Pizarra Culture

The most typical holidays are in August, from 14th to 18th in honor of the Virgen de la Fuensanta, perpetual patron and mayor of the town. A large influx of both villagers and people from other villages come to the Descent of the Virgin on the 14th and 15th procession in the evening.

The “Raffle” takes place, a unique way to bring in the throne of the Virgin, where one can buy a ticket with which the move to another carrier to the throne. For this, after buying the ticket, you approach the carrier you want to replace, and say out loud “STOP” followed by the name or the name of the person you want to replace if you know it.

There are also places like the Plaza of Culture and the Town Hall Square. They also have one of the best libraries in the region called Maria Zambrano, with many computers with free internet access. The municipality has Medical Service and Emergency Pediatric ICU 24h with Mobile.

Gastronomy

Pizarra Typical dishes are crushed soup, potato tortilla, maijillo asparagus and gazpacho. The slaty traditional sweets are sweet potato pies (also called borococo), made by many residents of our craftsmen, the cakes of Cerralbo bagels and fig.

Interesting places to visit in the municipality:
Shrine of Our Lady of Fuensanta, patron saint of Pizarra;
The Church of St. Peter the Apostle, with the interior restored by the current pastor;
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, better known as the saint;
The palace of the Counts of Puerto Hermoso, better known in the town as The Count’s palace, which houses a series of Flemish tapestries of scenes from Don Quixote and the Gothic tapestry, depicting the Queen surrounded by courtiers, works declared of cultural interest.

Business

Untapped tourism potential and its proximity to several natural areas as well as its arts and folk customs, make it an area of great interest for the promotion of alternative rural tourism. The town has excellent access to both highway that reaches the same village and the nearby railway station with numerous trips back and forth throughout the day.

Transportation

Pizarra is integrated into the Metropolitan Transportation Consortium Malaga Area, which operates intercity bus following lines in the following areas:

Line Route and Schedule Tour Operator
M-137
Bus Tour Gibralgalia-Malaga Sierra de las Nieves
M-231
-Alora-Pizarra Malaga Tour The Yellows
M-330
Malaga-Sheepskin-El Burgo Tour Bus Sierra de las Nieves
M-331
Sheepskin-Ronda-Malaga Tour Bus Sierra de las Nieves
M-332
Malaga-Sheepskin-Algodonales Tour Bus Sierra de las Nieves
M-333
Malaga-Sheepskin-Alozaina Tour Bus Sierra de las Nieves