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La Axarquia is a region of Malaga in the eastern part of the province of the same name, bordered by the Montes of Malaga, the Comarca of Antequera, the Province of Granada and the Mediter­ranean Sea. This comarca, or region, is full of con­trasts. Snow-capped mountain ranges to a height of 2,000 metres look down over the beaches of the Costa del Sol. Mountain villages, impregnated with a Moorish air, lie close to tourist com­plexes equipped with the most modern amenities. La Axarquia has a benign climate and a privileged geographical location. The clear waters of its beaches and coves, its mountains and its rivers witnessed the first settlements in this splendid region as far ago as prehistoric times, and later dwellers here included the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians and the Romans, though the most important period in the history of these lands was that of the Moorish domination, par-ticularly during the time of the Moorish Kingdom of Granada.

The influence of these times is still conserved in the layout of its villages, with their winding, steeply-rising streets lined with white­washed houses reflecting the piercing light of the sun. The area has also lived through times of great tragedy, such as the period of Moorish uprisings and the subsequent expulsion of the Muslim population, or the more recent plague of phylloxera, which ruined its fields. The main agricultural products here are the fruit of the vine, going to produce the ex­cellent wines and raisins of the region, olives and almonds, whilst in recent times tropical fruit have been introduc­ed, adapting with great success thanks to the marvellous climate enjoyed here. La Axarquia. Even its name evokes its Moorish past. It means "the part situated furthest to the west". Its pro-nounciation has changed since those times from "A-har-kia" to its present "A-shar-kia", though local people can still to be heard using the original pro-nounciation. The region is presently emerging once more from a period of economic recess­ion, thanks to the advent of tourism. Here we find such well-known resorts as Nerja and Torre del Mar, and its capital, Velez-Malaga, one of the most important towns of the entire province. Besides this, the eastern stretch of the Malagan sector of the Costa del Sol belongs to La Axarqui'a. From a modern pleasure harbour to a 13th-century Almohad tower. From the finest hotels and residential areas to the most charming nooks and corners of a Mudejar village. Beautiful natural sur­roundings and prosperous towns. All this is La Axarqufa.

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