The second urban nucleus of Nerja, with its' Moorish flavour and more than
800 inhabitants, most of them fisherman, has played a star role in the histroy
of Nerja. This is shown by monuments like El Ingenio, Trapiche or Mill,
the 17th century church of Neustra Senora de las Maravillas, the sugar factory
and the nature reserve of Los Acantilados, without forgetting its Acueducto
de Aguila.
Maro also has a magnificent beach which is part of the more than 16km belonging to Nerja, together with those of Burriana, Calahonda, Playazo, Caribeo, La Torrecilla, El Salon, La Caleta de Maro, Rio de la Miel, or El Canuelo, - all of them with clear waters. In all of them you will have the opportunity of practising, among other sports, underwater fishing. During the year, the traveller can enjoy Cavalcade of the Three Wise Men, The Feasts of San Anton in Maro, the Carnivals in February, an interesting Holy Week, the Romeria of San Isidro on May 15th, the typical feasts of San Juan in June, the Maritime Procession of the Virgen del Carmen in July, the Festivals of Music and Dance of the Nerja Caves in July and August, the Feasts of the Maravillasin Maro from the 8th to the 10th September, and the Patronal Feasts from the 9th to the 12th October.
We have to mention perhaps the most important role which Maro has played, because it was five boys from the locality who on January 12th, 1959, quite by chance found a narrow access to a cave that, after having been inhabited for millennia in Prehistoric times had been closed because of the shifting of the terrain.
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