 Andalucia is the southern
region of Spain and is made up of the eight provinces of Huelva,
Sevilla, Cordoba, Jaen, Cadiz, Malaga, Granada and Almeria. There
are airports at Almeria Malaga Seville Gibraltar Jerez Granada
& Cordoba. Malaga
Airport is 5 miles west of the city of
Malaga and is the main flight path for millions of people arriving
on the Costa del Sol each year. There is a wide selection of
bars and restaurants, bank cash points, postal and Internet services
for passengers. There is also a pharmacy and a children's play
area. However there is no left luggage facility. There is a half
hourly train service to Malaga City and Fuengirola from the front
of the main Terminal. There is also a half hourly Airport Bus
and an Airport Coach Service from outside the Terminal hall to
Malaga city centre. There are always plenty of Taxis waiting
for passengers. The Spanish
railway network is run by the state owned
company RENFE (www.renfe.es). International trains from France
terminate at either Madrid or Barcelona. From there you can catch
a train to many of the cities in Andalucia, including Huelva,
Sevilla, Cadiz, Jerez, Sevilla, Algeciras, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada,
Almeria, Linares / Baeza. There are various ferry companies and routes
to choose from, depending on your base. You can either drive
to the Spanish port and park your vehicle to embark as a foot
passenger, or take your vehicle across to explore further within
Morocco and North Africa. The general procedure is to turn up
and await the next ferry, with the exception of the Cadiz-Canary
Islands route for which a cabin or seat needs to be booked.
Velez-Malaga is 15 miles east of Malaga.
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 Velez-Malaga, known as Velez to the
locals, is situated 1/2 mile inland from Torre del Mar and 15
miles east of Malaga in the wide valley of the River Vélez
. Although it is near to the coast it has not developed much
of a tourist industry. It relies on the production of vines,
olives, sugar cane and vegetable and salad crops, and good quality
olive oils and wine are produced here. Velez-Malaga has much
fine architecture including a 13th century castle standing on
top of a hill in the centre of Arrabal de San Sebastian, the
oldest district of the town. Also worth a visit is the Palace
of the Marquises of Beniel, set in an attractive old area of
San Sebastian, and is now used as a municipal building. It has
a magnificent vaulted ceiling above the stairwell. |
