Cortijo Los Pelaez - slide show

The October Feria at Vva. del Rosario slide show

Photos by John Nichols - www.scenesfromspain.spain.com

Welcome to Cortijo Los Pelaez - Villanueva del Rosario Málaga

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View from the El Brosque area (riding/walking/shooting) towards the pueblo

A little about our wonderful pueblo
Villanueva Del Rosario

Villanueva del Rosario is a small town off the motorway from Málaga to Granada and Seville.

This charming white washed pueblo sits at the base of the Cerro de la Cruz, with rolling countryside on the other three sides of it. Famous for the quality its olive oil, the countryside is naturally clothed with olive trees and wheat fields in between. It is conveniently placed in Andalusia being only 2.5km from the Malaga/Granada Auto via so that Malaga, Granada and Sevilla can be easily reached effortlessly and all within an hour and a half. It will soon be well connected to Cordoba. The nearby towns of Antequera of Archidona and Loja are all worth a visit as is the trout farm at Rio Frio. The hunting season starts in October and it is advisable to make reservations at the hostels in advance and also during July and August

The population is approximately 3,500 and the ‘pueblo’ has a number of excellent 'tapa bars'. It is well worth visiting during the 'feria' during the first week in August which is known as "La Veladilla del Carmen". There is another Feria in October to celebrate the patron called the "La Virgen del Rosario". Festivities however start earlier in the year on April 25th when the population, in common with other agricultural communities celebrate "La Romeria de San Marcos" who is the patron saint of the countryside (campo). The 'pueblo' acts as a good base for potholers that can explore the caverns in the Sierra, for cycling horse riding or walking holidays. Several properties are available for 'rural tourism'.

An English man John Nichols came to this pueblo in 1997 (the first foreign resident) and put on his website www.itccommunications.net two or three pages for the mayor and as a result more foreigners came to live here and integrate into the society. The pueblo will double in size when the Golf development Valle del Rosario is completed. A website that features photos of the pueblo and area is www.scenesfromspain.spain.com

History The original village dates back to 1812 when it obtained it's independence from Archidona, protected by Royal Decree from the Courts of Cádiz., and was called Puebla del Saucedo. The inhabitants of Archidona opposed this both bitterly and violently so that eventually the new village had to turn to the Council of the King's Chambers where the dispute was finally settle in 1827. Three years latter the village changed its name to Villanueva del Rosario

The area was originally inhabited by Romans, then there were Arabic and Visgoth settlements by the river bank. It is said that the important Roman city of Ulisis was situated here on the area known as Peñon de Solis. It is rumoured that treasure lies below the peak but no one has ever found it. Many Roman roads are still in existence, and a number of object including coins, bracelets, glass and ceramic fragments, have been found in the area. The town centre was founded in the eighteenth century, it is said due to the abundance of willow trees (sauces), which still now exist, that encouraged the settlement of Saucedo and today the residents are still known as Saucedaños. The two Copper Age archaeological sites in the municipality can be found at the Finca Tardón and the other is in the Peñon del Oso mountain area.

Places to visit The Copper Era sites, the Visigoth necropolis (burial grounds). these are found in the hills, but most of them have been robbed or partially destroyed; the shrine built in honour of the villages patron saint "La Virgen del Rosario" which is situated above the village as you climb the sierra above the pueblo on the way to "El Nacimiento", which is a spring at the base of the mountain that supplies the village drinking water. Continuing upwards the Hondoneros is reached high on the Sierra los Camarolos and Sierra Gorda where many different species of flora and fauna can be found.

Site of the new 18 hole golf course under construction with up to 1,000 new dwellings - site plan

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