Why it’s called “Almanzora”

A tale is told to me of how the Almanzora river got its name*… Locals say that their ancestors told them that the name comes from Moorish times, when Caliph Mohammed Almanzor was returning with his troops from a sortie into the Levante. When he reached the banks of this river, he was warned by an old crone of its dangerous flash floods. Seeing the storm clouds gathering in the mountains, he wisely decided to Continue reading Why it’s called “Almanzora”