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Arenas del Rey is a village located in the province of Granada, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city had a population of 1,231 inhabitants.
The village is just north of the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park.
Arenas del Rey was the worst affected village in the Andalusian earthquake of 25 December 1884.
Almost 90% of the houses collapsed, and the rest were badly damaged.
The whole village was a pile of rubble.
The church and all other public buildings were destroyed.
There were 135 deaths and 253 people were injured.
The snowfall that followed caused up to three more deaths per day for over a week.
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10 places to explore Arenas del Rey at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.
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5 plans to experience Arenas del Rey on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
