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Vélez-Málaga Destination Guide

Touring Vélez-Málaga in Spain

Vélez-Málaga in the region of Andalusia with its 74,190 citizens is a city located in Spain - some 253 mi or ( 407 km ) South of Madrid , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Vélez-Málaga

Time in Vélez-Málaga is now 12:43 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Madrid " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Gibraltar, Sayalonga, Marbella, Málaga, and Las Casillas. Being here already, consider visiting Gibraltar . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Vélez-Málaga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Holiday in Spain - Concerto de Aranjuez

4:48 min by looneytoobs
Views: 11960 Rating: 4.95

Concerto de Aranjuez - Travel video put together with iMovie from still photographs. These were taken in March of 2005. We travelled to the southern coast of Spain and stayed at a timeshare in Malaga. ..

Fast Fly Piper PA-28 - Carlos Sedano

19:41 min by LegendsCars1
Views: 1307 Rating: 5.00

Vuelo de 20 minutos desde arranque hasta parada de motor, para probar mi nueva mini cámara de video. Aeropuerto de La Axarquía (LEAX), Málaga, Mayo de 2010. ..


Axarquia Beach Hotel, Torre del Mar, Malaga, Spain

1:55 min by axarquiabeach
Views: 1235 Rating: 3.67

The hotel has a beach front location and offers a total of 30 rooms ranging from standard double/twin rooms to loft suites which sleep up to 5 people in comfort. All rooms are fully equipped with soun ..

Almuñecar

3:16 min by J.J. Quintana
Views: 1164 Rating: 5.00

Festival playa San Cristóbal 2010. Paseo San Cristobal. Almuñecar. Spain. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Torre del Mar

Torre del Mar is a locality on the southern coast of Spain, part of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, located in the province of Málaga. It is a popular summer tourist resort.

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Located at 36.75 -4.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Towns in Spain

Los Toscanos

Los Toscanos, a flattened hill on the right bank, near the mouth of the Vélez river, near Vélez-Málaga in southern Spain, was the location of an early Phoenician settlement. It is believed that, when the settlement was abandoned, the Phoenicians did not leave the Vélez valley, but merely moved across the river to Cerro del Mar.

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Located at 36.73 -4.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Phoenician colonies in Spain

Benamocarra

Benamocarra is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 5 kilometres from Vélez Málaga and 41 from the provincial capital. It has a population of approximately 3,000 residents. The natives are called Benamocarreños. Its mayor since 2003 (reelected in 2007) is Abdeslam Jesús Aoulad Ben Salem Lucena of the Partido Andalucista.

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Located at 36.80 -4.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Province of Málaga, Populated places in the Province of Málaga

Algarrobo, Spain

Algarrobo is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated in the coastal area of La Axarquía, 32 kilometers from the city of Málaga. It is bordered on the north by the municipality of Arenas and Sayalonga, to the east and west by Vélez-Málaga and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated at an altitude of 86 meters.

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Located at 36.77 -4.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Municipalities in the Province of Málaga, Populated places in the Province of Málaga, Towns in Spain

Bentomiz Castle

Bentomiz Castle is an ancient fortress built on a hill near the village of Arenas in the province of Málaga, at a height of 711 metres . It lies to the northeast of Vélez-Málaga. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} The castle site is thought to have been occupied by the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans, although it is not clear which parts of the ruins date to which period. Roman baths have been found there. The Arabs built on the existing structure.

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Located at 36.80 -4.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Province of Málaga, Castles in Andalusia, Moorish architecture

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