Town hall

Placed in the skirt of Saw of Tejeda dominating the Axarquía, the broker of Periana and the slash of the hole of Zafarraya. Surrounded with planted hills of olive trees, vineyards and pines, Alcaucín presents the typical physiognomy of the white Towns intricate of the Axarquía.

The Arabs made use of the fortitude that the Phoenicians were raised along with the river Zalía and named the Town name with which today one knows: To the Cautín, which means The Arches.

Nature reserve:
On having been inside Saw Tejeda, his term is quite abrupt, with predomio of the closed mount and an accented average inclination, since Don goes on of 2.065m from The Rope to 200m in the Bridge Manuel.

The visitor can enjoy equipped natural places for the motorhome one, area known for “El Citadel ” since in his there existed precincts a small Arab construction that was acquaintance with this name.

It is necessary to emphasize that in his environment there are places of big beauty rural, like the stacks of the Tagus of the Cave (1.300 m)., Moron of the Wedge (1.222 m)., the Hillock of the Nuns (850 m). and the Sheepfolds, which were water baths
MONUMENTS OF ALCAUCÍN:

Castle of Zalia

Chapel of Jesus del Calvario: Chapel of the XVIIIth century, of style baroque. ementerio place.

Source of Five Pipes: as tell the neighbors, there is never drying.

Church of Ntra. Mrs. of the Rosary: It dates of the XVIIth century. S

Archaeological deposits

Roman bridge


Arab baths - The Sheepfolds: Formed by sulphurous waters of big curative power in the treatment of cutaneous illnesses.

The introduction for years in the whole region of the Axarquía, of numerous subtropical cultivation, (avocados, custard apples, handles, papayas, etc.) and of hothouse cultivation they have contributed the big one wealth to the traditional gastronomy,

Districts of Alcaucín: Cortijillos, The Hill, The Bridge, The Bullpen, Hawthorn, The Sheepfolds, The Cortijillos, Pilarejo, Bridge of Salia, Bullpen, Low Sale