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Size: 27.28 Km²
Population: 1,241
Residents known as: Viñoleros
Monuments: Church of San José, Shrine to the Virgen de las Angustias, Torre de la Atalaya, La Viñuela Reservoir
Geographical situation: In the Axarquía, 14 kilometres from Vélez-Málaga, at 151 metres above sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, C/Vélez-Málaga, 23. 29712
Phone: 952 519 002 Fax: 952 519 088
Website: www.axarguia.com/lavinuela/vi.htm
The town of La Viñuela is situated at the crossroads between two of the most important roads in the province: that of Alhama and Casabermeja. The landscape is low hills, covered mostly in olive and cereal plantations, and conditioned almost always by the presence of the reservoir. |
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Size: 55.10 Km²
Population: 3,187
Residents known as: Yunqueranos
Monuments: Moorish Hermitage, Ermita del Pobre (Hermitage of the Poor), Parish church, Hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, Sierra de las Nieves.
Geographical situation: In the Sierra de las Nieves Nature Park, 39 kilometres from Ronda and 63 from Malaga, at 681 metres above sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza la Constitución, 13. 29410.
Phone: 952 482 609 Fax: 952 482 905.
Yunquera is in the heart of the Serranía de las Nieves, and borders with the eastern end of the Serranía de Ronda. The surrounding landscape is very beautiful, with an abundance of the rare pinsapo (Mediterranean pine) growing in the mountains. |
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Size: 27.50 Km²
Population: Approx. 25,000
Residents known as: Rinconeros
Monuments: Cueva del Tesoro, Casa Fuerte (fortress) de Bezmiliana, Torres Almenaras (beacon towers) Cantal and Torre Benagalbón.
Geographical situation: At the entrance to the Axarquía, on the eastern Costa del Sol, 12 kilometres from Malaga, at sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza Al-Andalus, 1. 29730.
Phone: 952 402 300 Fax: 952 402 900
Website: www.rincondelavictoria.com
The Virgen del Carmen procession is one of the oldest traditions in Rincón
Rincón de la Victoria was a fishing town up to twenty years ago, but at only 12 kilometres from Malaga, it has now become an important centre of both residential and seasonal tourism. |
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Size: 40.60 Km²
Population: Approx. 2,700
Residents known as: Riogordeños
Monuments: Church of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, Shrine of San Sebastián.
Geographical situation: In the Axarquía, 35 kilometres from Malaga and Vélez, at 400 metres above sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza de la Constitución, 14. 29180.
Phone: 952 732 154 Fax: 952 732 380
Riogordo is in the Axarquía, equidistant at 35 kilometres from Malaga, Vélez and Antequera. It has two quite separate barrios: the Barrio Alto, or Cerrillo, and the Barrio Bajo, or The Plaza. |
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Size: 477.50 Km²
Population: Approx. 40,000
Residents known as: Rondeños
Monuments: Plaza de Toros, Historic centre, the Gorge, Ruins of Acinipo.
Geographical situation: Capital of the Ronda Mountains region, made up of 27 municipalities, at 744 metres above sea level.
Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza Duquesa de Parcent, s/n. 29400.
Phone: 952 873 240 Fax: 952 875 441
Municipal Tourist Office: Paseo Blas Infante, s/n. Tel: 952 187 119
Websites: www.ronda.net, www.serraniaronda.org, www.serraniaderonda.com www.rondaweb.com
Ronda is the capital of the Serrania (Mountain range) comprising 27 municipalities that cover an area of 1,500 square kilometres and with a population of about 65,000, including the almost 40,000 that live in Ronda itself. |
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