Seven kilometres north of Nerja, perched high on a ridge in the Almijara, Tejeda and Alhama mountains, is the picturesque town of Frigiliana, undoubtedly one of the best of the typical Andalucían ‘White Villages’.
The hill overlooking the village, El Fuerte, was the scene of the final battle, and defeat, of the Axarquia Moors in their rebellion of 1569.
On top of the hill are a few remains of the old fort from which it is said that many Moors threw themselves from it rather than be captured by the Christians.
The village is a maze of narrow, cobbled streets lined with white-washed houses and best explored on foot. Do be warned though, most of the streets are steep and some of them are very steep. Small, dark alleys often lead to a bar or restaurant!
The historical centre of Frigiliana, kinown as ‘Barribarto’, is a maze of narrow streets and whitewashed buildings, the architectural legacy of the Moorish culture in Spain. The Foundation Blas Infante is behind a move to award the ‘Príncipe de Asturias de la Concordia 2010′ to the descendants of the Moorish Andalucians expelled from Frigiliana in 1610.
A thirty year-old man is in a critical condition in the Carlos Haya hospital in Málaga after falling about seven metres from a building in calle Rafael Alberti. More
The ruling PA under Mayor Javier López have used their absolute majority to approve the privatisation of the water supply, dismissing opposition PSOE and PP objections to the proposal. More
The PSOE in is asking the ruling PA to halt the proposed privatisation of the water and sewage supply and to hold a referendum on the subject to let the people decide. More
Memphis Grizzlie Marc Gasol will be the star guest at the 13th Frigiliana Basketball Campus to be held between July 3rd and July 11th 2010.
The campus, which has grown over the years, will bring together around 180 people between the ages of 8 years and 18 years. Marc Gasol will be ‘on campus’, as it were, on the 6th, 7th and 8th July.
All those attending the campus will get an extra bonus, they will have free entry to the concert being given by the Catalan group Estopa on Friday July 9th.
The Fiesta de San Antonio takes place from June 9th to 13th and the festivities begin on Wednesday June 9th, Día del Niño, with the attractions at half price. The programme of events is: More
Derrin Nauendorf will be visiting Spain and playing at Splash Bistro in Frigiliana on June 13th from 18:00, promoting his new album ‘Skin of the Earth’.
Seven kilometres north of Nerja, perched high on a ridge in the Almijara, Tejeda and Alhama mountains, is the picturesque town of Frigiliana, undoubtedly one of the best of the typical Andalucían ‘White Villages’.
