Church of San Juan Bautista

It is a small shrine, with semicircular arches on different sides, which houses a simple cross inside.

Dedicated to the Cross, which commemorates the entry of King Ferdinand into the city on 3 May 1487. Of the five that were erected, only two, this one and the one of the Lamb, are still standing today.

It was erected in the mid-17th century, on the summit of the Cerro de San Cristóbal, although it underwent important reforms later on. The ancient image of Our Lady of the Remedies was brought in 1592 from the capital of Granada, and the numerous miracles attributed to the image meant that it had to be exposed to public worship. Its interior has a Latin cross floor plan with a tribune-chorus at the base, and the main nave and the transept are covered with a half-barrel vault. We highlight the mural paintings of Felipe V and Maria Luisa de Saboya, as well as the coats of arms of the city of Vélez-Málaga and the Bourbon monarch that can be found in the oval medallions of the pendentives. Special mention should be made of the chapel, which has a square floor plan, where the Sacred Image of the Virgin, attributed to Martín de Aldehuela, is located.

At the end of the last century, the Velez painter Evaristo Guerra decorated the interior walls of the Hermitage using the fresco technique, painting different landscapes and constructions in his characteristic style, which has come to be known as the "transparent hermitage", as its walls reveal the entire landscape and urban context of Velez-Malaga.

It belonged to a Nasrid mosque and is characterised by its rich plaster decoration. It is made up of lobed voussoirs in a radial arrangement, profusely decorated with arabesque and palmette-shaped decoration. The arch is framed by an alfiz, the sides of which are covered by an epigraphic band with Qur'anic text.

It is currently a tourist information point and can be visited during its opening hours: Mon-Sat 10-14:00h and 16-20:00h / Sun and Fri: 10-14:00h.

It was built in the 16th century. It has a circular basin, with highlighted squares and in its centre a bulbous shaft continues above the plate, both fluted and with four masks, which give access to the spouts.

It was originally founded at the beginning of the 16th century in the old neighbourhood of La Villa, but due to its small size and poor conditions it was moved to its current location, called La Concepción. As the image of Nuestra Sra. de Gracia was older and was also donated by the Catholic Monarchs, the name of the convent was changed to the one we know today.

The current church was built in 1555, and its most interesting artistic features are the rectangular cloister, surrounded by a two-storey gallery of semicircular arches, and its Baroque church (late Baroque style with Rococo ornamentation), built in the 18th century.

Make an appointment to visit the interior of the building by calling 650428221.

This hermitage was built in the mid-17th century, although it underwent major alterations later on. It is located at the top of Vélez-Málaga and offers impressive views of the town.