Located in the north east stunning La Axarquía region of the Malaga province where it meets the province of Granada you find the small Andalucian village of Sedella.

It is 54kms from the provincial capital of Malaga and just 23kms from Valez Malaga , the capital of the La Axarquía region this small village is overlooked by the magnificent La Maroma mountain in the Granada province the village itself is situated at the foot of the mountains surrounded by the foothills and beautiful pastures of this breath taking region.

Like many of the villages in Andalucia this small village has the urban layout of Moors with its narrow streets and the traditional whitewashed houses with their gable roofs.

The most prominent building in the village is the impressive San Andrés church which stands on the site of a former 16^th century church . The bell tower from the original church forms part of the structure .

The church houses some preserved sculptures from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries asnd also an 18^th century monstrance which is quite valuable.

Another notable building in the village is located in the centre is the Casa del Torreón (House of the Tower) which is fascinating even though it is nothing more than the ruins of the fortress of the former Lord of Sedella which dates again from the 16^th century

The building is built in the famous Mudéjar style over a quadrangular floor plan. And the tower has paired arches on Renaissance columns and has a beam-framed hip roof.

This is one of the most impotant structurs in the village as it has allowed Sedella to be listed on the Mudéjar Route.

The hermitage of the Virgen de la Esperanza (Virgin of Hope) was built in the 17^th century and houses the images of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza and of San Antón, the patron saints of the village

The hermitage is located in the eastern part of the village.

One of the best times to visit the village is the first weekend in August when the village honors its patron saint . the Virgen de la Esperanza

The festivities start on Friday and then the next day the traditional Carrera Urbana de Sedella (Sedella Road Race).takes place and during the afternoon the patron saint is transferred from her hermitage to the San Andrés church which is followed by the verbena (traditional street party). During the party the queen of the festivities is elected.

On the Sunday the village is woken by the diana floreada” (tune announcing the beginning of a celebration) then at noon there is a floral offering made to the patron saint

Following Mass the Virgin travels through the village streets and then everyone goes to the verbena and parties till the small hours until the burst of fireworks brings the fair to a thunderous close.

Another great time to visit is the weekend which falls closest to the 17^th January during the “fiesta of the animals” . It is a celebration for the day of San Antón. On the Saturday night a verbena is organised in which a musical band alternates with a number of flamenco performances and then on the Sunday Sunday the villagers take their animals on the pilgrimage, which is dominated by the image of San Antón

Corpus Christi day is celebrated in a similar way to other villages in Málaga: beginning very early, the villagers busy themselves putting altars on several streets, which they adorn with the best decorative items available to them (quilts, flowers, flowerpots, mantles) and they also decorate the pavement with plant motifs. The procession, accompanied by a musical band, makes a stop at each of the altars, a ritual that the villagers observe with great devotion.

The village may be small but it is well worth a visit

For more information contact

Tourist Information: Town Hall, Calle Andalucía, 11 (29715). Telephone: 952 508 839; Fax: 952 508 838