Adra

Adra stands on the Mediterranean at the mouth of the river bearing its name, near the ancient settlement of Abdera. After the Castilian conquest of the region, the crown fortified the port as an outlet for the Alpujarras. From the later sixteenth century it handled imports and exports for the surrounding country. Sugar cane, cultivated here from 1577, became a major source of wealth and supported mills that processed the harvest.