| Montes de Málaga Natural Park | |
|---|---|
| Location | Málaga, Spain |
| Nearest city | Málaga |
Montes de Málaga (lit. "Málaga Mountains") is the name of a series of mountains as well as the name of a natural park in Andalusia, Spain, near Málaga.
This zone of medium-height mountains constitutes a natural space with a great many torrents of water which have created deep gorges and sheer drops. At the heart of this mountain mass is the Montes de Málaga Natural Park. Fourteen kilometres to the north of the city of Málaga, the park's altitude ranges between 91 and 1,031 metres above sea level, with an overall area of 4,762 hectares. The Guadalmedina runs through the park.
The park is riven with small valleys carpeted with pine trees, a species rather ubiquitous in the area.
The most characteristic species are the genet, badger, fox and skunk, together with a considerable number of long-tailed newts.
Among the birds of prey are the eagle, sparrowhawk and goshawk. With regards to plant species, the most abundant is the pine, but there are also numerous examples of mastic, carob tree, scarlet oak, madrona, olive tree and cork oak as well as the stone pine and Monterrey pine.
The Museo Etnográfico is situated in the area known as Torrijos, in an old farm. The museum houses a permanent exhibition of tools, equipment and machinery used in the different stages of wine production. Winepress, filtering, deposits for fermentation in small leather containers, grape treading. On certain days in September, after the grape harvest, grape treading still takes place and visitors are allowed to participate in the production process of Málaga wine.