Route+of+the+Nazaries

Map of Route

Navas de Tolosa, La Carolina, Baños de la Encina, Bailén, Mengíbar, Andújar, Arjona, Porcuna, Torredonjimeno, Martos, Torredelcampo, Linares, Úbeda, Baeza, Jódar, Jimena, Mancha Real, Jaén, La Guardia, Cambil, Huelma, Guadahortuna, Píñar, Iznalloz, Deifontes, Albolote, Maracena y Granada.
 * __Itinerary of Route__**

The history of the Moslem Spain begins in the year 711. At the end of April of this year, Tariq ibn Ziad, at the head of an army of seven thousand men, crosses the strait to disembark in the Iberian Peninsula.
 * __Introduction__**

The route of the Nazaries spans from Navas de Tolosa to Granada. There are two different ways to travel the route, we will travel on to the west side of the route stopping at Navas de Tolosa, Baños de Encina, Andujar, Torredonjimeno, Linares, Jaén and Granada. This Route is dedicated precisely to the protagonists of that important chapter, to the Nasrid Dynasty, which created and headed the last state of al-Andalus, and whose trajectory encompassed, uncountable events of a political or bellicose order apart, artistic and cultural accomplishements as magnificent as the Alhambra itself.

Navas de Tolosa is an important city along the Nazari route. It is not only the beginning, but also the site of a famous battle.
 * __Navas de Tolosa:__**

As we travel to Baños de Encina we will enounter many interesting sites. Baños de Encina has a lot of Islamic influence.
 * Baños de Encina**

Andújar is located near the Guadalquivir River.
 * Andújar**

__**Torredonjimeno**__


 * __Linares__**

Jaén is a very important city in the Route of the Nazaries. It is the point at which the forks from the east and west come together. We will travel from Jean to Granada
 * Jaén**

Granada is located in the south of Spain close to the Sierra Navada. In 1256, the Muslim population fleed to Granada where Mohamed Ibn Ahmar founded the Nazarí dynasty.
 * __Granada__**