5760 x 3840 px | 48,8 x 32,5 cm | 19,2 x 12,8 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
19. September 2017
Ort:
Playa de la Calahonda, Nerja, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southern Europe
Weitere Informationen:
Nerja is a municipality on the Costa del Sol in the province of Malaga in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of La Axarquia. It is on the country's southern Mediterranean coast, about 50 km east of Malaga. Nerja has a long history, evidenced by the primitive paintings found in its famous Nerja caves, discovered in 1959. The Romans built three settlements here, including Detunda, of which now large remains can be seen. The area was later taken over by the Arabs in the early 8th century. Under the Moors, the town was known as Narixa, which means "abundant spring", from which the present name derives. The Balcon de Europa, a mirador or viewpoint which gives stunning views across the sea, is in the center of the old town. Its name is popularly believed to have been coined by King Alfonso XII, who visited the area in 1885 following a disastrous earthquake and was captivated by the scene. Local archive documents are said to show that its name predated this visit, but this has not prevented the authorities from placing a life-sized (and much photographed) statue of the king standing by the railing. The Balcon area was originally known as La Bateria, a reference to the gun battery which existed there in a fortified tower. This emplacement and a similar tower nearby were destroyed during the Peninsular War. In May 1812, the British vessels Hyacinth, Termagant and Basilisk supported Spanish guerrillas on the coast of Granada, against the French. On 20 May, Termagant or Hyacinth opened fire and the forts were destroyed. Two rusty guns positioned at the end of the Balcon are reminders of these violent times. The huge lumps of rock, the remains of La Bateria, visible in the sea at the end of the Balcon, are further evidence of this action.
