Colmenar, Malaga

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Colmenar stretches on one side between the regions of La Axarquia and the Malaga Mountains and on the other it also adjoins the Antequera mountain range, so the resultant landscape is something of a compendium of three zones that meet in the municipal territory. It has limestone areas similar to those of Antequera in which there is more rock than vegetation, and other less steep areas that allow the growth of olive trees, cereal grains and low brush.

Colmenar is in the northern part of the Malaga mountains region, bordering on La Axarquia and the Antequera region. The village centre is almost 700 metres above sea level and is 35 kilometres from the provincial capital and 44 from Velez Malaga. Average rainfall is 765 litres per square metre.

Monuments:

Santisima Virgen de la Candelaria hermitage, Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion church, Puerta de la Cruz (La Cruz gate).

How to Get There :

Unless you happen to be in the northern part of the province the best route is to leave the city of Malaga by the A-6103, popularly known as the Carretera de Colmenar (Colmenar Road). This is the old and formerly the only way to get to the interior of Andalusia (Seville, Cordoba, Granada) and the rest of Spain. The road is an unbroken succession of curves but it is worth it for the view it provides of the bay and mountains of Malaga.

Another possibility is to take the expressway towards Antequera (N-331) and once you have passed Casabermeja to turn onto the A-356. The scenery is very beautiful here also, especially after leaving the expressway, but it is another type of landscape.

Tourist Offices :

Address : Town Hall, Plaza de Espana, 9 (29170).
Telephone: 952 730 000;
Fax: 952 731 068