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Caleta de Velez, pretty fishing town of Axarquia |
Caleta de Velez, pretty fishing town of Axarquia
Tourist information about Caleta de Velez in Spain. Travel to Caleta de Velez and let Spain-Holiday.com guide and accommodate you |
Caleta de Velez is the mid-coastal point of the Axarquia. It is a pretty fishing town only 30 kilometres from Malaga with superb beaches, an impressive marina and the 18-hole Baviera golf course.
Caleta means bay in Spanish and the name of this town literally means The Bay of Velez-Malaga.
The vibrant fish market and harbour are attractive and important features of Caleta. One of the things you just HAVE to do when staying at Caleta de Vlez is having a typical fish meal in a nice restaurant at the beach: sardines, anchovies, squid, octopus, red bream and mackerel, try them all!
This fish comes from the Alborán Sea, which is the passage of water between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean which renovates itself every hundred years or so. It brings a rich sea life to the bay of Caleta which has the depths needed to support the spiral of sea life that produces the type of fish we like to eat in large quantities. The area is rich in plankton, due to the sun that shines year round, and this is what the fish feed and reproduce on. The different temperatures of the different waters that flow into the Alborán Sea from both sides make for a rich marine flora in the region, giving the fish that are caught here a special flavour that is missing from the same fish caught in other parts of the world.
You will probably repeat after trying it the first time!
The "fiestas" of this village are in honour of Virgen del Carmen(16 July) and are celebrated form 15 to 18 July. It is wonderful and very typical Spanish to see the statue of the virgen being brought in and out of the water on a small boat.
Distances/Location
5 min drive you will reach the nearest large town, Torre del Mar .
The multi award winning whitewashed village of Frigliana with its narrow cobbled streets and passageways is a 20 min drive.
Being in Frigilian, also take the opportunity to visit Nerja, the most famous town on the Eastern Costa del Sol. You will be amazed from the lovely views drinvingfrom Caleta de Velez to Nerja and Frigilana! You can choose the coastal road or the highway. Both are nice routes, the highway is very new and a pleasure to ride on!
Looking for some culture inland? Visit Granada with its spectacular Alahambra Palace only a 90min drive.
There are many other beautiful & interesting towns nearby including Velez Malaga, Competa, Torrox & Lake Vinuela. You can take one day to visit these little town following the "grapes route" or "ruta de la pasa". You will be amazed by the natural wonders and tranquility of Benamargosa, Comares, Olías..there still is lots of nature in that area!
So, renting a holdiay home in Caleta de Velez gives you the opportunity to relax on the beach, enjoy a drink in some cool bars, have fresh fish in typical fish restaurants on the bech and get some pure air in the nearby white villages of the Axarquia..what more do you want?
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See a map over Caleta de Velez
