Little information remains concerning its origins, although it is a possibility that due to the smoothness and unevenness of its terrain (Mount Salguera, the highest peak in the region, hardly reaches six hundred metres), the Arabs named this place Almargen, which means "The two meadows".


 Almargen Main Square


The church of "La Inmaculada", which hails from the sixteen century, with its mannerist facade and its baroque steeple, stands out from the rest of its colourful town, clearly influenced by Sevillian constructive formulae. Moreover, a good number of archaelogical remains of extraordinary cultural value confirms the existance of settlements since the Copper Era, notably the artificial caves of "El Almiron", a stele engraved during the Bronze Era or an example of the first swords forged during prehistoric times.

For the outdoor life lover, the mountains of Almargen and the place called "Rio Salado", offer an enviroment of great beauty, in which it is highly recommended to practice hill walking and bicycle-touring routes. Saint Cosme and Saint Damian are the Patron of the town and their festive days are celebrated on 26th and 27th of September respectively.

The products which sustain its gastronomy are harvested in the fertil plains, with the esparagus soup (sopa de esparragos) being a delicious example which every visitor should indulge in. Furthermore, exquisite stuffings and cold cuts (embutidos y chacinas) from the traditional pig slaughtering season, "la porra" and the mushrooms (setas), all of which are basted in home-made broths.