La Axarquía, the mountains of Malaga and the coast of Nerja
Towns in Malaga - Nature - Curiosities
 
 
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA The capital of Axarquia is this town with Moslim origins, where the citadel and citywall are keeped. from their churchs, all of them old mosques, the most important is Santia Maria la Mayor church. Also, Velez Malaga offers to its visitors many palaces, convents and choices to enjoy "tapas".

TORROX This town is divided in 2 different sides, one inland and the other by the coast line. We recommend you to visit the first one and visit the sugar factory and walk around its narrow streets.
The second one by the coast is as many others full of appartments and beaches, but there is a surprise, the archeologhical place of Faro, where there are a necropolis, thermae and a Roman village.

FRIGILIANA Nice town, up on a hill overlooking to the Mediterranean sea and well known because its whiteness, thanks to the inhabitants who paint their houses few times a year. Here the moslims left their prints as you may see in the narrow streets in the Barrio Alto (High Quarter).

SALARES The views of this town from the way is coming from Sedella are gorgeous. Their houses has remainings from the Arab culture and there are near by a ravine.

SEDELLA It is other town will make you feel as if you were in a small town in the north of Africa. Narrow streets, white houses and a medieval tower with moorish decoration.

ARCHEZ Charming town in la Axarquia with many narrow streets configured as a laberinth. Its church which has been declared has National Monument, crowned by a beautiful tower. It is also a heritage from the arabs.

ALFARNA-TEJO This town is located 900 meters high from the sea level and surrounded. It is considered has one of the highest from the county. Just the castle ruins has been keeped from its past times.

CÓMPETA Good example of popular architecture, built on a hill and gorgeous landscape from Sierra Almijara, which was declared Natural park.

 
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