What's on in Alhaurín de la Torre

Alhaurín de la Torre is an inland town just behind Málaga, spread across the Guadalhorce valley with the Sierra de Mijas rising on one side. It's a growing, residential place rather than a holiday resort — a real Andalusian working town of citrus groves, market gardens and an old quarter, close enough to the coast and the airport to make a quiet base away from the seafront crowds.

Its calendar leans musical: Portón del Jazz runs Friday jazz nights through the warmer months, and the Torre del Cante is a long-running, highly regarded flamenco festival that draws serious singers. Here's what's on while you're here.