IN BOCA: El Olivo restaurant, Colmenar
The art of cooking
New master at Las Mayoralas in the Axarquia
One of the Axarquia’s most emblematic hotels has a brand new chef guaranteeing the perfect winter break
Marvellous Mei
Hotel Vinuela is taking the concept of relaxing to a whole new level with its brand new spa, writes Jon Clarke
To the Moors last stand!
One of Andalucia’s most rewarding mountain adventures lies in wait among the olive trees, inland from Nerja, writes Guy Hunter Watts
Competa: A home for life
Laid back Competa is home to many long-term expats, including Spain’s very own Lonely Planet editor, writes Rob Horgan
Lakeside living at Puente Don Manuel
A crossing point for travellers for centuries, Puente Don Manuel is now the main inland hub of the Axarquia
Chili Bed and Breakfast in Competa is a sportsman’s dream
Not just for chilling!
Sugar and spice… And all things nice
Sugar and Spice have been serving up Moroccan furniture, British food and arts and crafts for a decade
Comares: Balcony of the Axarquia
Comares is a stunning mountain-top pueblo and an adventurer’s dream, writes Tom Powell
Road trip through the Axarquia from Nerja to Comares
Mountain peaks, olive groves, vineyards and Moorish white villages take Rob Horgan’s breath away on a journey up hills and back in time through the
Axarquia’s top vineyard opens its own restaurant
Clara Verheij and Andre Both, from Bodega Bentomiz have inaugurated a stylish new place to eat for diners in the Axarquia
Dogs may fly
This springy canine has been leaping about the Axarquia
Boyfriend pleads drug-induced mental illness after stabbing Nerja Caves director 131 times in brutal murder
Barman Francisco Martinez faces 28 years in prison for stabbing Ana Marquez 131 times with a broken bottle at her Torrox home
Millions in compensation for Spanish firm wrongly accused of massive E. Coli outbreak
A German court ruled that Frunet, in Algarrobo, was wrongly blamed for an outbreak of the disease
Bill Gates donates €300,000 grant to Axarquia research centre
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has donated €300,000 to the project at the Mayora centre in Algarrobo
Colmenar restaurant El Olivo takes Axarquia by storm
New restaurant El Olivo is a modern take on Mediterranean food and has already pioneered creative combinations such as pasta with pear
Malaga police force begin LGBT awareness training
Rincon de la Victoria police are to undergo LGBT ‘sensitivity training’ to combat homophobia and transphobia
Two Bollywood blockbusters film in Nerja
Two Bollywood films are currently being shot in the town
Nerja’s mayor accused of fast-tracking husband to town hall job
The PP Party has accused new mayor Arrabal of hiring her husband without the proper procedures
Torrox art installation shades plaza with 600 umbrellas
600 brightly-coloured umbrellas shade the plaza
Another heatstroke death in the Axarquia
The second victim in a week was a 45-year-old farmer from Torrox
Nerja offers dog therapy programme from the elderly
A new program for the elderly follows research on benefits of canine companionship
EXCLUSIVE: Up to 100 left without water in the Axarquia
Thirsty expats call on town halls after hundreds are left for weeks without water
Axarquia cyclist dies from heatstroke
The hospital stated that the exertion from cycling in such high temperatures caused the heatstroke
Former mayor of Tolox cleared in illegal construction case
The ruling revokes the ex-mayor’s 15-year prison sentence
Axarquia vineyards in peril after heat wave
The heat wave has damaged some of Andalucia's most important vineyards