Canillas de Aceituno Villas

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Geographical Location: in the northeast part of the La Axarquía region, 17km from Vélez Málaga and 51km from Malaga. The village sits 650m above sea level

January 5th - Cabalgata de Los Reyes (Three Holy Kings/Wise Men). Traditional Spanish celebrations.

February 28th - Andalucia Day. A public holiday for the Andalucia Region.

Semana Santa (Holy Week) - Religious events & processions leading up to Easter weekend.

April 29th - El Dia de la Morcilla (the Day of the Black Pudding). An annual celebration which atracts a very large crowd to taste the thousands of kilos of free black pudding samples as well as large amounts of beer & wine.

Early August - Feria de Canillas de Aceituno. Canillas de Aceituno’s second fiesta in honour of its patron saint, La Virgen de la Cabeza, is held on the second weekend of August.

Late August - Feria de Pasada de Grandillo.

Hiking and Walking: Beautiful nature walks of La Fájara, Los Tajos Lisos, La Rábita and Las Rahije - these are extensive forested areas with bubbling springs. For advanced hikers a trail to the peak of La Maroma is difficult but rewarding.

Monuments: Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church • Casa de los Diezmos (Tithe House) • The Medieval Cistern

Traditional Dishes: El chivo al horno de leña (kid roasted in a wood-fired oven) • Ajoblanco (a cold soup) • Migas (a dish made from fried bread crumbs) • Gachas con mosto (a soup made of flour and spices, and in this case young wine) • Potaje de hinojos (fennel stew) • Pan romano (Roman bread) • Roscos “tontos” and roscos de vino (spiralled sweet pastry) • Tortas de aceite (olive oil cakes)