Velez is the administative centre of the area known as Axarquia, within the province of Malaga, and the most important town in the whole region of Axarquia.  With a population of over 60,000, it is the largest commercial town in the provice of Malaga with the exception of Malaga itself.  The area is well known for its agriculture and the wholesale markets are the distribution points for the surrounding farms and fincas.
With Torre del Mar as the seaside arm of Velez, the area presents an ideal place to visit or to settle and is predominantly Spanish, less intrusion from UK or German expatriots, although some of the more discerning have settled and live happily in this part of Andalucia, having made their homes here.

 

It´s main claim to fame in yeaars gone by is the fact that it was a Moors stronghold with a fortified town and a fortress to help quell the Spanish Kings who sought to reclaim the land which was and is, very fertile.

The people of the area demonstrate with their beautiful skin and build, that their ancestors were indeed from ancient Moorish stock.