Priego de Córdoba: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 9 - 163 Huerta de las Palomas
 In a spectacular setting surrounded by olive groves, the Hotel Huerta de Las Palomas is built in the style of an Andalusian cortijo 4 kms from Priego … MoreEUR 30 - 60 Hotel Las Rosas
 The hotel is found in one of the prettiest of Andalusian towns, Priego de Cordoba, an olive-farming town overlooking the Subbética mountain range.
A… MoreEUR 85 - 191 Casa Baños de la Villa
 Nestled in the delightful Andalusian village of Priego de Córdoba, this boutique hotel has unique character thanks to each differently decorated bedr… More | ||||||||||||||||||
Priego de Córdoba: Guide
Priego de Córdoba is a town and municipality of southern Spain in the extreme southeastern portion of the province of Córdoba Province, Spain|Córdoba, near the headwater of the Guadajoz River, and on the northern slope of the Sierra de Priego. Pop. (2002) 22,558, in 1900 it was 16,902.
The district abounds in cattle and mules and agricultural products, especially wine and olive oil. The local industries also include tanning and manufactures of esparti fabrics, rugs and cotton goods. The oldest church was built in the 13th century and subsequently restored; it has a fine chapel. There are ruins of an the, originally Moorish, castle (currently (2006) under restoration) having been a fortified city of the Moors (with the Hispano-Arabic name Baguh) which was captured by the Christians under Ferdinand III in 1225, lost again in 1327, and finally retaken in 1340 by Alfonso XI.
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