Alozaina means “Small Fortress” in Arab. Located between “La Hoya de Málaga” and the Sierra.

Alozaina combine the fields in which grow olive trees, fruits and grain with the majestic “Sierra Prieta”, whose highest point reaches 1.525 metres above sea- level.

Is a place as equally abundant in archaeological remains, having been found signs of urban settlements from the secondary era, apart from the tombs with decorated vessels from the time of the Iberians.

The most emblematic places of this beautiful town to visit are the Church of Santa Ana, built in the Eighteenth Century; the castle and the park Mirador, and the Mozarabic necropolis and Shrine of El Hoyo de los Pereones, which dates from the Ninth and Tenth Centuries.

Historically with the arrival of the Muslims, the watchtowers of Ardite and of Alozaina were constructed; these would become a small fortress, origin of the settlement that gave its name to the town.

After the Moorish uprising of 1568, the town is looted and destroyed and it is not until April of 1942 that Alozaina is declared as an administrative council.

The most important festivities are El Carnaval de la Harina in February, the Holy week, La Romería de La Santa Cruz al Jorox on the first weekend in May, the fair of Santiago and Santa Ana on the 25th and 26th of July and la Feria de la Aceituna around the 12th of September.

One of the most typical dishes are el ajo porro frito con huevos, rabbit cooked in garlic and tomato, el gazpachuelo, cold garlic and almond soup, el malcacinado, el salmorejo and the cod pancakes.

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