Canillas de Aceituno - Málaga

Canillas de Aceituno extends over the slopes of the Sierra Tejeda, to the north of the comarca (region) of Axarquia. It is surrounded by the la Maroma peak and the peak of Fuerte and Rompealbaldas. Canillas is a Moorish village, where the grapevine was the main crop, and still is an important element in the landscape and the economy. The only remains of Arabic origin which are preserved in the village are a well near the existing fuente del Huertezuelo and the Torre de la Reina Mora.

Location

Canillas is to the northeast of the Axarquia, 17 km distant from Vélez Málaga and 53km from the capital of the province. The village is about 650 metres above sea level, records an average rainfall of 670 l/m2 and the average annual temperature is 17 º C

Monuments

Casa de la Reina Mora
Algibe Medieval
Fuente de las Fájaras, Tajos Lisos las Rabitas and la Rahije.
Iglesia de Nuestra Senora del Rosario y San Leon Magno (Church of Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Leon)
Ermita de Nuestra Senora del Carmen (convent)

Hiking Trails

Ruta de los Neveros
Mirador de los Tajos Lisos (viewpoint)    El Saltillo

Gastronomy

One of the most traditional dishes in Canillas de Aceituno is the kid roasted in a wook-fired oven, also in the municipality is traditional the black pudding with onion, kid with almond sauce, fennel stew, etc.

Directions

From the Autovia Mediterraneo (A-7, N-340) linked, in the direction of Velez Malaga, to the A-335, which is a road along the backbone of the Axarquia. After about 10 kilometres, you will see the turning to the MA-125, which leads directly to Canillas de Aceituno.

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