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Paradise of colours
IN celebration of its patron saint, the sky of Almuñecar lit up with fireworks on Tuesday August 15 creating a stunning paradise of colours putting a fantastic end to a week of fiesta fun.
Every year, between August 9 and 15, the Patron Saint festivities take place in honour of the Virgen de la Antigua.
This celebration has its origins in 1569 when the army of Felipe II managed to repel the troops of the Moorish gang Aben Humeya, who tried to seize the Castle of San Miguel from the Alpujarras.
BENAMOCARRA is a stunning white village overlooking the valley of the Velez River surrounded by a landscape of almond and olive trees.
It is a village in the Axarquia region, which makes up the Ruta del Sol y del Aguacate.
The municipality is situated approximately five kilometres from VelezMalaga and 41 from Malaga, the provincial capital and has a population of approximately 3,000 residents.
Some may know Benamocarra as
Anna Ellis VELEZ MALAGA has launched a new tourist bus which will visit some of the most emblematic places in Torre del Mar, Caleta de Velez and VelezMalaga.
The bus promises to be an important tourist and cultural attraction for the municipality.
Departing and arriving from the Torre del Mar Lighthouse, the bus will travel through points in the Torreno enclave until it reaches Caleta de Vélez.
It will later return to Torre del Mar before heading towards VelezMalaga, where
