Cañete la Real

Region: Located in the valley Guadalteba, among Serrania de Ronda and Antequera Vega, 100 kilometers from Malaga

Surface area: 164.60 square kilometers

Number of residents: 2084

What: Cañeteros

Monuments: Parish of San Sebastian, Convent of San Francisco, Castillo, the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament of the Carmelite nuns and Tower Ortegícar.

Numbers of interest:

City Hall 952 183 001.

Workshop School 952 184 304

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The town of Cañete la Real is situated on the border line between the Serrania de Ronda and Antequera within the territory covered by the Valley Guadalteba about 742 meters above sea level. The main river is the municipality's Guadalteba, who runs his town dividing it into two halves. The countryside offers Cañete la Real is a remarkable variety and beauty. Among the slopes of the mountains that surround it are groves of oaks and pines coppice, and the limestone rock in the highlands. Among the vegetation of rosemary and thyme are preserved species like the fox and wild cats as emblematic of the Iberian fauna.

The oldest remains of human settlement in this municipality belong to the Neolithic era. Although the first documented reports date back to the occupation of Iberian on a hill near the current center. Upon arrival of the Phoenicians, the latter known as the people with the name of flavor by the large amount of grain that was grown in the area. It was the Phoenicians who started a business in the area.

In the days later, with the arrival of the Romans, the evidence is numerous. The population center is moved to its current location, called Cerro de la Horca, and it adds the name of the flavor or Flavia Flavia Sabor, in honor of the Emperor Titus Flavius Vespasian who was appointed municipality in the year 79 to this place . In sign of gratitude you will be minted coins and raised statues have been found traces of it in Round and Canete.

The commercial and agricultural activity that began in Canete, is driven by the arrival of the Visigoths, the king granted him Witiza dignity to the municipality of Real.

The origin of the name of Canete, dating from the era Arabic. Muslims called this population Hins Cannito or Qanit, which according to some means Castle Cannito and others, reflects the abundance of pipes that remain even today in various parts of the town. The evolution of the overall name for the tube instead of Castilianization Cannito or Qanit in his translation of pipe, during the Christian conquest of 1330 is added to the end of Real for the title that he had been granted by the king Witiza Goth.

During the uprising Moorish Cañete la Real back into the hands of the Arabs and is not reconquered by the Crown of Castile until 1407. Later belonged to the Dukes of Osuna. During this time there was an endless struggles, the same result was the almost total destruction of existing fortress that today is still in the process of restoration.

Church of San Sebastian

The building of the parish church of San Sebastian dates from the fifteenth century, but after the earthquake that occurred in the area tube to be rebuilt in the eighteenth century. Era in which it adds the Baroque facade of great interest. The Church is made up of three naves covered with half-barrel vaults. In one of them opened a dressing room to house the image of their patron saint Our Lady of Cañosantos. In addition to the cover on the outside stresses its tower of brick roof with geometric designs in ceramic.

Other religious buildings

It should be mentioned within the buildings of cultural interest in Cañete the convent of San Francisco, the seventeenth century with a small cloister joined the Church and Monastery of the Holy Sacrament of the Carmelite Nuns of the eighteenth century.

Yacimientos

In Cañete la Real can be found over a hundred of archaeological sites and buildings constructed in the centuries ranging from the XV to XVIII, such as the remnants of the fortress Hins Cannito, which gave its name to the village.

Streets of interest.

Within the town of Cañete la Real, we can find remains of two defensive towers of ancient times and calls Priego Ortega. One of the main streets is the Calle San Sebastian, which are important facades of houses with the XVII and XIX and the set belonging to the Carmelites. Another of the streets of admiration is the street Grande, where there is a varied sample of facades typical of the mountains.

In Cañete la Real are famous bakeries in the development of the excellent muffins so popular at breakfast. Within its traditional cuisine highlight the baton and products derived from pork. In the field of pastries and sweets are popular muffins prepared by the nuns closing of the people, will delight us with pestiños among others.

The festivities in honor of the Virgin of Cañosantos to place Cañete la Real are in the month of September. The local Music Band entertain the start of the holiday season to pace pasodoble. During the days that the festivities last all attendees may participate in free tastings, sporting events and performances and festivals in the stand of the Brotherhood of Our Lady, in addition to one of the most popular events is that the wreath and the singing of The save by all.

The festival concludes with the employers offering and the procession on Sunday, which are the two most emotional moments of the holidays. During the procession through the streets of the village image is stopped before the nuns of the Convent of closure so that they can hi.