Posted by We drive out from Malaga in the morning along the coast of Andalusia – we drive for a while along the highways just a bit up from the coast. After a couple of hours drive we break the journey in a smaller town of Almunecar.
The town has a long history starting as a Phoenician settlement around 800 BC in the following millennia’s the town was a fairly important settlement for the rules which came and went. The romans expanded the city and added aqueducts to insure a secure water supply for the city.
Remains of Roman aquaduct 
Roman aquaduct 
A aquaduct
The city is located close to the sea – so salt water has been easily available during the history of the town. The salt became a major industry of the people of the area and in a small park close to the water you can find the remains of an old salting factory where they made salted fish. The park seems to be a major place for entertainment in the city and when we went there in the middle of the day there was dancing going on at a stage where anybody could join in.
The salting area is just before the stage where you can see the remains from a little bridge they have constructed over the area. The ruins are fun to have a quick look at before we decide to head back to the car and continue along the coastal highways.
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Thanks ☺
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And the dancing? On a platform? Louise
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Not sure I understand the question – they were dancing on a stage in the park.
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Oh sorry I realised I meant to write railway platform. It didn’t look like a stage. Thanks for clarifying. A nice bit of culture to catch in a very quiet spot indeed. Louise
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yeah it was surprising to see people just dancing like that in a public park in the middle of the day.
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Probably retired people.
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looks like it – but it was a Saturday afternoon – so could have been people working as well.
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Fascinating. It’s a lovely part of the world (if you avoid the Costas)
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It is – when you go to the lesser known Towns with no tourist it is really delightful.
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