La Axarquía

Through the small villages of Moclinejo, Almáchar, El Borje, Cútar, Comares and Totalan with their special charm and clearly Moorish structure and architecture. The vines and the "paseros" the typical frames where the grapes are dried in the sun, the raisin, which was the basic element of the Axarquía, gives life and fame to these villages. The exceptional climate favours the vines which produce very special grapes. Festivals of "verdiales" are often held on the farms in these villages.

Comares

Cútar

El Borge

Moclinejo

Rasin route Map

Totalan

Almáchar

PLACES OF INTEREST

Moclinejo - Parish Church with a beautiful series of arches in the bell tower (16th C). Almáchar - Parish Church (16th C). El Borge - Parish Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario (16th C). Cútar - Parish Church (16th C) with a beautiful tower. Moorish fountain. Comares - Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación (16th C), with beautiful Mudejar panelling. Water cistern from the ancient mosque. Archaeological remains in Cerro Masmúllan. Totalán - Parish Church (16th C).

FIESTAS AND CELEBRATIONS

Moclinejo - Easter Friday (El Paso). San Bartolomé, 24th to 25th August. Almáchar - Sto. Cristo de la Banda Verde, 1st Sunday in May. Pilgrimage to San Isidro, 15th May. Virgen del Amparo, 29th to 31st July. El Borge - San Gabriel, Easter Saturday to Easter Monday. San Isidro, 15th August. Pilgrimage to San Marcos, 25th April. Cútar - Feast day of the patron saint, 16th August. Comares - San Hilario, 23rd and 24th August. Noche de las Candelas, 7th September. Totalán - Nstra. Sra. del Rosario, 24th to 26th May.