Mountain and coast, warm and fertile, rural and cosmopolitan, white and blue. These are all terms to describe the region of La Axarquia. On the easternmost part of the Costa del sol, near Malaga, protected from the cold northerly winds by the mountain ranges of Alhama, Tejeda and Almijara, and open to the African continent across the Mediterranean. Its priviliged location and climate attracted many cultures who chose to settle here: Romans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians and above all Moslems. A land of history and legend, the mark of its past is still present in the many watchtowers dotted along its coastline. And the fact is, there was a lot to defend: its mountain ranges rising up to 2.065 m; its gentle slopes speckled with vines and almond trees: its wide fertile valleys boasting a sub-tropical micro-climate.. In one such valley lies the capital of La Axarquia, Velez-Malasga.
The region was, and is, a prized treasure for those who visit and settle here. Today La Axarquia is living a different splendour, provided by the cosmopolitan atmosphere of its coast, with important tourist infrastructures and the tranquility of the inland areas, where whitewashed villages hide and...
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