Alcaucín - Málaga - Comarca de La Axarquía

The town of Alcaucín is located in the side of Sierra de Tejeda dominating the Axarquía, the corridor of Periana and the gorge of the hole in Zafarraya. Surrounded by hills with olive trees, vineyards and pines, Alcaucín has the typical appearance of the involved white towns in La Axarquía. In this town we can find Neanderthal human remains, but it was during the Muslim Age when the area started to be inhabited like we can observe in the remains of the castle of Zalía.

Besides its monuments, you can visit the Parque Natural de Sierra del Alcázar, perfectly equipped to go camping. The town of Alcaucín is rich in medicinal (spring of Las Majadas) and mineral waters (spring of El Espino...). For the lovers of hiking, they could travel the itinerary of La Ruta del Santo that leads to the peak of La Maroma, in Sierra de Tejeda, nowadays Nature Reserve.

Monuments

Alcázar (Fortress) 
Castle of Zalia 
Hermitage of Jesús del Calvario 
Fountain of Los Cinco Caños 
Church of Ntra. Sra. del Rosario 
Archaeological Sites 
Roman Bridge 
Arab Baths - Las Majadas

Places of Interest

Nature Reserve Sierra Tejeda 
Recreative Area of El Alcázar  
Mesa de Zalia 
Hole (Boquete) of Zafarraya 
Baths Las Majadas 
Reservoir of La Viñuela

Gastronomy

Typical dishes of Alcaucín are the cod with honey omelettes, acemite or porridge with flour, also is a typical dish in Alcaucín the "pot of the mower".

Subtropical crops, avocados, custard apples, mangoes and papagayas haved brought great wealth to the Alcaucín gastronomy.hey have also brought great welth to the gastronomy of Al

As for the bakery in the town, stands the Roman handmade bread, oil cakes and the wine donuts.

Distances

To Málaga 55 km  
To Granada 90 km  
To Vélez - Málaga 21 km 
To Almáchar 28 km