Historical walking tours of Baza

23/02/2025

Final days exploring the Cabo de Gata.

18/02/2025

Work is finally commencing on the site of the old Alcazaba of Baza.

Those who have been on my tour know all about how neglected this area is and what potential it could hold.

Fingers crossed that the work continues and it becomes a space that we can be proud of.

18/02/2025

So as many of you know, when I’m not sharing the history of Baza, I’m off exploring the history and great outdoors of Spain in my motorhome.

As such I decided to set up a page dedicated to my travels.

So if you want to learn more about the history of Spain, discover new hiking trails or just enjoy the ride, then please follow Hattie the Hymer 😊

02/02/2025

Not yet experienced the historical walking tour of Baza ?

NO ! …. Well why not join me and enjoy a leisurely walk around the town’s lesser known streets and plazas, whilst learning about the fascinating history of the area.

See some of the town’s hidden architectural delights and end the tour with a refreshing drink at a popular bar.

Simply contact me for further if information or to arrange a tour.

18/09/2024

My motorcross bike allows me to explore amd seek out new places that would otherwise be inaccessible.

Yesterday we found some old abandoned houses built purely out of river stones.

What a lost art and still standing after all this time.

Keep on exploring !

16/09/2024

There are 2 caves up in the mountains near me, I’ve driven past them for years, always looking up and wondering about them, yesterday I finally found out.

The first one was easy enough to reach as there was an old track leading to it.

Upon arrival at the cave mouth there was a ‘prohibited’ sign (so obviously I went no further).

But if I had ….. I would have had to deal with a barbed wire topped fence (so obviously I went no further).

But if I had …. I would have been confronted with a very dodgy looking, old, rotten, wooden swing bridge over a deep pit (so obviously I went no further).

But if I had …. well, there are some photos of what it would have looked like !

The second cave was harder work to reach as there was no trail and the ground was very stony.

Reaching it, it revealed itself as more of a deep overhang, used as a shelter for wild animals.

So nothing earth shattering, however, I had a nice day out in nature and no longer have to wonder about the caves everytime I drive past them.

As I always say on my walking tours, keep on exploring !

07/09/2024

07/09/2024

La fiesta del Cascamorras 2024.

06/09/2024

Today is ‘La fiesta del Cascamorras’ in my town of Baza.

This year, to celebrate, the town has commissioned a mural to the Cascamorras (and Dama de Baza), the two cultural emblems of the town.

Whilst 1000’s enjoy the fiesta, the majority don’t know the origins of the fiesta, which dates all the way back to 1490.

It’s one of my favourite stories to share on my walking tour of Baza.

If you are planning on running or watching the Cascamorras, then I hope you have a great day.

25/08/2024

At the end of my walking tour, I always say to people that whenever they are out to ‘take a random turn’, as you never know what may be around the next corner.

So yesterday ln the way to the coast, I took my own advise.

A short diversion only 4km took me to the town of Cuevas del Amanzora.

A couple of kilometres outside the town are ‘Las cuevas del Calguerín’, home to the most populous cave-dwelling complex in the Almanzora valley. There are over 300 caves that have been used throughout history (some dating back to the palaeolithic times) as shelters and dwellings.

They are completely abandoned, however, with a scramble over the rocks, it’s possible to explore many of the old dwellings and the enjoy history they contain.

18/08/2024

So I finally managed to visit the museum of Iberian culture in Baza today.

The main reason it’s taken so long is because of it’s limited opening hours (hours attached in a photo).

It’s located in the Convento de San Jerónimo (opposite the main park) and is free to visit.

The museum is well worth a visit, even if just to see the interior of the convent. It’s well thought out, laid out and provides enough exhibits and information without becoming overwhelming or dull.

The information is all in Spanish (apart from the Dama de Baza exhibit), but if your spanish isn’t up to it, then that’s what google translate is for 😊.

This is a great complement to my tour, as well as worth visiting in conjunction with the Iberian museum of the city of Basti.