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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. The main center for the population is Algarrobo, a town of Arab architecture situated 3.5 kilometers from the coast. Other towns in the municipality are Algarrobo Costa, Mezquitilla and Trayamar.
It has a population of approximately 5,000 residents. Natives of the town are called Algarrobeños. Its surface area is 9.73 km2 and has a density of 639.16 inhabitants/km2.
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7 places to explore Algarrobo at your own pace. Each number matches its point on the map.
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La Torre Derecha o Torre Nueva es una torre fortín situada en Algarrobo Costa, en el municipio de Algarrobo (provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España), cerca de la Torre Ladeada. Es bien de interés cultural desde 1993.
Torre fortificadaBien de interés cultural
La Torre Ladeada o Torre del Portichuelo es una torre vigía o torre almenara, catalogada por el Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte como bien de interés cultural desde 1993.
Torre de vigilanciaBien de interés cultural
Trayamar es una necrópolis fenicia, datada en el siglo VII a. C., situada en la margen derecha del río Algarrobo, en el municipio de Algarrobo en la provincia de Málaga (España).
NecrópolisBien de interés cultural
Los yacimientos de la desembocadura del río Algarrobo, ubicados en los municipios de Vélez-Málaga y Algarrobo, se corresponden con los asentamientos de Morro de Mezquitilla y Chorreras, así como con la necrópolis de Trayamar.
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Monuments from Wikidata; summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited to their authors.
8 plans to experience Algarrobo on the move, not just passing through.
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Places and plans from OpenStreetMap (ODbL): what is mapped within the municipal boundary, by name. If something is missing, it can be added there and will appear here in the next update.
What there really is in the village and around it, with distances. If an activity isn't on this list, we haven't found it nearby.
