Axarquia
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Axarquia is a region of southern Spain in Andalucia famed for its sub-tropical climate, dramatic mountain scenery and unspoilt white washed villages. Some of the villages in Axarquia include Sedella, Totalan, El Borge, Competa, Benamargosa and Arenas. The Euro Weekly News is the longest running news source in Axarquia, covering Nerja, Torrox, Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar and Motril.
Nerja turns pink as volunteers prepare for cancer awareness week
Volunteers in Nerja are getting the town ready for a week of breast cancer awareness activities, with a blushing pink makeover for a kiosk at...
Competa families hopped on their bikes for a joyful autumn Sunday to remember
Helmets on, T-shirts proudly worn and three generations pedalling side by side: that was the scene in Competa on Sunday, October 11, when the village...
Enjoy world flavours, help stray animals and win cash prizes at Alcaucin’s multicultural fiesta
A Saturday spent diving into some international food, meeting neighbours and enjoying music could also help give Alcaucin’s street animals a better life. The village...
Classic cars, paella and a used-car fair: Velez-Malaga’s motor weekend roars into town
Fancy a weekend surrounded by beautifully kept classic motors then sitting down to a paella lunch with fellow motoring fans? Velez-Malaga is bringing exactly that,...
Trail race backs Thiago as Axarquia rallies to help seven-year-old
Canillas de Albaida is preparing for a charity trail race on Sunday, October 18, with money raised going to help seven-year-old Thiago from Velez-Malaga, who...
Torrox Oktoberfest gets a 1,500sqm beer tent for four-day festival
Torrox is preparing for four days of German food, beer and Bavarian festivities as its Oktoberfest returns to the Ferrara car park from Thursday, October...
Local Nerja referee is climbing a mountain for his birthday and all he wants is a donation the same price as a cuppa
Most people blow out candles, but Axarquia resident Oz Fenn has something far steeper in mind. Austin "Oz" Fenn, one of the referees at Nerja...
Spanish musical comedy comes to Velez-Malaga theatre
Fans of real Spanish culture have the chance to enjoy a traditional form of musical theatre when El Barbero de Sevilla arrives at Teatro del...
2,000 residents protest Velez-Malaga rubbish tax over disputed bills
Around 2,000 residents, shopkeepers and self-employed workers took to the streets of Velez-Malaga on October 7 to demand a review of the new rubbish collection...
Lidl opens new supermarket in Velez-Malaga with nearly 100 parking spaces
Lidl is opening a new supermarket in Velez-Malaga on Thursday, October 29, bringing more shopping choice to the Axarquia town as the German discount chain...
Axarquia’s hidden villages attract a new kind of international tourist
International visitors are discovering a different side of the Costa del Sol, travelling inland from Nerja and Torrox to explore the white villages, mountain scenery...
Over 100 students clear 65kg of waste from Benajarafe beach in just 3 hours
Instead of spending Friday morning in the classroom, local teenagers took to the sand at Benajarafe beach, pulling nearly double last year's rubbish haul off...
Wheelchair users stuck in sand as Torre del Mar opens vital access only for Ironman then warns it may shut again
Residents in Ensanche Oeste, Torre del Mar, say they have been left taken aback after learning a key pedestrian route into the town centre will...
Axarquia gets a front-row seat as 3,000 athletes bring Ironman to Malaga coast
Axarquia is set to play its part in one of the Costa del Sol's biggest sporting occasions of the year, as more than 3,000 athletes...