Andalucía is the southernmost of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain and the second largest region, covering 17.2% of mainland Spain.
Vast open spaces, rolling hills, National Parks, picturesque Moorish ‘White Villages ‘ (Pueblos Blancos) nestling in the mountains and, of course, the Mediterranean coastline with the famous Costa del Sol and others.
It is an area that has captured the hearts and imaginations of writers, artists, travelers and holidaymakers for centuries, with something to offer almost everyone.
The region of Andalucía is divided into eight separate provinces.
The provinces are subdivided into districts (such as the Axarquia) and municipalities (such as Nerja). Each municipality may cover several smaller villages.
The Comarca de la Axarquia is a 1,021 square kilometre district at the eastern end of Málaga province in the autonomous region of Andalucia. It stretches from the Mediterranean coast, with its numerous beach resorts, through fertile lowlands and hills sprinkled with almond trees, olive trees, grapevines and poppies up to the high Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountain ranges.
Here you will find the so-called ‘white villages’, their design and appearance the influence of the Arabs of the Al Andalus. There are 31 municipalities within the Comarca de la Axarquia, with the capital in Vélez-Málaga.
Alcaucín, Alfarnate, Alfarnatejo, Algarrobo, Almáchar, Árchez, Arenas, Benamargosa, Benamocarra, El Borge, Canillas de Aceituno, Canillas de Albaida, Colmenar, Comares, Cómpeta, Cútar, Frigiliana, Iznate, Macharaviaya, Moclinejo, Nerja, Periana, Rincón de la Victoria, Riogordo, Salares, Sayalonga, Sedella, Torrox, Totalán, Vélez-Málaga, La Viñuela