CASTLE VIEW GUESTHOUSE
Number 5, Ctra. de Malaga
La Barriada el Puente,
ALORA 29510
Castle View Guesthouse is located
on the edge of the Village of Alora. Please find below information about distances and driving times from landmarks and background to the Village to help you to get familiarized and enjoy all Castle View has to offer;
- Malaga International Airport 40 minutes by car
- Malaga City 30 minutes by car
- Malaga 30 minutes by train (train service every hour from Alora)
- Golf courses within 30 minutes drive
- Beaches and coast 40 minutes by car
- El Chorro and lakes (National Park) 30 minutes by car
- Granada and the Sierra Nevada ( skiing in winter ) 90 minutes by car
- Seville 90 minutes by car
- Train station, buses, shops, supermarket, bars and restaurants within walking distance of the guesthouse.
The small town of Alora is situated 40 kms north of Málaga
by the road to Antequera and just 12 km south of El
Chorro. From a distance, it is a typical pueblo blanco; a whitewashed
village nestled between three rocky spurs topped by the ruins of
a magnificent castle which has an interesting history. Alora's castle
was first built by the Phoenicians and subsequently expanded under
Roman rule. In the 5th century the castle was virtually destroyed
by the Visigoths, only to be rebuilt under the Moors; remnants of
this era still remain, namely the decorative steel door and the
traditional Arab mirador.
In between 1587 and 1593 Alora was home to the fabled Cervantes and
in 1628 Alora gained independence from Málaga.
Alora is said to be the birthplace of Malagueño flamenco. A visit
to the village, which consists of a series of very steep slopes
and attractive cobbled streets, is well worthwhile. The whitewashed
streets are lined with lemon trees and converge on a square on the
lowest level, overlooked by a the impressive seventeenth century
church of La Encarnación which was built during the Catholic
era of rule on the site of a former mosque.
From the square, climb to the castle on foot, or go by car, to the cemetery
from where you can enjoy the splendid panorama of the Guadalhorce
river basin. Among the tombs there is a small Gothic chapel. Monday
is market day when the village becomes a lively mass of stallholders
and shoppers. Alora's economy is based on agriculture, in particular the cultivation of
tropical fruits, olives and grape vines.
|
