Lakes in the Region Alhama de Granada
In the region of Alhama are two lakes situated; one is situated next to Cacín and the other one next to Arenas del Rey which is 15 km more to the south. Click on the pictures below in order to enter the photo galleries.
Embalse de los Bermejales has been built in 1958 in order to generate electric power with the water off the Cacin river. It is over 300 km2 big. On the beaches are several water sport activities organized like paddling, surfing, sailing. The lake shores are covered with pine tree which gives you the shade in the summer. The lake was included in the Inventory of Wetlands of Andalucia in March 2010, which is its designation as a "Wetland Andaluz". It is a wetland.....
Between Cacin and El Turro is a small lake located called the Contraembalse de los Bermejales. The contraembalse Bermejales, is an infrastructure that locals call the small reservoir of Cacín and has become a natural paradise that surprises in a territory in which the olive groves, dry lands and clay pits dominate. The Cacín river, which is the main contributor of the great swamp Bermejales, is running after the dam through deep gorges which are.......