Overview

The municipal town, Lanjarón is situated in the western area of the mountainous district Alpujarras in the Granada province in Spain. This is located at a distance of 50 KM from Granada in the heart of the National Park of Sierra Nevada and is this region’s gateway. It is popular for the mineral water and the first bottled water company was established in this place. The water here has curative properties and the spas here are very popular. This water is being used for various treatments and you will find that more elderly tourists come to this place for treatment. Death penalty is prohibited in this town.

History

A ruined castle built by Moors and a rocky outcrop overlook this town. As per the legend, the Moorish ruler of this town jumped from the tower of the castle when he found that the Christian army that was led by Fernando, the Catholic King was on the verge of victory. This was done to avoid surrendering himself to the Christian army. You will find a number of restaurants and bars in the main street of Avenida de la Alpujarra.

The streets of this town were built in Moorish style and the houses are built in traditional architecture. The popular monuments in this town are – the remains from the Moorish castle and the Mudejar style parish church built in the 16th century.

Climate

The average temperatures in a year are as follows:

Maximum – 23 °C in the months of July-August
Minimum – 7 °C in January-February

Spas and Drinking water

This town is popular for its drinking water not only in Spain but also throughout the world; this water is bottled and sold throughout the nation. Since the drinking water is popular for the curative properties, the Spa in this town is also well known in Andalusia.

There are 5 natural springs of water that have medicinal properties and they are well known as the Fountain of health. The origin for this water is the Sierra Nevada Snowy mountain range. This town is more often called the Alpujarra mountains gateway and there is a ski station behind it.

The Spa is located at the town center and is at a distance of 43 KM from Granada. The altitude of this town above sea level is 500 M. The climate in this place is moderate – neither too hot nor too cold.

The water in this place contains the bicarbonates of Sodium and Calcium, Iron, etc. It has digestive and diuretic properties. The therapies offered in this place are for respiratory problems, digestive system, nervous system, stress and rheumatism.

In the Spa you can get treatments such as underwater massage, Jacuzzi baths, jet and circular sprays, steam inhalation, massage, mud baths, electrotherapy, reflexology and lymphatic drainage.

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