Things to see and do Vélez-Málaga

The tourist office is a welcoming, modern place, with a strong presence of new technologies. Visitors will find all the information they need to enjoy the town and the Axarquía region. The office also offers guided tours of the locality. The office team speaks 13 different languages, thanks to the contribution of volunteers from various countries and local residents. It offers information on the region's nature, gastronomy and culture.

It is on the highest point in the city, about 80 meters above sea level, that was built this fortress in the th century. But it was between the th and th centuries that it reached its peak by becoming one of the most important fortresses of the kingdom of Nasrid in Granada. Today, you can only see the parts of its old wall and its dungeon, torre del en, rebuilt in the 70 s. In spite of this, there is a beautiful view of the city, but also the plain of Vélez.

Close to the palace of the Marquises of Beniel, it is an old seigniorial house from the beginning of the 16th century, in Mudejar style. Note its beautiful exterior façade and, inside, a square courtyard surrounded by a gallery with brick columns. Oral tradition tells that the writer Miguel de Cervantes stayed there. And that this is where the Bishop of Málaga, Fray Alonso de Santo Tomas, the presumed illegitimate son of King Philip IV, was born in the seventeenth century. The house now houses the official language school of Vélez-Málaga.

It's a Gothic-Mudejar building. Inside, it houses a magnificent 16th-century altarpiece in Renaissance style, whose central subject is the mystery of the Incarnation and which, despite the disappearance of many sculptures, is of great value, including the sculpture of the Crucified Christ. It also houses the Vélez-Málaga Semana Santa (Holy Week) Museum, which recounts its history in the city and how it is celebrated today.