Velez-Malaga is 15 miles east of Malaga.
Velez-Malaga,
known as Velez to the locals, is situated 1/2 mile inland from
Torre del Mar and 15 miles east of Malaga in the wide valley
of the River Vélez . Although it is near to the coast
it has not developed much of a tourist industry. It relies on
the production of vines, olives, sugar cane and vegetable and
salad crops, and good quality olive oils and wine are produced
here. Velez-Malaga has much fine architecture including a 13th
century castle standing on top of a hill in the centre of Arrabal
de San Sebastian, the oldest district of the town. Also worth
a visit is the Palace of the Marquises of Beniel, set in an attractive
old area of San Sebastian, and is now used as a municipal building.
It has a magnificent vaulted ceiling above the stairwell.
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