What to see in Municipality Sayalonga

Sayalonga Moorish Museum (Museo Morisco)  was opened at 27 October 2006. The museum is dedicated to show the architecture, culture and folk traditions of the Moors who lived in the Axarquía. The visitors could use their five senses in a brand-new experience.The museum is hosted in a typical M...

The church of Santa Catalina is located in the historic centre of  Sayalonga at Plaza de la Constitución. It was built in the XVI Century on the site where there had been a mosque dating from olden times. The church has an octagonal tower in the Mudeja style which is typical in Province of ...

Peace monument (Monumento de la Paz) is situated on the road to the village of Sayalonga. Its structure and roses that surround it are worth visiting....

The fountain of Cid (Fuente del Cid) is located south-west of Sayalonga. It was the principal supply of drinking water in Arab times for the population on their way to their labours in the countryside. Probably (it is a legend) the name of the fountain originated from the name El Cid Campeador who...

This cemetery in Sayalonga is possibly the only round cemetery in Spain. Because of its unique style it is one of the most visited architectural monuments in the Axarquía with more than 3,000 visitors per year. There is an "Interpretation Centre" on the entrance of the cemetery which describes t...