Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria - Turismo Axarquía

Description

The Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria is the main religious temple in Colmenar and houses its patron saint, the Virgen de la Candelaria, together with San Blas. Its current structure dates back to the 17th century, although it has been reformed on several occasions.

It stands out for its Baroque and Mannerist style, with a flat-roofed nave, a presbytery with a hemispherical vault and a decoration rich in cherubs and plant motifs. Its façade, simple but elegant, has a large semicircular arch and a belfry with three arches. Inside is the image of the Virgin, a sculpture from the 17th century Granada school, restored after the Civil War.

What to do in Colmenar, Malaga

Manor houses

Colmenar, Malaga

A stroll through Colmenar will allow the traveller to see ancestral homes and Andalusian courtyards from the mid-19th century. On your tourist route through the streets of the town, you will also be able to contemplate the niches that are preserved in many façades.

Francisco Blanco Winery

Colmenar, Malaga

Natural wines from Colmenar. Pedro Ximénez, sweet wines, etc.
The building that currently houses the Francisco Blanco winery is one of the oldest in Colmenar: in the past it was the village school and it seems that it was also the prison. It has recently been refurbished, and a space has been created that can be visited as a small ethnographic museum, with tools used in farming and grape harvesting.

Museum "Casa de la Miel de Málaga".

Colmenar, Malaga

The town has an interpretation centre dedicated to the promotion of beekeeping, located in the former headquarters of the Brotherhood of Farmers. The Honey Museum houses thematic rooms, a classroom-workshop, a shop and the offices of the Malaga Beekeepers' Association. Its installations have explanatory panels, seven large screens and large-scale reproductions of beehives and a bee measuring more than two metres.

Palace Garden

Colmenar, Malaga

Recoleto garden at the top of the village, located next to the Church of the Assumption, from where you can enjoy wonderful views.

Puerta de la Cruz

Colmenar, Malaga

The main entrance to the village is crowned with the so-called "Puerta de La Cruz". This consists of an artistic monolith that greets and welcomes us under a belfry with a semicircular arch that crowns it.

Archaeological Sites

Colmenar, Malaga

Colmenar is rich in finds from the Roman and Arab periods. There was a necropolis, located near the village, of small rectangular megalithic cists, which could not be conveniently dated chronologically or culturally because they had been plundered, but apparently corresponded to burials that had contained, together with the ceramic grave goods, skeletal remains in the foetal position.