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What to see and do in Alhaurín de la Torre

What to see and do in Alhaurín de la Torre (Valle del Guadalhorce, Málaga): 8 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 3 Monuments · 1 Activities · 3 Historical milestones

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January: Fiestas patronales de San Sebastián y San Juan Bautista (Alhaurín de la Torre) (January 20 and June 24)

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What to see and do in Alhaurín de la Torre

Alhaurín de la Torre
Village
It split from the city of Málaga by a decree of Joseph Bonaparte signed at the Alcázar of Seville on 17 April 1810; after the French withdrawal it remained independent despite resistance from Málaga, until the 1874 boundary agreement. In 1778 settlers from this town founded New Iberia, in Louisiana (United States), now a twin city. It now has around 45,000 inhabitants.
Ermita del Alamillo (Alhaurín de la Torre)
Monument
Hermitage built in 1875 next to the Alamillo estate, where Saint Francis of Paola and the Virgen de la Esperanza are venerated.
Ermita del Santo Cristo del Cardón
Monument
Hermitage in the settlement of Los Callejones, visited on the afternoon of Holy Wednesday with a Way of the Cross; local tradition recalls a miracle attributed to 1484, during the Reconquista.
Arcos de Zapata
Monument
Well-preserved remains of the Fuente del Rey aqueduct, of 18th-century origin.
Vecinos de Alhaurín de la Torre, fundadores de Nueva Iberia (Luisiana)
Historical milestone
On 1 June 1778 a group of local townspeople set out for Spanish Louisiana to found the colony of Nueva Iberia.
Segregación de Alhaurín de la Torre (1810)
Historical milestone
The decree separating Alhaurín de la Torre as a municipality was signed on 17 April 1810 by Joseph Bonaparte.
Captura del general Torrijos en la Torre Alquería
Historical milestone
In December 1831 the liberal general José María de Torrijos was captured at the Torre Alquería in the municipality, shortly before his execution in Málaga.
Fiestas patronales de San Sebastián y San Juan Bautista (Alhaurín de la Torre)
Activity
The municipality celebrates its winter patron saint, Saint Sebastian, and its summer patron saint, Saint John the Baptist.