The Casa de la Hoya is a stately building located between the Plaza de la Joya and the Picasso Gardens in Torrox. Although it bears the inscription "José Sevilla 1863" on its grille, its origin is earlier. It was the residence of the Sevilla family, dedicated to the export of wine and fruit, and reached its splendour after the union with the Medina family in the 19th century.
The house had more than 40 rooms, a chapel, a library and an interior courtyard whose columns now decorate the promenade of El Morche. Its extensive garden, designed by the creator of the Parque de Málaga, combined a French style with Mediterranean and tropical woodland.
It is said that King Alfonso XII may have spent the night there after the 1884 earthquakes, although there is no official proof. The building currently houses the Torrox Courts.