Municipality Alcaucin

Municipality of Alcaucin is situated at 500m above sea into the northern part of the Axarquia, between the Sierra de Tejeda and the flatter Periana area, between the spectacular Boquete de Zafarraya cliffs and the Axarquia mountains. It is included in Malaga province (Andalusia) and is distanced around 20 kilometres to Velez-Malaga, 54 km to Malaga and 25 kilometres from the coast at Torre del Mar.

The Alcaucin architecture is influenced from the Moorish  - low houses, whitewashed facades and above all, the narrow, winding streets. The main town object are centred around the town square - the church, the Town Hall building, etc.