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Alhaurin de la Torre is located 18km from Malaga city and within very close proximity of Malaga International Airport. The municipality covers an area of 82 km between the Sierra de Mijas and the Hoya de Malaga, and is crossed by the river Guadalhorce. It is said to have the highest population of Guadalhorce and the third biggest in the province, with more than 35,000 inhabitants, behind Antequera and Ronda.
The newly built business park, next to the town allows residents easy access to shops such as IKEA and other home stores. Adjacent to this park is the large leisure complex of Plaza Mayor, which has been recently expanded and now contains numerous restaurants and a huge variety of retail shops.
Over the years as people working in Malaga City looked at living outside of the city where the streets were less congested and the air was cleaner, Alhaurin de La Torre became a great option due to its easy commuting distance from Malaga City as well as accessibility to the beaches of Costa del Sol.
Predominantly, Alhaurin de la Torre remains a typically Spanish and a mixture of old and new properties as well as interesting architecture. The old part of Alhaurin de la Torre is very interesting, charming and oozing in character and facilities. The old quarters of Barrio Viejo still allows visitors to see evidence of the town's Moorish occupation. There are a variety of historical buildings that can still be seen, such as Alamillo's Hermitage next to the farm of the Alamillo. The arches of the unfinished aqueduct from the Roman period have been used as shelter for housing known as the Arcos de Zapata. During the Roman occupation Alhaurin was a developing town and before this time there is evidence that there was an Iberian hill fort built here.
The name Alhaurin de la Torre literally means The Tower of Allah's garden, although the tower has long gone, the name remained. Surroundng the town are numerous plantations containing citrus fruits and avocado crops.
The gardens at El Retiro are definitely worth a visit, each garden represents a different natural habitat. These gardens were developed by Fray Alonso de Santo Tomas, Bishop of Malaga in the 17th Century during his retirement hence the name.
Alhaurin offers house buyers a great choice of properties from apartments to villas and traditional Spanish houses to modern town houses. Although this town has seen great changes over the last few years, it has still managed to maintain its original Spanish charm. It's still possible to see housewives sweeping the street, old men chatting with their friends and people keeping their immaculately white washed houses clean. It's also a great place for families and children to play happily in the street and are included in every part of village life.
Facilities available here in this town are well developed such a wide variety of shops, a town hall, post offices and dentists and doctors. The new private primary school El Pinar which is located in the town has a fantastic reputation and is the envy of other areas of the Costa del Sol. Children with Spanish as a second language are catered for here well and therefore is an ideal allocation for foreigners moving to the area.
The resort of Sol Andalusi offers well developed health and fitness facilities and has been built as a housing and leisure complex. Set in 150 000 square metres of gardens it offers its residents a quiet and tranquil place to live, whilst being just a short drive from the coast.
Overall Alhaurin de la Torre has something for everyone, a great selection of different types of housing, leisure facilities and other amenities all within a short drive to the beach and Malaga City.
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