For centuries, the craft constituted the most important industrie for the region Sierra Norte of Malaga. Hundreds of people were engaged in the different trades by working practically done manually...
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Built recently thanks to the contributions of the parishioners themselves, it stands between El Nacimiento and Hondoneros and is dedicated to the village’s patron saint the Virgen del Rosario,...
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Several necropolises have been discovered atop hills close to the village, though most of them were desecrated and left partly exposed by agricultural activity. Private property, they are not...
Villanueva del Rosario is one of the areas that directly approaches the limestone mountain range called The The Penibaetic System. This range has such geological, river and plant features that...
Between spectacular mountain chains, Villanueva del Rosario is a great location for mountains risk sports. This village offers a big amount of different climbing places located at 10 minutes from...
The path leads to a wetland, where you can see some waterfowl, passing through an area of limestone mountains and forests of Aleppo pine. There are numerous springs that attract all kinds of birds....
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Restaurante del Cortijo La Cañada de Sacristán (Distinguished Establishments)
Villanueva del Rosario
UNIQUENESS This restored country house (cortijo) from the 19th century was transformed into a Rural Hotel on the farm with seven hectares large land of organically grown olive trees, which are in...
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El Cortijo La Cañada del Sacristan is located in a seven-acre farm devoted to olive groves, almond trees and dotted with magnificent century old oaks. This hotel is onthe top of a hill with...
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Villanueva del Rosario is a town in the district of Nororma, in the province of Málaga, located next to an imposing mountain front formed by the sierra de Camarolos and the sierra del Jobo.
The natural saucedeño (people from Villanueva del Rosario) setting is richly varied, with beautiful landscapes, caves, sites and many other active tourism attractions.
VILLANUEVA DEL ROSARIO IS NOT TO BE MISSED
MONUMENTS
Important Visigoth remains have been found in the borough of Villanueva del Rosario. Close to the town centre, a number of very interesting Visigoth necropolises have been found.
Also of note are the ruins found on the Finca del Tardón and on the Peñón del Oso. Both sites dating back to the Copper Age.
Places to visit in the saucedeño town include the parish church, the Rincón and de los Escalones sites, the Fuente Vieja (Old Fountain), the Casa Burguesa and other beautiful examples of local Andalusian architecture.
The hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, dedicated to the patron saint of the village, lies between the sites of the Nacimiento and Hondoneros.
Where to eat
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Where to stay
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Links of interest
Town Hall
Plaza de España, 9, 29312
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Areas
Area
Nororma
Geographic Data
Surface
44 km2
Altitude
697 m
Latitude
37º 01'
Length
-4º 20'
Distance to Málaga City
41,4 km
Demographics
City
3373
Men
1647
Women
1726
Nationality
Saucedeños