Los Gallardos
Los Gallardos is a very popular village in the province of Almeria. The village of Los Gallardos is just 13km away from the beaches of Mojacar or a 15 minute drive. Within in the village you’ll find your typical village houses, apartments and even villas. Just 1km south of Los Gallardos is the Huerta Nueva estate where we’ll find a variety of urbanizations with apartments, duplexes and villas available.
Where is Los Gallardos?
Los Gallardos is a municipality in the province of Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalucía, Spain.
The village of Los Gallardos sits at the base of the Sierra de los Filabres and from here we can drive up to Bedar, Lubrin and the rest of the Sierra towns and villages. Los Gallardos is just 13km away from Mojacar and about 78km away from the Almeria capital.
The easiest way to get to Los Gallardos is traveling on the A7/E15 motorway and taking the exit 704 if you’re traveling from the Murcia region or the 709 if you’re coming from Almeria.
Airport Travel Times:
Almeria Airport – 40 minutes
Murcia Airport – 1 hour and 20 minutes
Alicante Airport – 2 hours
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areas of los gallardos
There are several areas to Los Gallardos which are worth mentioning:-.
– Huerta Nueva: an estate found 1km south of Los Gallardos. The properties here were built during the boom of the mid 2000’s and here we’ll find urbanizations with apartments, duplexes and semi detached villas all with access to communal swimming pools. Around the edge of Huerta Nueva are independent detached villas with private pools.
– Huerta Nueva
– Alfaix
– Las Norias
What amenities can i find in Los Gallardos?
Los Gallardos is home to a wide variety of bars & restaurants, local supermarkets, bakeries, banks, hairdressers, beauty salon, pharmacy, tobacconist & an open-air municipal pool with sports centre. On the outskirts of the village we’ll find the Miraflores Campsite which a very popular bar/restaurant offering many live events. On the campsite we’ll also find a Charter Supermarket.
We’ll also find a medical center in Los Gallardos with A&E as well as a dentist.
what schools are available in Los Gallardos?
what day is the market held in los gallardos?
Los Gallardos holds a street market every Tuesday morning and is held in the main square “Plaza de Andalucia”. There’s plenty of public parking available in neighbouring streets and the market is reachable on foot from the whole village.
when do the local "fiestas" take place in los gallardos?
Los Gallardos holds several festivals or “fiestas” over the course of the year.
Patron Festival
The most important of these is the fiesta dedicated to the Virgen Carmen who is the patron of the village. The Saints day is celebrated every year around the middle of July and is one of the first summer fiestas to take place.
Romeria (Pilgrimage)
The romeria is a fiesta dedicated to San Isidro and is held around the middle of May. The pilgrimage starts at the church of Los Gallardos and finishes at the picnic area located next to the sports stadium and swimming pool.
Carnival
Los Gallardos holds the carnaval on the same day as the day of Andalucia which is the 28th February.
La Vieja
This odd fiesta starts on the same day as lent. During this festival, which has religious origins, a coloured paper doll is dress as an old lady and filled with sweets and trinkets. The doll is then propped up with some canes in the shape of a cross and kids then throw stones until it breaks.
