The Axarquía is rough and uneven. The Sierras de Alhama,
Tejeda and Almijar form the boundaries with the Province of Granada. The foothills go
right down to the sea, forming cliffs and small coves around Maro and Cerro Gordo. The
varied landscape of the Axarquía stretches from the high mountain peaks down to the
peaceful beaches. Nature was generous when she created this incredibly beautiful region.
One of the most beautiful places is the Sierra del Alcázar nature park above Alcaucín.
There are small waterfalls of crystal clear water, small streams, pine forests where you
can get lost in the dense woods of the Sierra Almijara. Nature left her stamp on the
villages of Cómpeta, Canillas de Albaida, Sedella, Salares and Canilla de Aceituno. The
ravines are beautiful at Torrox on the way to Frigiliana, all around these villages the
views are magnificent. At the source of the Sayalonga river, the Mediterranean thicket
makes the mountains extremely beautiful at the Casa de la Mira. There are springs at
Sedella, Alcaucín and Las Majadas ; there is the Fajara cave or the natural Rahige beauty
spot at Canillas de Aceituno. La Viñuela reservoir looks like a mirror at nightfall ; it
is like a white wound that has opened towards the Boquete de Zafarraya. The high peaks of
the Axarquía may be crowned with snow in winter while far below you can bathe in the warm
waters of the Mediterranean.
The
varied landscape of the Axarquía stretches from the high mountain peaks down to the
peaceful beaches. Nature was generous when she created this incredibly beautiful region.
One of the most beautiful places is the Sierra del Alcázar nature park above Alcaucín.
There are small waterfalls of crystal clear water, small streams, pine forests where you
can get lost in the dense woods of the Sierra Almijara. Nature left her stamp on the
villages of Cómpeta, Canillas de Albaida, Sedella, Salares and Canilla de Aceituno. The
ravines are beautiful at Torrox on the way to Frigiliana, all around these villages the
views are magnificent. At the source of the Sayalonga river, the Mediterranean thicket
makes the mountains extremely beautiful at the Casa de la Mira. There are springs at
Sedella, Alcaucín and Las Majadas ; there is the Fajara cave or the natural Rahige beauty
spot at Canillas de Aceituno. La Viñuela reservoir looks like a mirror at nightfall ; it
is like a white wound that has opened towards the Boquete de Zafarraya. The high peaks of
the Axarquía may be crowned with snow in winter while far below you can bathe in the warm
waters of the Mediterranean.
