Tourist office
Monday "“ Friday 9am "“ 7pm (8pm in summer)
Saturday 9am "“ 2pm (3pm in summer)
To see the opening hours of the monuments click on PDF document above.
Parking 1.20€ per hour. 12€ per day
The weather in Mijas
Things to see in Mijas
"¢ Carromato de Max
"¢ Ethographic museum
"¢ Bullfight museum
"¢ Wine museum
"¢ Free Flamenco shows
"¢ Donkey and Horse rides
Suggestions:
Mijas has an abundance of events happening during the year. It is worth checking them out. You can look them up on our event calende.
The museum of wine is not only a museum, but also offers wine and sherry tasting. It has a Bodega ambience, so whatever you do do not leave without having been there.
Mijas is probably one of the most beautiful white villages in Andalusia. Although it is touristy, it is very nicely laid out and the town hall makes a big effort to offer different activities to its visitors. It has free Flamenco show every Wednesday at noon and in summer also on Thursdays at 9.30pm, performed on the main square. Mijas also offers free guided walks all year around Mijas countryside on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10 AM starting at the tourist office (see in Extras). The town also has a new theatre (since November 2006) where different exhibitions and performances take place (see our event calender). In summer you should definitely find out what is taking place at the auditorium (this is a kind of open-air amphitheatre) and this is already worthwhile visiting due to the magnificent views down to the coast and over to the sea . The "botanical garden" is actually a small park with a walkway along the cliffs; it has about 52 different trees and plants, indicated through painted tiles. The town organizes different cultural events that take place here.
Mijas has an abundance of typical tourist shops selling hand painted ceramics, mugs etc. It is also a great place to find all kinds of leather goods like handbags, coats, shoes and wallets, as well as the famous Spanish Lladró porcelain and gold jewellery.
Mijas is definitely a place to visit with your kids as they offer donkey rides and horse carriage rides and also have a small playground. Parking is difficult if not impossible, so we recommend you drive into the public park house right away and do not waste precious time looking for free parking. You will see signs turning left once you enter Mijas. Park there and take the elevator up which brings you to the main square.
Facts:
Province: Malaga
Population: 61.147
Surface: 149km2
10km from the Coast
428m altitude
Mijas Festivities:
5 january Procession of the Three Kings
February Carneval
2 June festivity of Virgen de la Peña
11 - 13 June 2010 International Fair in Mijas
7 - 12 september 210 Fair Virgen de la Peña
15 September: Day of the tourist
May / June: Corpus Cristi
Flamenco Fair: between July and August
Mijas Costa
1 May: Day of the Sardine in La Cala
May / June: Corpus Cristi
1st half of June Feria de Las Lagunas
23 June Noche de San Juan in La Cala (National)
30 June - 4 July 2010: Feria Las Lagunas
16 July Virgen del Carmen (National)
2nd half of July Feria de La Cala
15 & 16 october Verbena de Santa Teresa (patron Saint of La Cala)
17 October: Romeria de Santa Teresa
2nd week in November: International Gastronomy Fair
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