It should also be noted that the interior towns, especially those that are regional administrative centres, are heir to a historical legacy of the utmost importance. This, combined with their natural settings, increases their appeal in the eyes of visitors who, if they do not actually choose one of the non-coastal destinations, customarily make plans beforehand for one or more excursions outside the coastal area.

Everywhere in the hinterland of the Malaga province, there are already comfortable hotels, generally of medium to low capacity, in strategic locations where the scenery is the primary feature. Quite a few of these hotels are simply former farmsteads or large houses that have been suitably adapted, and in which the client receives very personalised treatment. There are also numerous rural houses that have been converted into comfortable dwellings perfectly adapted to modern needs but that have not lost the charm of the traditional Andalusia architecture. Likewise, a number of historic and stately buildings, generally old palaces, have been incorporated into the hotel infrastructure of the province’s interior after being properly refurbished.

Presented with such a panorama--and really over a hundred other places could be mentioned, as many as there are municipalities in the province¬--it is no wonder that Malaga leads Andalusia in the field of interior tourism. Most villages are, furthermore, very well connected with the main transportation routes that cross the province. Rapid travel is thus assured from any place to the capital or to the most important municipalities.