In a little white-washed pueblo… way down in Southern Spain
where the pace of life’s “tranquillo” and the sun shines away your strain Mountainsstretch towardsthe sky Valleysgo down deep…
The palm treessway their leavesup high and the tapasare fresh and cheap
It is a bit surreal to set foot in the village for the first time with its narrow labyrinth streets and the ancient Moorish houses, which seem to have been intertwined in mysteriouswaysin the old part of town.
Torrox is a paradox where old black dressed women still sell their homegrown vegetables from the front door to by passers on the street - while young senoritas in jeans rapidly passes by talking into their mobile phones.
The natural gathering place in Torrox Pueblo is “The Plaza”. Grab a café solo, a drinkand some tapason a pavement café and soakin the atmosphere. If you like people watching; thisisthe place to be.
The first hotel is opening in 2008 in Calle Baja in the old Moorish part of the village. Torrox hasmanaged to retain its white Moorish village structure and I haven’t seen a souvenir shop – yet. The tourists are here though; it just seemsto be another sort of tourists. Most visitors fly into Málaga, rent a car and drive to their holiday home either in the pueblo, at the coast or in the campo – the countryside around Torrox.
Torrox Pueblo is 4 kilometers inland and 125 meters above sea level.
Useful Numbers:
Emergency Doctor: 061
Medical Centres:
952 538 271 / 952 530 013 Guardia Civil: 952 538 008 Local Police: 952 539 828 Emergency Police: 091
Taxis: 952 530 352
Tourist Office: 952 530 225 Town Council: 952 530 225
Videos from Torrox:
(Click on these video-link to
experience Torrox Pueblo Live)
A drive thru Torrox 1
A drive thru Torrox 2
Torrox is – like the rest of Costa del Sol - quite an international place