Our pretty country house hotel is located in the Axarquia region of the Costa del Sol, Malaga, close to “El Alcázar” and “Sierra de Tejeda” Natural Park in the Alcaucin Valley. Guests will be enchanted by this green and rural site, where they can enjoy a mild and pleasant microclimate during the whole year.

Our hotel offers a choice of 9 different rooms. Facilities include an airy and well-lit lounge with large windows, a small restaurant, bar, large gardens with charming corners, a swimming-pool and private parking.


Our hotel and its gardens are fully in harmony with nature. Architecturally it merges with the environment, as it is built on a former farmhouse, preserving some of its original elements. Surrounded by a landscape of light and colour , visitors cannot fail to notice the influence of Arab culture on this land.

The environment and warm atmosphere of our hotel makes this place the ideal spot, at any time during the year, to get away from noise and stress and enjoy a peaceful experience.

This is a family run hotel, and our guests will be pleasantly surprised to discover our warm and informal atmosphere, and our personal service combining privacy and style, peace, serenity and friendly attention.

In our large and relaxing gardens, with gentle slopes, our guests can enjoy a nice walk, sunbathe, have a break reading a book, and contemplate the wonderful landscape at sunset.

Your senses will be captivated by the colours of the earth, stones, wood and the play of light, when it seems that time stands still.

Couples, group of friends or families with children are all welcome. We will be delighted to try our best to make your stay here an unforgettable experience.

All 9 rooms are designed with a personal style in rich colours. They are named after the colours in which they are decorated—Alhambra pink, green Gold, golden Earth, lavender…

Our large and well-lit rooms offer superb panoramic views over the valley and the mountains. They are decorated with a simple and country décor to provide a relaxing atmosphere. They are fully equipped with bathroom with natural lighting, air conditioning, TV, King-size beds and terrace.

Seven rooms have direct access to the garden and a small porch with table and chairs, where our guests can enjoy an appetizer during the warm evenings.


The hotel offers 7 superior double rooms, 1 triple room and 1 standard double room. Some of these rooms are inter-connected to satisfy our guests’ requirements with children. We also provide extra beds and cradles on request.

Gardens

2,000 square metres of a magnificent environment for an unforgettable stay: rock garden, indigenous plants, fruit trees, lawns and seasonal flowers.

Outdoor swimming-pool

saline water without chlorine, which is perfect for the skin. The views from the swimming-pool are stunning and it is surrounded by an exclusive green space with lawn, palm trees and hammocks to sunbathe.

Lounge and common areas

the perfect place to have a chat while drinking coffee or tea after excursions, reading a booking, or listening to music. With ample space and large windows, it has a terrace with panoramic views.


Internet Access: free WI-FI access for those guests who want to be connected.

Bar and restaurant

Our restaurant is the favourite place for many friends: independent tables with large windows facing the gardens and a porch with access to the outdoor tables on sunny days. Candles, background music and a select wine list will encourage you to linger.

We serve breakfast and dinners. We provide a menu of traditional Mediterranean home cooking, with natural products from the local area, seasoned with rosemary and thyme. To this menu we always add some new and seasonal dishes. Our guests must not miss our typical Andalusian small dishes, “tapas”.

We also prepare menus on request for groups and picnics when going on excursions. As night time is always special, our guests can have cocktails and drinks in the bar as well as in the garden or the room terrace.

A private Parking area is available at the entrance of the hotel. It is free of charge for our clients.
A specially arranged taxi service is available with a special price for airport and train station shuttle, transfer, excursions and beach visits—this service should be requested in advance.

A local tourist information service is available at the reception desk: brochures, maps, routes.

Golf Courses

Within easy reach of the hotel there are 2 large golf courses. 18 Kms from the hotel, at Caleta de Velez, is the Bavaria Golf Course, with splendid views to the sea. Just 20 Kms from the hotel, in Macharaviaya and next to the motorway to Malaga, is the Añoreta Golf Club.

Beaches

Only 18 Kms from the hotel is the Mediterranean Sea, with its beaches of Torre del Mar and Caleta de Vélez. Both are very extensive, with all services and with Blue Flag beaches.
For those looking for more secluded beaches, 4 kms from Torre del Mar along the road to Malaga are the beaches of Almayate and Bajamar. The beaches of El Morche and Ferrara are also close by on the road to Torrox, providing a good family atmosphere.

Lake

The reservoir of Viñuela is located at 4 Kms from the hotel.
With clear views across the West of Axarquia and some spectacular sunsets, it is the ideal place to enjoy a quiet bathe, fishing, or sailing.

