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Axarquia: The Sun and Wine Route
As with the previous route, this provides a mixture of coastal
and inland sights. Once again, the combination of the atmosphere
of the beaches with the peace and the quiet of the countryside,
culture and tradition, a cuisine based on fich dishes and
tasty producyts of the mountains.
The coast once more shows us its pat. El Morro de la Mezquitilla,
with remains from the Catholic era, the Necropolis of Trayamar,
with Punic and Phoenician tombs going back to the 10th century
BC, both within the Algarrobo municipal area, and the fascinating
archaeological site of el Faro in Torrox Costa, all take the
visitor back to a past where the Mediterranean was the centre
of the world.
Algarrobo Costa and Torrox Costa house a great of the beach
tourism of the easternmost area of la Axarquia but tge most
highly developed area is undoubtedly in Nerja. As with Velez
- Málaga, such are the many and varied things to see
and get know, that is difficult to syntesise in a few lines.
Besides the rich archaeological and monumental patrimony it
is home to, (Cástulo- Málaga Roman Road , Hermitage
of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias and the El Salvador
Parish Church) what most attracts the visitor's attention
in the town is the Balcón de Europa vantage point built
on the remains of the old castle.- A few kilometres from Nerja.
Maro completes the area's cultural and naturalheritage with
its "Acantilados de Maro" Nature Reserve , the Roman
Aquaduct, and above all, the Cueva de Nerja. A declared National
Monument, this rocky formation of crystalline dolomites over
250 000 years old is surprising in its spectacular beauty
and uniqueness. Every year in the month of July, this is the
setting for the Cave of Nerja Festival.
The route inland winds among villages with a marked rural
flavour, their common denominator being the steep and narrow
streets, bearing witness to their original Arab layout. Intense
light, whitewashed walls flowers and cleanliness are the hallmarks
of these villages. This is an area of vineyards: Cómpeta
makes a great show of this each month of August during the
Noche del Vino, when thousands of people make their way up
to its 636 metres to drink, dance and sing.
The Mudejar style of the Parish Church of Santa Catalina (16th
century). In Sayalonga, and the Church of Nuestra Señora
de la Expectación (16-17th centuries) in Canollas de
Albaida are other cleat examples of religious architecture
typical of the area.
At the easternmost end of the Sierra, and a few kilometres
from Nerja, Frigiliana maintains a Moriso. Mudejar centre
which has received numerous awards for its excellent state
of conservation.
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