At first the road meanders through low valleys planted with semi-tropical custard apple and avocado, mango and molasses, but soon the landscape becomes a gentle vista of rolling hills and almond, olive, lemon and grape. Then the mountains appear, the Montes de M laga, the Sierras de Jobo, Alhama, Tejeda and Almijara which form a natural border around this diverse and very beautiful region. In summer the climate is pure Mediterranean. You will find the region above all a gentle, rolling, open landscape.
Water is precious here, carefully channelled to irrigate crops.
By contrast, Sierras Tejeda and Almijara are Natural Parks with peaks that are snow-topped in winter. Walks will take you by crystal clear waterfalls among tall pines. Springs rise at Alcauc n and Sedella. A leisurely drive takes you to the seaside resorts of Torre del Mar, Torrox or Nerja. A different route through the small villages of Axarqu a can leave one wondering whether time has jumped back a few hundred years.