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Other
places
worthy
of a
mention
within
the
same
Guadalhorce
Valley
are:
Alhaurin
de la
Torre.
Located
at the
entrance
of the
valley,
17km
from
Malaga
and
8km
from
Torremolinos.
The
village
is
easily
accessed
by
means
of the
N340
highway.
This
is a
village
in
which
the
modern
features
live
quite
happily
alongside
the
old.
White
bleached
houses
in
narrow
streets
are
surrounded
by
modern
urbanizations.
The
area
has a
good
agricultural
industry
with
fruit
high
on the
production
list,
as is
flower
production.
Alora.
Further
into
the
valley
towards
Antequera
is
this
sleepy
village
with
narrow
streets
and
quaint
parks.
The
centre
of the
village
is
Plaza
Fuente
Arriba,
close
to the
City
Hall.
In
this
village
you
will
find
the
third
largest
church
in the
province
of
Malaga,
the
Church
of the
Encarnation.
The
village
has
been
inhabited
since
pre-historic
times.
Cartama.
One of
the
most
important
historic
centres
within
the
area.
Many
excavations
in the
area
have
revealed
evidence
of the
Roman
Empire.
Witness
to the
many
civilisations
has
been
the
castle,
located
on the
hill-top
and
much
expanded
by the
Romans. |
