Costa Del Sol Towns

Puerto Banus prepares for the Marbella Luxury Weekend

By Deb, on April 25th, 2012%

This year, the Marbella Luxury Weekend show will focus on quality and design due to last year`s excellent debut success and involvement of the noblest luxury companies that reside in this distinctive area.

The second weekend will be held at Puerto Banus from 31 May to 3 June and this special event is for everybody with a . . . → Read More: Puerto Banus prepares for the Marbella Luxury Weekend

Velez Malaga the real Spanish Costa del Sol

By alan, on June 21st, 2011%

Velez-Malaga is a large market town about 26km for Malaga and about 5km inland from Torre de Mar and is the capital of the La Axarguia district. While the area was under Moorish rule it was founded in the 10th century.

The town is known by locals as simply Velez and is situated in the valley of . . . → Read More: Velez Malaga the real Spanish Costa del Sol

Moclinejo

By alan, on June 18th, 2011%

Moclinejo is located only 27 kilometers from Malaga and 558km from Madrid. In 2006 it had a population of 1,198 inhabitants, in 2000 there were 1,116. Quite possibly, Moclinejo has its origins in the Muslim era, and its name is derived from Moclin, instead of district.

In the land of Moclinejo when Christian troops advanced to Antequera, Don . . . → Read More: Moclinejo

Mollina

By alan, on June 17th, 2011%

The lands are usually a little rough, with the exception of the Sierra de Mollina which has significant unevenness. Outside this range, which is mostly covered by scrub vegetation, the rest of the town is occupied by fields of olive and cereal, as well as abundant vineyards, which are extracted from the famous wines that have . . . → Read More: Mollina

Ojen

By alan, on June 16th, 2011%

Ojen is adjacent to Marbella the east, on the south by Istan Monda, and west and north of Coin. Within the town of Ojen highlights two cores: The urbanization of La Mairena and The Vicar, in the southeast of the municipality. Ojen is located eight miles northeast of Marbella on the road linking the interior . . . → Read More: Ojen

Nerja modern history

By alan, on June 15th, 2011%

The nineteenth century has been described as the “golden age” in Nerja. With the beginning of the reign of the Bourbons, politics turned and municipalities were encouraged. It changed the decentralized vision of the Habsburgs, which only benefited from the nobility and senior management, and funds were devoted to the evolution and development of cities.

Wealth was distributed among . . . → Read More: Nerja modern history

Periana

By alan, on June 14th, 2011%

Periana is a municipality located in the region of Axarquia, 58 kilometers from Malaga. We can distinguish two major mountain formations, the mountains of Alhama (1,500m) and Enmedio (1,416m). The brighter areas of these mountains and nearby areas, are covered by a variety of oak basophils (basic soils) of average size (5-9m).

On the other hand, due . . . → Read More: Periana

Twentieth Century Marbella

By alan, on June 13th, 2011%

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia until his death was a frequent visitor to Marbella. His entourage used to spend up to 5 million a day in the ciudad. In the early decades of the century saw the first hotels: the Commercial opened in 1918 and the Miramar, which opened in 1934. During the period of the Second . . . → Read More: Twentieth Century Marbella

Alhaurin de la Torre ancient history

By alan, on June 12th, 2011%

Ancient

Alhaurin de la Torre was inhabited from the ancient world by the bastulos (its natives). The town’s first invaders, the Libyan-Phoenicians, founded factories in Malaga from 1000-700 AD. The early inhabitants belonged to a mining town and today there are still many references to the extracted minerals such as lead, copper, graphite and iron in the area . . . → Read More: Alhaurin de la Torre ancient history

Fuente de Piedra

By alan, on June 8th, 2011%

Fuente de Piedra is a Spanish municipality in the province of Malaga, Andalucia, located in the region of Antequera. It is 73 kilometers northwest of the city of Malaga, next to the lagoon of Fuente de Piedra, at 443 meters above sea level. Over an area of 90.15km², it has 2,582 inhabitants (2008).

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