Balcon de Europe

The Balcony of Europe is the major landmarks of Nerja – a superb, palm-lined promenade that runs along a towering cliff. Views from here are simply stunning.

The Promenade is lined with cafés and restaurants and in the summer is home to a multitude of artists, vendors and street musicians. It was made famous by King Alfonso XII (1857 - 1885) and his statue can be found at the far end.

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Cuevas de Nerja

The Caves of Nerja are one of Spain’s top tourist attractions – complete with floodlit stalactites, stalagmites and other magnificent rock formations. Just over 3 kms from the town on the Ctra Maro, the largest of the caves contains paintings some 20,000 years old. BRUCE O'MARA: My wife and I visited these caves 2 weeks ago and were OK with them, but not overly impressed. We had seen caves in the US before, so the initial impression of just being in a cave was lost. However a reason for the popularity of these caves is the presence of ancient wall more..

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Eagle Aquaduct

Located on the N340 main road, close to Maro, is the 19th century Eagle Aquaduct.  It was built to supply water to the nearby sugar factory.  The factory is long since closed but the aquaduct continues to be used for local communal irrigation.

It comprises four stories of superimposed brick arcades with 38 arches.  The facade is decorated with a gallery of blind horseshoe arches in the Mudecar style.  The aquaduct also features entrance templetson on the top storyand a central templet with an inscription reading "Pura Y Limpia Concepcion" (Pure and more..