This tiny whitewashed village, famed for its rich “Oloroso”
wine, is about twelve kilometres from the coast and fifty from Málaga
airport. It has a population of about fifty souls and belongs to the municipality
of Arenas – the small town just one and a half kilometres down the
road. Daimalos is thought to have been named from the Arabic for “farmhouse”..
It is almost a hamlet, but has some interesting monuments,including the
Arabic “fountain of love”. Its water, if drunk, are said to
have aphrodisiacal powers and any single person drinking from the fountain
is expected to be marry soon. The church, Iglesia de la Concepcion built
on the site of a mosque,
houses some important paintings while
a Mudejar minaret built in the thirteenth century will also be of interest
to the visitor. For walkers and nature lovers there are many interesting
local walks to be explored and enjoyed.
