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Poniente Granadino
August 1, 2026
Cycling
Las Canteras de El Turro, located in the hamlet of El Turro (Cacín), are a natural landscape that merges geology and monumental history. This enclave became famous for having provided the pudding stone (a type of veined conglomerate) used to carve the 64 column shafts of the Palace of Charles V in the Alhambra of Granada.
The outcrops of this rock, the result of geological deposits from the Cacín River, became the ‘Quarry of the Emperor’ during the Renaissance. It is still possible to contemplate the mother rock from which the key elements of the great Renaissance palatial work emerged.
The outcrops of this rock, the result of geological deposits from the Cacín River, became the ‘Quarry of the Emperor’ during the Renaissance. It is still possible to contemplate the mother rock from which the key elements of the great Renaissance palatial work emerged.
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2
riders
41.2km
02:43
580m
590m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Hard
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riders
44.7km
03:16
500m
500m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Hard
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