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What to see and do in Cómpeta

What to see and do in Cómpeta (La Axarquía, Málaga): 6 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 2 Monuments · 1 Nature · 1 Activities · 1 Historical milestones

When to go to Cómpeta: festival calendar

August: Noche del Vino de Cómpeta (15 de agosto, desde 1973)

How far each place is from the centre of Cómpeta

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Cómpeta 50 m

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What to see and do in Cómpeta

Cómpeta
Village
Its first written document dates from 29 April 1487, when it surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs with around 600 inhabitants. It now has around 3,800 inhabitants, many of them foreigners drawn by its Moscatel vineyards.
Noche del Vino de Cómpeta
Activity
Moscatel wine festival held every 15 August, with grape treading, singing and dancing; in its current form it was created in 1973 by local resident Aurelio Fernández Navas, who began handing out free wine to the whole village that night.
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Cómpeta
Monument
Late 16th-century church with a 30-metre ochre tower, built by order of Isabella the Catholic in 1505.
Plaza de las Tradiciones de Cómpeta
Monument
Square decorated with eight ceramic murals by the local sculptor José Antonio Rivas Fernández depicting traditional trades.
Tajo de las Grajas
Nature
200-metre cliff located in the municipal term of Cómpeta.
Rendición de Cómpeta en 1487
Historical milestone
Cómpeta surrendered to the Catholic Monarchs on 29 April 1487, when it already had 600 inhabitants.