Page 10 - Property Portfolio - October 2019

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by Naomi Diestro

Comares ceramic footprints that lead you round the narrow,

What a charming and interesting place Comares paved streets past its main historical sites, top
is, so tranquil and clean too! It’s one of 31 villages viewing spots … and post office - which doubles
in the Axarquía region, and the highest in Málaga; up as a tourist office - open weekdays for 30
you feel like you’re the king of the castle up here, minutes – how quaint! Other amenities include a
with 360º views of the mountains, hills, lake and library and cultural centre, doctor’s surgery, gym
coast - no wonder they call it the Balcony of the and swimming pool (open in the summer).
Axarquía. Average prices for a town house in the centre are
Comares can be seen in the far distance as you currently 73,000 € for 2 bedrooms and 101,000
take the A356 inland from Torre del Mar – from € for 3; and 253,000 € for a 3-bedroomed villa
there its whitewashed houses can almost trick in the countryside.
you into thinking you’re looking at a mountain Don’t miss: the zip wire (‘tirolina’) in calle
with snow on the top of it. Peñantona, an exhilarating ride over rolling hills
It has a population of 60% Spanish residents and of almond and olive trees to the hill opposite. At
40% foreigners, mostly British. The best way to 110 metres high and spanning 436 metres, it’s
get acquainted with Comares is to follow the blue the longest in Spain in a natural setting.

Population: 1300
Average annual temperature: 18º
Covers: 25.5 m2
Height above sea level: 703 m
Distance to Málaga city centre: 39 km
Distance from coast: 25 mins
Main Square: Plaza del Balcón
Market day: Saturdays

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