{"id":87166,"date":"2015-05-05T02:05:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T01:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prueba.anamoralesblog.com\/frigiliana-charm-and-history\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T13:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T12:35:07","slug":"frigiliana-charm-and-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anamoralesblog.com\/en\/frigiliana-charm-and-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Frigiliana: charm and history"},"content":{"rendered":"

The image that comes to our mind when we hear of Malaga is the typical sun and beach destination. In fact, decades of touristic development by promoting just that have turned it into a very well-established destination in Europe and Spain, and on the engine of the regional economy. However, it is a rather simplistic definition. Malaga has much more to offer and it is why I decided to post gradually about the most curious places and towns in the province, so that, those who visit us may discover additional options to the relax and the beach that will enrich their visit. And I’ll start with one of the white villages par excellence: Frigiliana.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Frigiliana<\/strong> is a small town 56 kms from M\u00e1laga. It settles on a hillside in the Sierra de la Almijara, 300 meters above the sea near the well-known town of Nerja and it belongs to the area known as \u201cAxarquia malague\u00f1a\u201d nor Western Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n

Frigiliana<\/strong> is a garden that overlooks the Mediterranean with its whitewashed houses and studded with multicolored bougainvillea framed by a resounding and intense blue sky.<\/p>\n

Town full of history, it is well known for its old town, Moorish in origin and exceptionally well maintained and preserved for our sense enjoyment. Because Frigiliana is to be felt, to be strolled with guile and without direction, walking and observing it. Letting bewitch us. Narrow cobbled streets where only donkeys and pedestrians run, in curvaceous slopes are the tonic. Walls, overhangs and stairs in each corner are the entrance to a house, which seem built one against the other in juxtaposition but in a curious harmony.<\/p>\n

When I visited the Rift in northern Morocco, I thought those towns were like the towns of this Axarquia, nor Cadiz, nor Las Alpujarras and certainly the answer and the explanation to this is simple: we talk about the same settlers. When you walk through Frigiliana you are reaffirmed, it is the same type of construction and have in common the adaptation to the environment and for me something that makes them unique: the human dimension and imperfection, or are not the same thing?<\/p>\n

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They are simple dwellings, even rought, built with materials that come from the vicinity and that adapt to the the whimsical land. Immaculate thick walls where the color note is put by the colourful doors and small windows curdled of flower pots, stonemasons, drinking jugs and all kinds of containers to accommodate an endless variety of plants and flowers of all colors, like carnations, geraniums, jasmine, roses and lilacs. And such beauty and good vibrations are the work of their neighbors, who with great care and dedication are responsible for maintaining the pristine streets of the neighborhood for it to look at its best. In fact, its Moorish quarter or Barrio Alto is recognized as one of the most authentic old town centers of traditional Arabian architecture in Spain.<\/p>\n