Competa


Competa is 27km from Nerja and along quite a windy road.  It lies on the southern slopes of the Sierra Almijara and is 650 meters above sea level.   The district contains many springs and streams that bring down water to the surrounding mountains.  Being close to the Tejada and Almijara Sierras it is a good starting-point for excursions and hikers.
The main agricultural product of the area is the grape, and the wineries of Competa are famed for producing one of the finest wines of Malaga.  Once again the village is Moorish, and has a central square called the Plaza de Almijara, with the Church of La Asuncion built at the end of the 16th century, and had a ochre-coloured tower added to in the late 19th century, but was finally finished in 1935.  Competa also contains two hermitages: that of San Anton dating back to the 18th century, and that of San Sebastian.