Iznájar
Iznájar is a village and municipal area in the province of Córdoba in Andalucia, southern Spain.
Located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., it lies on the Genil river approximately 110 km from the provincial capital of Córdoba very close to the borders with both Málaga and Granada provinces at a height of 539 metres above sea level.
The municipality covers an area of 136 km² and in 2005 had a population of 4,960 inhabitants, with a population density of 36.5 people per km².
The village itself is situated on top of a huge rocky outcropping overlooking the Embalse de Iznájar, the largest lake in the whole of Andalucía, which is frequented throughout the warm season as a beach.
The principal economic activity of the area is the cultivation of olives although tourism is increasingly becoming an economic factor.
Iznájar is a classic "pueblo blanco", or white village and is surrounded by its "Aldeas" - sub villages including La Celada, El Higueral, Solerche to name but three.
There are many places to stay, from hotels through to bed & breakfasts to houses or apartments to rent. The whole of the area of Iznájar has a vibrant social life with many fiestas celebrated throughout the year - most notably Semana Santa (Easter), Los Reyes (Three Kings or Twelfth Night) and the Fiesta de la Virgen.
External links
 |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Iznájar#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Iznájar]]. |
- Iznájar - Andalucian government's statistical information website
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a location in Andalusia, Spain, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
