Statistics
Area
19 square kilometres
Altitude
331 mtrs above sea level
Population
+/- 700
Distance from Nerja
40 km
Driving Time
+/- 45 mins
Town Hall
Tel: 952 554 247
Fax: 952 554 229
Cútar, Málaga Province
Cútar, a small municipality in the interior of the Axarquia region, was one of the 'Cuatro Villas' - the Four Villages - along with Almachar, El Borge and Comares. It has the Málaga mountains as one boundary and the Rio de la Cueva as the other, making it a rich agricultural area.
In the northern districts of the municipality, La Luna de León and La
Peña de Hierro, it is mainly cereal crops, almonds and olives, although
you will also find some excellent examples of traditional crafts, such
as articles made from esparto grass. In the districts of La Zubia, Salto
del Negro (the waterfall) and La Molina, the river makes it ideal for
the cultivation of tropical fruits and in the central area around the
town of Cútar itself, the Muscatel grape is the main crop.
The area has the remains of prehistoric settlements, but it wasn't until
the Arabs built a fortress nearby that Cútar sprang into existence. The
town is divided into four main districts (barrios), el Alto, el Bajo,
Barrio de la Fuente and Barrio de la Ermita, and is, as one would
expect, very Arabic in style and layout, although very little of the
Arabic heritage remains.
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