Vélez Rubio:
Fiestas
and Ferias:
August - Summer Festivals are held
all over Almeria, but especially in Vélez Rubio with music, dancing and
plenty to eat and drink. The festival is held during the first week of August,
it is declared as a festival of national tourist interest of Andalucia and
just can't be missed!!! Velez Rubio is 30 minutes drive over a stunning
mountain road from our Bed and Breakfast.
Caves:
Cueva de los Letreros
The
Cueva de los Letreros are particularly spectacular because of their
prehistoric cave paintings. the caves are located 3km outside the town of
Velez Rubio. To find the cave follow the A317 north until you reach a petrol
station on the left, next to which is a signed turning to the cave.
To gain
entry to the site you will need to obtain the key. The key is held at the
Almacen del Trigo information office in Vélez Blanco which is located at the
far end of the town, you need to deposit your passport with them and they
will give you the key.
The
cave can be reached by following a path which starts from behind the petrol
station. The paths veers left before ascending steeply to a stairway which
climbs halfway up a cliff to the fenced off rock shelter. This walk is about
a kilometre in length. When you have gained access through the gate into the
compound, you will observe surprisingly fresh looking red and brown sketches
of human figures, birds, animals, astronomical signs and "indalos"
which have been dated to around 4000 BC and are amongst the oldest
representations of people and animals in the world.
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Vélez Blanco:
Fiestas
and Ferias:
Feb 15th - Vélez Blanco Carnival.
August - If you can't make the
first week of August then the Summer Festival in Vélez Blanco which is held
in the second week of August and offers very similar festivities.
Caves:
Cueva del Gabar
Even
more impressive than the nearby Cueva de los Letreros are the paintings at
La Cueva del Gabar, to the north of Vélez Blanco.
The
paintings here are in a better state of preservation, this cave can only be
visited with a guide. The tourist information office at Vélez Rubio or the
town hall at Vélez Blanco will advise you on a guide, the guide will provide
you with a ladder and rope to assist you with ascending the sheer rock face,
this is of course one of the reasons why they have survived more or less
intact.
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