Hiking

Hiking trails towards the Mesa de Salia, Zafarraya and Alhama, or to the natural park of Sierra de Tejeda and El Alcázar, start from the door of the hotel. There are many possibilities of walks, including those detailed on official information placards, varying from the easy (10 to 12 kms), the medium, up to those for experts (up to 50 kms).

Horses and adventure sports.

There are companies in the area dedicated to sports or adventure activities, including Quad rides, horseback riding, paint-ball, etc.

Languages courses

In the Hotel surroundings you can also attend to one-on-one or an intensive Spanish language course according to your needs.
More information in: www.academiamarich.com

The Valley

Belonging to the municipality of Alcaucin, the Valley where the hotel is located is formed by the West slopes of Sierra Tejeda, 350 metres above sea level and crossed by the rivers Salia and Alcaucín. The mountain Maroma (2.080 m) dominates the entire Valley.
Born in the heart of Sierra Tejeda, the river Alcaucín receives water from several streams. The municipality is rich in mineral and medicinal waters.
Access to the North of the Valley is achieved from the province of Granada, via Ventas de Zafarraya through one of the most spectacular hills of the penibética, known as the "Boquete de Zafarraya" and which has an amazing view of much of the region of the Axarquía with the municipality of Alcaucín below and the Mediterranean in the background.

Alcaucin (a natural paradise)

Its name, of Arabic origin, is derived from the word Al Cautin (arch). The rich lands of the village extend to the North of the Axarquia. Immediately on entering, we have before us an example of a Moorish village, with whitewashed façades, low houses and winding narrow streets. Highlights include the Town Hall, the church building and several notable houses, as well as its famous fountain of the five streams. Numerous festivals and hospitable people make Alcaucin a village worth knowing.

The Sierra del Alcázar

About 4 kms from the hotel and almost in the heart of Sierra Tejeda is the natural park of Sierra del Alcázar, established as a camping area by the AMA, which has provided it with all kinds of services. The surrounding landscape is of enormous beauty. It is dominated by the stream Alcazar, who was born in the central massif of Sierra Tejeda, and has permanent water, with banks covered in rich vegetation. On the summits one may see birds of prey and ibex. A walk here will be a wise decision.

The Castle of Salia and the Medieval village

Close to the hotel are the ruins of the fortress of Salia and the plateau of the Mesa de Salia, a place where there was once a very old settlement. The castle may have been originally built by the Phoenicians to support their penetration in the territory. The ruins we see today were built by the Moors, who garrisoned the Castle, remaining in it for some 500 years until the conquest of Vélez in 1487. But the history of Alcaucin has other antecedents. Evidence has been found that prehistoric man inhabited this area. A mandible of a Neanderthal man, as well as a femur and other remains, were found in 1983 in a cave near the Zafarraya gap.

The Axarquia, located in the eastern part of the province is a territory with an enormous potential of resources of great interest to tourists. Diversity and physical closeness between its villages are a reference point where the visitor can find large natural spaces with sierras, mountains, slopes, cliffs and beaches, so as well as enjoy a native cuisine or a magnificent artistic heritage. In a place of light and colour, its picturesque villages have managed to keep the beauty of their streets and squares, monuments and popular celebrations.

The climate of the Axarquía - Costa del Sol is basically Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers.

The traditional crafts of the Axarquía originated in rural communities who settled in the Muslim period in the province of Malaga. It is not difficult to find craftsmen in the interior still working with wood, esparto grass, wrought iron or clay. The exceptional situation of the region with its light has inspired a generation of painters who in some cases have achieved international fame.

There are five routes declared of Tourist interest in Andalusia, which will help us to experience the richness of this region and its municipalities.

Mudejar route

In the interior of the Axarquía, between the slopes of the Sierra de Alhama, Tejeda and Almijara, are a series of white villages, which still retain their Muslim heritage. These villages, indifferent to time, are perhaps the most intimate and authentic in the region.

Route of Sun and avocado

Visit part of the coastline of the coast of the Axarquia, which has a natural environment of great richness and variety. Due to its climate and its situation one can find abundant crops of avocados and tropical mango, papaya and custard apple.

The Sun and wine route

This route combines the best of the coast and inland, combining tourist frenzy and rural peace. This proximity to the beach marks the qualities of the route of Sun and wine, forming a duality that manifests itself in all its cultural aspects.

