A combination of new and old, with Moorish-style streets and houses in the Barrio Viejo and modern housing estates and villas on the fringes.  Alhaurín de la Torre situated between the Guadalhorce river and the Sierra de Mijas agriculture has ideal weather for bumper crops which is the main source of income, orange, lemon and  fruit plantations dominate the landscape.

Alfarnatejo affectionately known as "The Pyrenees of the South" located in the northern part of the Axarquía, 36.5 kms from Vélez. High above sea level the contrasts between high cliffs and rolling hills is truly beautiful. Peaks in the area reach over a thousand metres, Pico del Chamizo at 1,637 metres and Pico del Gallo 1,556 metres or the Vilo peak at 1,412 metres.

Alfarnate, derived from the Arab Al-farnat, which means flour-mill, located in plains between the mountains in the extreme north west of the Axarquía region. The mountain pass of Puerto de los Alhazores, stands at 1,040 metres. This mountainous tregion melts into the lower valleys with the olive and almond groves.

Size: 46 Km² Population: Approx. 1.600 Residents known as: Alcaucineños Monuments: Church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, Hermitage of Nuestro Señor del Calvario, Tajo de la Cueva (Cliff of the Cave). Geographical situation: Axarquía, 20kms from Vélez-Málaga and 54kms from Malaga, 508 metres above sea level. Tourist information: Town Hall, Plaza Constitución, 1. 29711. Phone: 952 510 002 Fax: 952 510 076          

Alcaucín in the north of Axarquía The town¹s derives it's name from Al Cautin, meaning The Arches. Situated between the Sierra de Tejeda and the Periana lowlands, between the amazing Boquete de Zafarraya cliffs and the Axarquía mountains. The Arabic influence is apparent immediately with low houses, whitewashed facades and narrow winding streets.