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Located in Eastern Andalusia,
the territory of Malaga is divided into two clearly differentiated
landscapes: the marine littoral, the Costa del Sol, washed by the warm
waters of the Mediterranean Sea; and the mountains, the southern part of
the Penibética Mountain Range, made up by a succession of valleys
and mountains.
The coastal area enjoys
a privileged Geographical position: protected from the North winds by the
mountains, it benefits from the highest average temperatures in Spain and
over 300 days of sunlight per year. Rugged and irregular in the eastern
part, with rocky projections of land that penetrate the sea, it is milder
and sandier in the western area, with large beaches that make it one of
the most developed parts of Andalusia, thanks to its demographic and tourist
appeal.
Although the mountains are
not very high (the Sierra de Tolox has the highest peaks, just under 2.000
m), the steep mountain ranges of Malaga make up a very attractive natural
landscape which includes the Serranía de Ronda to the West, reaching
the Gibraltar Rock; the Torcal de Antequera, a unique natural area, in
the centre; and the Tejeda and Almijara Mountain Ranges to the East, acting
as a natural boundary between the provinces of Malaga and Granada, and
including the beautiful Sierra de Alcaucín. |
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