Caleta de Velez is a village in the Spanish province of

Málaga Málaga (, ) is a municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 578,460 in 2020, it is the second-most populous city in Andalusia after Seville and the sixth most pop ...

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

. It belongs to

Vélez-Málaga Vélez-Málaga () is a municipality and the capital of the Axarquía comarca in the province of Málaga, in the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the most important city in the comarca. Locally it is referred to as Vélez. Vélez- ...

and it is in

Axarquía Axarquía () is a ''comarca'' of Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in t ...

. It is 35 kilometers away from Málaga. Its population is about 3659 people. It has 4.2 km² of area.

Geography

It is on the shores of the

Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...

, between

Torre del Mar Torre del Mar is a locality on the southern coast of Spain, part of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, Axarquía, located in the province of Málaga. It is a popular summer tourist resort for Spanish people. History There is archaeological e ...

and Algarrobo-Costa and has a

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...

Transport

Roads

The

Autovía A-7 The Autovía A-7 (also called ''Autovia del Mediterráneo'') is a Spanish autovía (toll-free limited-access highway) which starts in La Jonquera, near the French frontier and ends in Algeciras. It was finally finished in late 2015 upon completi ...

, (Autovia del Mediterraneo) passes to the north and the N340 crosses Caleta closer to the coast.

Bus

This two routes of ALSA stop in Caleta de Velez: *Line Málaga - Nerja *Line Málaga - Torrox There is also a line of local bus Caleta - Almayate.

Boats

Caleta de Velez has a sea port.caleta

Culture

Gastronomy

Its gastronomy is based on Mediterranean food, such as fish soups, " pescaito" or avocado.

References

Populated places in the Province of Málaga {{Andalusia-geo-stub