Colmenar

Colmenar lies in the centre of the historic region of the "Montes de Málaga", nestled between two hills. This municipality is on the border between the Axarquia region, which it joins through the Periana corridor, and the Montes region, which it joins from the west; it is located next to the old road to Granada. It offers a different landscape depending on which way you look at it: rocky mountains to the north and south and olive and cereal lands to the east and west.

Colmenar is rural tourism and mountainous natureculture and Andalusian authenticity. The village whose origins date back to after the Christian conquest, It has narrow, gently sloping streets with whitewashed houses. Its most representative monument is the Church of La Asunción and its most interesting landscape is the Camarolos and Jobo mountain ranges.

A town with a taste of honey

Colmenar is famous for its honey production, and on Honey Museum is the perfect place to meet the beekeeping tradition of the Axarquia. You will be able to find out more about the history of the honey production in the region, the exhibition of antique tools used by beekeepers and the tasting of local honeys with different varieties and flavours.

Colmenar Holy Week Itinerary

Easter Week in Moclinejo (Axarquia-Costa del Sol) stands out for the sobriety and devotion of its processional events, organised mainly by the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus of Nazareth and Our Lady of Sorrows.

Colmenar, known as the «capital of the Montes de Málaga».» and included in the Olive Oil and Mountains Route of the Axarquia offers a unique blend of beekeeping culture, religious heritage and nature trails in the heart of the Axarquia.