake and the wastelands of the Rambla del Moral
      • Lake birdwatching



      Cazorla Natural Park, Segura and Las Villas
      • Karst area with the possibility of sighting deer, ibex, mouflons, vultures, foxes and a large birdlife.
      • Here are born two important rivers, the Guadalquivir and the Segura, easily accessible by following the paths (with caution you can travel with cars a little high, like small SUVs).
      • Other possibilities for hiking or mountain biking.



      Zújar
      • Hot springs at 37.5º
      • Original formations of Cerro Jabalcón
      • Neolithic pictograms
      • The Baza fault can be visited, which marks the subdivision of the Guadix Baza basin into two sub-basins.
      • Possibility of paragliding with tandem flights with instructor



      Ciudad de Baza

      Village of Galera

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