Located 30 miles inland from Malaga in Andalucia, nestled in the stunning Guadalhorce valley on the road between Alora and Cartama you will find one of Andalucia’s nicest villages. The town of Pizarra has a population of just aabout 7000 people and is becoming more and morepopular with foreign residents. Although quite small the town has quite alot to offer including:

The church of San Pedro,

Palacio de los Condes de Puerto Hermoso (Palace of the Counts of Puerto Hermoso)

Hermanas de la Cruz convent,

Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta hermitage

Museo Municipal de Pizarra (Pizarra Municipal Museum)

The area around the town is very fertile and there are many plantations which mainly crow citrus fruit while the popular crops are grains and olives
The town itself dates back to prehistoric times and evidence of that can be found across the area, however the name of the village appears for the first time in the late fifteenth century when, according to chronicles, the Catholic Monarchs donated 100 “fanegas” (an ancient unit of land) in the “place called Pizarra” to Diego Romero, in gratitude for the conquest of Alora and the manor house of Diego Romero started around this time. It was a few centuries later Puerto Hermoso palace and the parish church were built and this encouraged the growth of the small town becoming a municipal territory by a Royal Decree of the Tribunal Superior de Justicia (Supreme Court of Justice) in 1847.

In 1859 the town saw the construction of the railway and the road between Alora and Malaga which meant this sleepy town saw a huge growth in the popularion.

Nowadays the town has grown into a popular place to visit if nothing more than to stop and take in the breath taking scenery

Tourist Information: Town Hall, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 (29560). Telephone: 952 483 015; Fax: 952 483 574