Malaga's Villages: Nerja

Once again, from MalagaLodge, your guest house in Malaga, we proposes you to know another village in our city. In this case, we are going to write about Nerja.

Aproximately 20 minutes from Malaga, Nerja establishes as a valued tourist destination, where you can taste excellent gastronomy, the weather, views and the people.

As seaside village, Nerja offers beaches to the visitor and good time. Europa's Balcony is a very nice location, viewing-point where you can see in the sunny days contours of Africa, and to appear to the beaches and cliffs of the zone. Built in the 9th century, but nowadays a viewing-point on the sea. From this balcony it is possible to walk along the old town of the city, which dates back to the 15th century, very Arabic, with narrow streets and white fronts.

Also there are interesting the Aguilar's Hermitage and the Salvador's Church, both of the 17th century with Baroque and Mudejar style.

 If you want to feel the nature and to move away from the worldly-minded noise, Nerja offers you a route of hiking, the Chillar river. With a distance of 8 Km, it is necessary to dedicate an entire day, since the advance along the water is slow enough. We recommend you to do this route in the summers months.

Nerja's caves: undoubtedly, his major emblem. Placed between five monuments most visited of Spain. It is A National Monument, which consists of the visit to the cave, restaurant, gardens and museum. With 4.823 meters of tour visitable, this cave consists of a geological, biological and architectural wealth without equally. The visit develops in an area of 7.000 square meters and a perimeter of more than 700 meters. But the caves not only it is famous for his archaeological deposits and his stony formation, but also for his International Festivals of Music and Dance, which every year repeats itself during the month of Julio.

We hope that you enjoy your visit Nerja from your guest house in Malaga.