Many people have chosen to come and live or own a second home in this area as it really does offer an excellent quality of life along with good communications with the UK from Malaga airport, only 40 minutes away. Torre del Mar, a lively beachfront town with its beautiful esplanade, beaches, lovely climate and nearby golf course is a popular holiday area with good rental possibilities and a very pleasant place to live. Further inland you will find the beautiful lake area of Viñuela with its stunning views and breathtaking landscape and, dotted around here and there, are the traditional white villages clinging to hillsides, slumbering in valleys or perched on hilltops where day to day business goes on much as it has for years and where the visitor can catch enticing glimpses of daily life in a more traditional Spain From beautiful inland lakes, dramatic hills and mountains down to the sparkling blue of the Mediterranean sea, Axarquia has some stunning properties at equally stunning prices, whether you are looking for a new development property, a house to reform or a property ready to move in to.