Salitre, perfumes of the sea between white foam. Nitrate and aromas sailors. Rincon de la Victoria lives among the neighborhoods of small houses of fishermen who still strive to their networks when rough seas and tourist accommodations that put on the international map this county. But Corner exudes salt, sea smells ancient Mediterranean species in their boats stranded on the beaches of dark sand, long, until the horizon, lookout towers in the sky melted into the water layer. So much so, that one of its greatest treasures, the cave of the same name, Treasure Cave, also happens to be of marine origin. Rincón live in the ancestral marine samples of old and the comings and goings of the modern tourist. Corner smell of salt sea foam and white.
Perhaps Rincón de la Victoria confuse the visitor time. The traveler must look beyond discover, corner, its essence. Note the small houses, humble, fishermen, seafood taste like the first time, walk among the walls of the Fortress of Bezmiliana walking slowly with his feet on the sand, feeling the presence of the Mediterranean with their wet plants. Rincon de la Victoria is an old town and modern at once, coexist with wide boulevards crowded alleys of the slums fishing. There lies his wealth and charm. And beyond all this, the sinuous profile of the beaches ... Bezmiliana 's strength
We parked on the avenue Corner home. A long street that runs parallel to the shoreline and connects the city center with the Cala de Velez. If we have reached from the highway, the access will take us to a detour. Left the fortress. Right, the Cueva del Tesoro. We road to the left and parked in the first place we found open. The fort is an imposing building, remote from the sea about fifty yards in front of her, the small houses of fishermen. Imagine the armed power of the same in times of war with Britain. Although not a large building 
dimensions, is more than clear their functionality. Furthermore, their presence is reinforced by towers Cantal and Benagalbón. It was built in 1766 and responded after the capture of Gibraltar by British troops. The building is severe, straight lines, only sweetens the towers that occupy the corners. Imposed. In 1992 he reformulated the concept of utility and what was a military building was transformed into a leisure and cultural. Now, open sandy walls 
art and exhibitions. We like the light that sifted through their windows, all dyed a light earthy color. The pictures that hang from walls, modern art, contemporary, living perfectly with its ancient past. The strength is divided into two rooms. The first one appears destined to the stables, the second turns out to be the space for housing, home to a large stone fireplace in one of its sides. The doors of this room opens onto a small porch with wood ceiling. We go inside and perimeter, quietly. We feel comfortable with the warm tone of light and colors. We would stay, but we must continue the visit. The sea, beaches
We left the promenade and discover the sea before our eyes, a sea of \u200b\u200bFebruary, somewhat darker tones, also magnetic. The ride is busy, people walk and do jogging and walking on a road bicycle enabled,
some also skate. A group walks on the wet sand, digging your feet in cool water this winter spring. The rest on the beach seines, belly up, resting from their labors of fishing. La Cala, Corner, Tower, rubies .... Names of the main beaches of Rincon de la Victoria, a dark sand beaches and serious. La Cala del Moral, the most western of them all, with an area of \u200b\u200balmost one and a half mile, very busy in summer sand and burdensome. It has a promenade that extends 
the coast. This beach is separated from the rest for work and art from the promontory of Cantal, a rope that sinks into the waters of the Mediterranean and is situated on the watchtower of the same name. After the Cantal, Rincon Beach, 3'6 km long and located in the city center. Perfectly accessible from the promenade and a high level of occupancy in the summer months. More eastern beaches are Benagalbón Tower, 700 meters long and still retains some rough air. in located in central urban core. It is also accessible from a boardwalk. It has dark sand and a high occupancy rate. Then, to the east, lies about 700 m Beach Tower Benagalbón, semi dark sand and a half occupancy, and finally, the beach at Los Rubios, 
a length of just over a mile and equally dark sand. The beaches are sunny winter's day a special charm, a bright light and ephemeral that stains the water depth of shades of green and oscursos. The reflection of the sea is broken by the foam that forms the waves. The sound alone with us in our journey. We see an older man, sitting facing the sea front on a network is busy, stitching with care, outside the early morning traffic of athletes and visitors. Knit and sew and repair their gear fisherman. On our tour we see the calls, cries of the gastronomic delights of this land. Fried fish, anchovies Vitoria (well, without the requisite "c"), rice a banda, see the boats turned into ovens braziers for Grilled sardines, still cold in the morning. Walk, touch the sand, we walk. Before reaching the promontory of the Cantal left the sea to the right, diving into the city corner. The Church of Victoria
If the sea was calm, the center of Rincon is the movement, the bustle, the movement of the daily chores, shopping and the bustle of a city to live in winter and vivid in summer. We heard sounds of trumpets and see a small band parade Easter trials. It is lively and bustling corner of Victoria, animated. In this part of town, disappeared the low houses of fishermen and have built the buildings housing the second homes of Malaga 
of national and international visitors. And is that Rincon de la Victoria has been for many years instead of second home for many people in the provincial capital and towns. Along the main street plaza is opened and she emerges from the Victoria church. It is a modern temple, built in the twentieth century the taste of Andalusian architecture. Three arches open into the cover, which leads to a covered portico preceding entry. In his 
western flank, a bell tower rockets into the sky. The interior is modern and the outside and as soon as you enter the temple, left, holds an image of the Virgen del Carmen seventeenth century. The square where the building sits is busy, two or three bars and cafes at your sides breakfast, coffee, toast, smurfs, muffins. A group of boys sunning while playing football with a green ball. Parents look how scamper. Treasure Cave and the Archaeological Park
