MIJAS, SPAIN

Mijas is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is a typically Andalusian white-washed village located at a mountain side about 450 m above mean sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region. There are some local history museums and many souvenir shops, Mijas also has seven golf courses (four more are under construction) including La Cala Resort, the biggest golf resort in Spain.

The Town Square

Looking down towards the Costa del Sol and Torreblanca

Picturesque coaches...

...Or donkey taxi!

A 17th Century cave-cum-shrine which was excavated by a Carmelite monk between 1656 and 1682, on the side of the Epistolary, a sacristy made of irregular stonework has been adde. The Eastern front, also made in a similar manner and for the same purpose, has a doorway with a round arch and a small belfry gable

In a small irregular niche excavated at the head of the hermitage you´ll find the Virgen de la Peña, patron of Mijas 

One of the town's beautiful streets

The hotel we stayed at

Walking up the garden path to enjoy...

...the night in the gardens of Spain with a magnificent view and the smell of roses and Spanish jasmine

This post is part of the Our World Tuesday meme