• Joseíllo and Pepe: the last whitewashers of the Axarquía
    Joseíllo de Rosa and Pepe El Loro at Pepe’s limestone quarry in Cómpeta, which is still working and whose kiln is used to make the paint. (E. Cabezas)

    Local history

    Joseíllo and Pepe: the last whitewashers of the Axarquía

    A documentary by an American resident in Frigiliana tells the story of two men who still produce the traditional lime paint to whitewash the Axarquía's iconic houses

    Eugenio Cabezas |
  • Nerja Cave awarded the ‘Q’ for Quality
    The Q for Quality sculpture was unveiled last week. (SUR)

    Tourism

    Nerja Cave awarded the ‘Q’ for Quality

    A sculpture has been unveiled to mark awarding of the national tourism prize in the easternmost coastal town on the Costa del Sol

    Eugenio Cabezas |