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This tranquil village, in a lovely secluded
valley setting, with a population of approximately 350 inhabitants is
situated at 579 metres above sea level in the foothills of the Sierra
Tejeda mountains. There is very good access on tarmacked roads to the
town and there is a daily bus service to the neighbouring villages in
the area as well as to Malaga and Velez-Malaga. Two mountain rivers, Rio
Salares and Rio de la Fuente irrigate the varied crops on the green fertile
hillsides around the town. In the old traditional time-honoured manner
many vineyards also extend over wide areas of these hillsides producing
a rich local wine which is different from the popular Moscatel produced
in the neighbouring towns. The village also boasts a small industry for
the production of olive oil, second in importance to the production of
grapes, wine and raisins. Salares was established by the Romans and in
later times an Arab community successfully cultivated the neighbouring
lands.
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