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To do series and train both the ascent and the descent

Here we start with gentle climbs👍

Íllar is a southern Spanish village and municipality (municipio) in the province of Almería with 460 inhabitants (as of 2024).

The village with about 700 inhabitants is situated on the river, in a beautiful place surrounded by large rocks and hills that, together with the white houses of Arab origin in terraces and the orchards, form a beautiful sight. The parish church is worth mentioning.

.. totally stunning road through empty yet stunning desert landscape.. some part of the climb are pretty nasty gradients

In the Al-Andalus period, the town was in a different location. It was in a higher area called "lugarejo". Jorge Lirola assures us that Illar comes from the Arabic word al-Aliya, meaning "la Alta" (the high one).

A few remains from the late Bronze Age (approx. 6th century BC) have been found in the municipality; Roman and Visigothic traces are lacking. It can be assumed that Berbers from the Maghreb were the actual founders of the town in the 8th century. The town was reconquered by the Christians at the end of the 15th century (reconquista), but was briefly given as a fief to the last Emir of Granada, Boabdil. Many Moors from the south of Spain retreated to the remote mountains of the Alpujarras during this period; isolated attempts at final Christianization failed, but after the Moorish uprisings of 1499 to 1501 and 1568 to 1571, the last Muslims were expelled or resettled at the beginning of the 17th century.

Located a few kilometres from the village itself, without any stuff there ( no info, no ticket office ) but trains are stoping there!