Is located in the valley
which forms the river of the same name. Just about 11 kilometres
from Vélez- Málaga, with a population of about
2.000 inhabitants. The town centre still maintains the charm
of narrow and quiet streets.
Benamargosa’s economy is based on a wide
variety of crop- farming, from the raising grapes, the almonds
and olive trees in the most mountainous area to the citric and
tropical fruits in the southern area, more fertile and richer
in water. An now the town is a pioneer in tropical fruit crop-
growing in the administrative district of La Axarquía.
Although there is no reliable information concerning
the origin form the etymology of the name Ber- Ha- Maruxa. In
more recent times, it has been called “the little Gibraltar”
because, during the Spanish Civil War, it became an important
tobacco- smuggling centre.
Two obligated visit for the lover of history
are The Church of Ntra. Sra. De la Encarnación, dating
from the end of the Sixteenth Century, and “La Ermita
del Cementerio”, built in 1839.
During summer, apart from the cultural week,
the festivity of Corpus Day enjoys great tradition. And celebrates
its feast day on the 20th of January
The gastronomy of Benamargosa alternates its
more traditional dishes: the cold garlic and almond soup, tomato
soup, “el gazpachuelo” and the home- made bread
cakes.
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