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What to see and do in Nerja

What to see and do in Nerja (La Axarquía, Málaga): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Nature · 2 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Nerja

Nerja
Village
Founded in the 8th century as Narixa ('abundant spring'), it was reconquered in 1487. The television series 'Verano azul' (1981) boosted its tourist fame. It now has around 22,100 inhabitants, with more than a quarter of the population foreign.
Cueva de Nerja
Monument
Discovered in 1959, it preserves cave paintings that, according to recent studies, could be around 42,000 years old. It was declared a monumento histórico-artístico (Monumento Histórico-Artístico, Spain's heritage designation in force between 1931 and 1985) in 1961 and is today a Bien de Interés Cultural (Spain's highest level of heritage protection) with the category of archaeological zone since November 2006.
Balcón de Europa
Curiosity
Viewpoint in central Nerja named by Alfonso XII during his 1885 visit following that year's earthquake, when he remarked that Europe seemed to end there.
Acueducto del Águila de Nerja
Monument
1888 civil engineering work with four tiers of superimposed arches, built to carry water.
Ermita de las Angustias de Nerja
Monument
17th-century Baroque chapel with frescoes attributed to the Granada school of Alonso Cano.
Paraje Natural Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo
Nature
Protected natural area of Nerja that includes coves such as the Barranco de Maro, the Cala del Pino and the Cala El Cañuelo.
Independencia de Nerja respecto a Vélez-Málaga
Historical milestone
Nerja became administratively independent from Vélez-Málaga in 1815.
El rodaje de "Verano Azul" en Nerja
Curiosity
Between 1979 and 1980 the television series "Verano Azul" was filmed in Nerja.