Route of oil and mountains

This route runs through the mountain ranges of Alhama, Tejeda, Enmedio and Jobo, offering a unique landscape of mountains, dominated by the green of the olive trees and grasses. It comprises those villages whose main production is the oil of the "verdial" variety, one of the best in the world, with a special and different taste. Dramatic changes of scenery, a lake surrounded by mountains, and beautiful mountain villages hanging over the Mediterranean.

Route of raisins

The landscape of this route, located in the heart of the Axarquía is dominated by fields of vineyards and drying raisins. The climatic and geographic conditions in the area are ideal for the cultivation of the Malaga raisin, and production of the famous sweet “Moscatel” wine.

Our villages

Axarquia maintains its name as a legacy of its Arabic history
In just a few kilometres you can find such a variety of landscapes, climates and situations that it almost seems you have travelled through several different countries. Its physical and human variety has been enriched by a generous history, that has not only left magnificent cultural traces, but that has also produced a humanized landscape that further enhances the natural scenery.

For all these reasons the Axarquia is one of the regions in Andalusia with the most identity and tradition. Both the coast and the interior have produced a succession of towns with a truly Andalusian flavour which breathes the nostalgia of a magnificent past.
Along its coastline, there are important tourist resorts such as Rincon de la Victoria, Almayate or Torre del Mar, and Vélez-Málaga, capital of the Axarquía. Towards the East are Algarrobo, Torrox and finally, Nerja, located on a coastal plain overlooking the cliff as if it were a balcony.
Together with these coastal municipalities, you can find, spread across the interior, an endless succession of Mediterranean and Moorish villages, with their whitewashed white houses, red roofs, walls covered in pots, and narrow and winding streets.

An open, generous and hospitable people.

If you want more information, or to know all the touristic possibilities for your excursions, we recommend you visit: www.axarquiacostadelsol.es

Hotel Cortijo de Salia is a member of APTA (Association for tourism promotion of the Axarquia).

The country house hotel is located in the centre of the Axarquia region, in the Eastern part of Malaga province. It is situated close to the ruins of Salia Castle with panoramic views over the Natural Park of “Sierra Tejada” mountain range and the village of Alcaucin. The hotel is only 18 kms. away from the beach, 4 kms. from La Viñuela Lake, 28 kms from the village of Nerja and 74 kms. from Granada.

How to find us

From Granada: take A92 highway towards Malaga for 29 km.; exit at junction 211 (Moraleda de Zafayona) and take A-402 road; signposted to the villages of Alhama de Granada, Ventas de Zafarraya and Viñuela; turn right at Km. 53.5 of A-402 road to the hotel access track.

From Málaga: take N-340 highway towards Motril/Velez-Malaga; exit at A-356 road to Velez-Malaga, Viñuela, Casabermeja. After an 11 km drive, exit to A-402 road and follow signs to Alhama de Granada. Access track to the hotel is at km. 53.5 of this A-402 road.

From the coast of Granada, Almeria or Murcia: take the highway to Velez Malaga; follow directions to Alhama along A-402 road.

From other locations (Seville, Cordoba, Jaen, Madrid): it is recommendable to take A-45 or A-92 highways to Casabermeja ; exit and connect to A-356 road following signs to Viñuela and from there to A-402 road to Alhama until Km. 53,5 where a road sign indicates the hotel position 200 metres away.

2012 Special offers. Spanish V.A.T. included.

Country House Hotel Cortijo de Salia
Season	Prices per night including breakfast
	Double room	Single occupancy room	Extra bed supplement in double room	Triple room
High season	70,00€	60,00€	15,00€	90,00€
Middle season	65,00€	55,00€	10,00€	80,00€
Low season	55,00€	45,00€	10,00€	70,00€
High season dates: 15th July 31th August; bank holidays, holiday, Holy Week y Christmas. Middle season dates: 1st April to 15th July. 1st September to 31th to October. Low season dates: 1st November to 31th March. (8 and under) sharing beed, free of charge. BREAKFAST - Included in the price DINNERS - A home cooking Mediterranean menu is available; prices between 15/ 20 euros, children 8 euros. We offer our guests the possibility to arrange their meals depending on their stay.
Check special offers for one week or longer stays. Full hotel reservation for groups or special meetings. Customised stays and activities for company meetings and workshops.

The country house Hotel Cortijo de Salia can organise any type of event with a very special touch within a unique environment: groups, company meetings, celebrations, anniversaries, small wedding venues, or special birthdays. You only have to tell us your idea and together we will make it happen. We will surprise you!