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San Miguel de Salinas
San Miguel de Salinas stands above the coastal plain, where protected cave-house groups and a municipal archive record independence from Orihuela in 1836.
Between salt lakes and campo
A ridge town with houses cut into the ground
San Miguel de Salinas stands above the coastal plain, where protected cave-house groups and a municipal archive record independence from Orihuela in 1836.
How a hilltop municipality between the salt lakes and dry campo preserves troglodyte housing and a hard-won independent identity.
Fast facts
INE padrón, 1 Jan 2025
- Population
- 7,177
- Change since 2015
- +6%
6,773 in 2015
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New contribution · Autumn 2026
San Miguel de Salinas: cave houses on the ridge
How a hilltop municipality between the salt lakes and dry campo preserves troglodyte housing and a hard-won independent identity.
Published 3 September 2026
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