The village of Calicasas in Andalucia

The motorway between Granada and Madrid is only 4 Kilometres away and Granada city-centre is only 10 minutes drive. The ski lifts at Sol y Nieve, which is the skiing centre on the Sierra Nevada, is only 45 minutes drive. 5 km away is the Embalsa (Lake), which has a nautical club and a restaurant at the side of lake. The Mediterranean coast at Motril is around 1 hour away. Malaga airport is only 90 minutes away There are buses daily to Granada Granada airport has recently been extended to take international flights. It is expected that flights will become available from London and Dublin in 2005.

Several new housing estates are being built in this area. The village is surrounded by pine trees, olive groves, and almond trees. There are clear views of the Sierra Nevada and other mountain ranges

The village population is 500 most of whom are Spanish. There is a bank, doctor, chemist, school, small supermarket, two bars, and a bread shop

There are facilities for clay pigeon shooting, tennis, paddle tennis and walking.

A little history

The name of Chauchina is from the Latin, loosely translated it means Willow, probably named because of the many willow trees growing in the area at the time.

Archaeology, unearthed in the region in 1987, indicated there were human settlements in this area from the 5th century BC.

During the war between the Catholic Kings and Boabdil, the territory (probably by fear) remained almost uninhabited. Similarly, after the expulsion of the Moors and in spite of the arrival of new colonists.

During the 18th century the population grew thanks to the cultivation of linen and hemp and after the war of the Independence all the area was incorporated into the jurisdiction of the Duke of Wellington.

The building of the present urban nucleus was started in the middle of the 19th century and grew quickly thanks to cultivation of sugar beet, now substituted by tobacco and asparagus.