Located at the same distance from Málaga and Vélez this small town of about 1.000 inhabitants, is known as “The Capital of the raisin”.

Its privileged enclave allows us to enjoy both the excellence of rural tourism as well as the beautiful beaches of Torre del Mar and El Rincón de la Victoria, both only a fifteen minute drive away.

Its features are with low- lying, brick, masonry houses built of sandstone and slate, with gabled roofs and Moorish tiles.

Its name came from the Arabic Al- Borg. Relating to the history of this town there are the reports about the Moorish Community who fiercely resisted the harassment of the Christian troops.

The Parish Church of “Ntra. Sra. Del Rosario” which, even though hailing from the Sixteenth Century, built on the foundations of an ancient mosque, and the district of “El Rinconcillo”, with winding sections of stairways strategically placed in order to counterbalance the unnerves of the terrain are worth to visit.

The festivity in El Borge is “Día de la Pasa”, on the 24th of September and to which thousands of visitors turn up. And “El sanmarqueo”, a genuinely borguena feast, which is celebrated on the 25th of April.

The typical dishes are the cold vegetable soup with broad beans and the one with cucumber, as well as the wines and brandy made with the local grapes.

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