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Carmen theatre - Teatro del Carmen
spanishguy Says: It's a small theatre where classical music and dramas are performed till june. Este es un pequeño teatro donde se representa música clásica y teatro hasta junio.
Santa María la Mayor Church - Iglesia
spanishguy Says: This church was built up over an ancient mosque and it was consecrated to the Virgin of the Incarnation by the Catholic Monarch in 1487. It's a nice example of a Christian construction with Mudejar elements (Moorish culture at Christian land) Esta iglesia se construyó sobre...
Beniel Palace - Palacio de Beniel
spanishguy Says: It is the best civil building in town. It was built in the 17th century by the Marquis of Beniel. It had been the Court and the Town Hall and nowadays it houses the Maria Zambrano Foundation (a well known philosopher, 1907-1991). Notice the marble main entrance and the forge...
Ferninand VI fountain - Fuente Fernando VI
spanishguy Says: It's not well known the origin of the Ferdinand VI fountain (King of Spain from 1746 to 1759). It's said that it was built up in the 18th century, but some people think it's from the 16th century because a Philip II coats-of-arms (King of Spain from 1556 to 1598). It's a...
spanishguy Says: The Our Lady of Los Remedios Hermitage is a 17th century building. It hostes the Vélez-Málaga's patron, the Virgin of "Los Remedios". The locals venerate this image from the first time she arrives here from Granada, in the 16th century. The hermitage is placed on the San...
spanishguy Says: You can see the fortress on your left from the highway as you leave from Málaga. This is a Moorish defencide tower built in the 13th century. It's in very poor condition, but it's worth climbing the mountain to admire the panoramic view. Se puede ver la fortaleza a la...
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At this time a tram is under construction in town. It also will link Torre del Mar with Velez-Malaga.
En estos momentos se está construyendo un tranvía en la población. También unirá Torre del Mar con Vélez-Málaga.
Updated Jun 8, 2006
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It's a huge shopping mall with a big supermarket, lots of specialiced shops, cinemas and restaurants. The building is interesting itself because it recreates a corn mill.
Es un gran centro comercial con un supermercado, muchas tiendas especializadas, cines y restaurantes. El edificio también es interesante pues recrea una fábrica de maiz
What to buy: Everything
De todo
What to pay: It depends of what you are going to buy.
Depende de lo que compres
Updated Jun 8, 2006
Address: Av. Juan Carlos I
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Vélez-Málaga has a beautiful representation of the Holy Week. As you know, there is a Spanish tradition consisting in taking the images out of their churches in the Holy Week to commemorate Christ Passion. Here are some beautiful examples:
- The Students' Christ (Maundy Thursday)
- Ecce homo (Holy Monday)
- Christ with the donkey (Palm Sunday)
- Virgin of "El Rocío" (Palm Sunday)
Vélez-Málaga tiene una bonita representación de la Semana Santa. Como sabeis es tradicional en España sacar las imágenes de los templos durante la Semana Santa paraconmemorar la Pasión de Jesucristo. Aquí hay algunos bonitos ejemplos:
- Cristo de los Estudiantes (Jueves Santo)
- Ecce homo (Lunes Santo)
- Cristo de la pollinica (Domingo de Ramos)
- Virgen del Rocío (Domingo de Ramos)
Updated Apr 4, 2011
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The town hall is a modern building and, in fact, not too much interesting.
El ayuntamiento es un edificio moderno y, en realidad, no muy interesante.
Updated Jun 8, 2006
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Favorite thing: Definitely, it's a peaceful city where people can walk the streets without too much traffic. As it's not a coastal city, it lacks a seaside boardwalk, but they do a parade. It's called Parade of Andalusia It has a gate with three arches at the entrance, a fountain and two lines of trees which make this area a shady zone: very nice resting place after your tour.
Definitivamente esta es una ciudad tranquila, donde se puede dar un paseo por sus calles sin mucho tráfico. Como no es una ciudad de costa no tiene paseo marítimo, pero sí tiene un paseo. Es el Paseo de Andalucía, que tiene una puerta con tres arcos a la entrada, una fuente y dos lineas de árboles que convierten a este lugar en una zona sombreada muy agradable para descansar tras nuestro paseo.
Updated Jun 8, 2006
Vélez-Málaga, the capital of the Axarquía
Vélez-Málaga territory has 25 kilometres of Mediterranean coast line and it is composed by twelve towns, among them Torre del Mar is. It's 35 kilometres from Malaga city, the capital the province of...
This page is not about Velez Malaga, but about the nearby mountains. We were in a village Macharaviaya, that is not in the list. More in the travelogue
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