Mediterranean
We asked the Treasure Cove, we know that is relatively close but do not know how. A young woman tells us to catch the car and an older man says that you can walk, but it is a good way. We opted to pick up the car and come after a visit to the cave, Cala de Velez. returned trodden steps, turn to the waterfront and walked to the edge of the beach to lug ar
where we parked the car, almost opposite the Bezmiliana strength. Access to the Cueva del Tesoro is carried from the promontory of the Cantal. Located precisely on this, the cave is rooted in the deepest sea on earth. It is one of the three visited the world's marine caves and unique in Europe. The nickname is the Daughter of the Sea and reason, they lack discover later. Before entering the Cave asked about the
visiting hours, they always have to be guided. In the morning at 10:45, 11:30, 12:15 and 13:00 (last admission). In the afternoon at 15:45, 16:30 and 17:15 (last admission). Check prices are € 4.65 for adults (ages 15 to 64 years), 2.15 for children (up to 14 years) and 2.75 for seniors (over 65). Missing even twenty minutes for our visit, so immediately we came to the Archaeological Park Mediterranean. It has an area of \u200b\u200b90,000 square meters 
and also serve as a recreational area is intended to serve as a popular science, for it in its construction has recovered the original geomorphic surfaces and the native Mediterranean vegetation. A series of tracks made of natural rock guide visitors on their way, well, you can enjoy a scale replica Part 1.1 of the Cueva de la Victoria in which paintings were found, and various indications and 
information panels on it. We walk, we sat on a bench, look at the sea, the sun let us tune the skin until it's time to visit. We are a group of more than twenty people. We like the legends and the Cueva del Tesoro is his own. Tasufin called Ibn Ali, the twelfth century. Before leaving Rincón de la Victoria Almoravid Emperor hid a great treasure on the recesses of the sea cave. Coins, necklaces, ... Following the echoes of this legend, Manuel Laza Palacios dived into the depths to try to find it. And it did. In all the years of research found 6 Golden Coins, more specifically, 6 gold dinars. Nothing more. In return gave the world another treasure very different, the cave itself. We enter
submerged. Treasure Cave is very different from others we have seen, almost no stalactites or stalagmites and white forms, rounded, full of holes, are dominant. Walls are drawn in ghostly shapes, eyes looking at us ... and visit with us in the whisper of the water permanently. There are six rooms that can be visited. The Board of the Virgin, with a picture of it lit by a candelaria. The Board of Marcus Crassus, which has the general fled in the year 88 BC during the eight-month pursuit by Mario and Cinna. The Eagle Board and the Board Noctiluca, where we see a way to draw the rocky Early Christian figure of the goddess inside the cave, the Volcano Room, whose interior has been a considerable increase in temperature and humidity and the Board of Lagos, where the water prevails over any other element. We enjoyed the visit, imagine the expeditions of Manuel Laza in those fifties, the early years of their discovery, wooden ladders, carbide lamps. With this image still fresh in mind we, again, little by little, in the light of day. La Cala
From the promontory of Cantal, take the east to reach the creek. We parked the first car we see and walk. We looked back to the sea, promenade and repeated images of pedestrians. Some bars and restaurants near the beach begin to prepare the coals for kebabs and come to us their perfumes. Cala in, find the church of Our Lady of the Rosary. It is a large temple 
proportions, with a prominent 
d ela bell tower looming four balconies, is topped with blue tile roof and white. Next to the tower, the front of the temple, with a rosette cyclopean located above the main door. Its walls are painted white, trimmed in light salmon color. A large plaza serves as a prelude, some children play, a couple resting in the shade on a bench. Comes the lunch and we decided on any of the restaurants, so we decided to have tapas in bars and test, and the famous fried anchovies ... Vitoria (wisely grouped in clusters linked by its tail), open and lemon, vinegar ... All we are delicious specialties. We accompany our food tasting with refreshments and a beer. Are somewhat smaller than usual, but especially tasty. The prices are very reasonable and the portions do not exceed in any case the 10 euros. Farewell We dare, foot sink in water, even cold. We are gratified, we reconstituted. With wet feet in the sand we sat and watched the sea before us. This sheet of water which served and serves to the ebb and flow of cultures, of nations. The Mediterranean has its arms to the interior of the earth in this corner, able to shape their guts to form a single cave. Comes to mind the image of the fisherman who wove their nets, seines stranded on the sand of the beach, the preparations for those boats ready to sail to capture all other treasures such as silver anchovy.
Other information and links
Museum of Popular Arts: The Museum of Popular Arts of Rincon de la Victoria is one of those discoveries that bring us to the recent past. Within its walls is the reproduction of a farm workers' dwellings with bedroom, kitchen and lounge and a multitude of appliances, tools, utensils and traditional farming tools. Much of the pieces on display in the ethnographic museum have been donated by residents of Rincon de la Victoria.
Virgen del Carmen: Fair Rincón de la Victoria takes place around July 16, feast of the Virgen del Carmen, when it is taken in procession by sea to the Virgin, accompanied by several boats, and then the image is taken from the sea on the shoulders of the sailors who walk people on the streets of concentrating a lot of people, both as foreign corner. During these festivals are celebrated traditional seines races, traditional craft typical of Phoenician origin Malaga coast (information from the municipal website).
Verdiales Contest: In the second half of September is celebrated in Benagalbón the famous "traditional verdiales Contest," which focuses on the streets more than a dozen groups (called pandas) style "mountains", playing this beautiful singing and dancing folklore exponent of Malaga (information from the municipal website).
Links: We Web reference the Tourist Board of the Costa del Sol and municipal web Rincon de la Victoria.
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