Town hall

Archidona is declared a Historical and Artistic Set
Although Phoenician and Carthaginian establishments have been stated, name of the municipality is of Roman origin – Arcis Domina – “Señora of the Heights ”, that it designates the strategic situation of the term, placed in the top of an unassailable hill with his three belts of walls and provided by an imposing slash to his back.

Monuments:

Castle and Walls. Defensive complex that lifts in a hillside of the Saw. Constructed in the IXth century, the castle was rebuilt in the XIIIth century, by Alhamar. He emphasizes his door of the sun.
Chapel of the Virgin of Grace. Ancient Mosque of the city Moslem.
Square Ochavada, baroque, XVIIIth century.
The Town hall, House of the Pósito or popularly the Granary (XVIth century).
Church of Jesus Nazareno and Pious schools. It lodges the size of Nazarene of big value, of the ends of the XVIth century and beginning of XVII attributed to the from Granada teacher Pablo de Rojas.
Church and convent of the Minims
Church of Santa Ann. Of late Gothic style

The specialties of the house are the bludgeon archidonesa, the crumbs, them papaviejos, the papandujas and the porridges of must.

They emphasize also the muffins, the macaroons, as well as one variety of proper sweets of the Christmas festivities and Holy Week, like the oilings, shortbreads, honey-coated fritters, etc.

Fair of the Dog

Declared celebration of “Interés Tourist National ”, especially, for all the lovers of this animal. Persons of all come them parts of Spain. The most coquettish dogs inform in contests of beauty; others in careers; others do of police officers demonstrating like to capture a delinquent; others playing the ball, etc. They can buy and sell dogs as if it was a cattle fair. Her Andalusian federation of Fighter that has his head office in Archidona takes part actively in this event.

Nuclei of Archidona: Station of Salinas, Station of Archidona, Gardens of the Rio