Río Chíllar in Nerja has become very popular in the summer; too popular, in fact, with little control of the visitor numbers. In the peak season around 3,000 people a day use the route.
Axarquia
News from Nerja and Axarquia
Worten Break-In
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional in Torre del Mar are investigating a break-in at an electronic-goods store in the Centro Comercial El Ingenio complex.
Chiringuito Destroyed by Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
The second item of news from over the Málaga border concerns a chiringuito fire in Torre del Mar yesterday morning.
Kicked in the Tender Ones
by Martin Myall •
Morche was enjoying its fiesta last weekend, but there was one policeman who wasn’t because somebody kicked him in the unmentionables.
Nerja Street Brawl
by Hugh MacArthur •
A street brawl in Nerja was filmed on Calle Jaén where it meets Avenida Castilla Pérez in the centre of the town, involving locals and foreign tourists.
Unprepared Belgian Hiker Rescued
by Vivienne Hughes •
A young Belgian man became exhausted yesterday afternoon on the Nerja side of the Almijarras and had to be rescued.
Danish Tourist Strangles Wife
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Andalucía (TSJA) has confirmed the 15-year prison sentence for a Danish tourist for murder.
Ingenio Shopping Centre Plans
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Antonio Moreno Ferrer, opted not to include a motion for the expansión of the Ingenio Shopping Centre in the July Ordinary Plenary Meeting.
Rescued from Maro Rocks
by Vivienne Hughes •
A young man was slightly injured last Sunday after abandoning his inflatable sunbed in the sea and coming ashore on in rocky area below a cliff in Maro, Nerja.
The Torre del Mar Air Show
by Hugh MacArthur •
Did you enjoy the Motril Air Show? Getting withdrawal symptoms? Fear not because Torre de Mar is holding an air show starting today!