This municipality in the Axarquía also treasures interesting archaeological remains, such as the Phoenician tombs in Sierra del Rey or the Roman mosaics in Villa de Auta. Neolithic and Bronze Age remains appeared in the Gomer pit and in the Capellanía hill.

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Riogordo is an obligatory stop on the Oil Route and the Axarquía Mountains. The objective of this itinerary is to make known the customs and traditions of the towns that make it up, and to disseminate the properties of verdial olive oil. The route runs through the municipalities of alcaucin, farnate, alfarnatejo, Apiary, La Vinuela, Periana y Riogordo.