Asador Torre de Gallarín

Located in the hamlet of Arbuniel, this restaurant occupies a space steeped in rural history. The building was originally a set of stables for draught animals — mules, donkeys and the odd mare — linked to farm work. Part of the enclosure was open to the sky and presided over by a large walnut tree, of which a section of the trunk is still preserved, as a reminder of that past tied to the countryside.

Over time, as farm work changed, the place shifted use. When mechanisation replaced working animals and many difficult plots were left uncultivated, the space was put to use as a woodshed and a store for farming tools. It also served as a kitchen for the traditional home pig slaughtering, a custom deeply rooted in the villages of the sierra.

Today, this former agricultural space has been turned into a restaurant that preserves the character and memory of rural life in Sierra Mágina, offering visitors an authentic, welcoming atmosphere. Its history is part of the human landscape of Arbuniel itself, where country life, gastronomy and tradition still play a central role.