General information on Pizarra
Pizarra is a tiny town lying 30 kilometres upriver in the Guadalhorce valley
Pizarra, at a distance of 30 kilometres, is very easy to reach from the city of Malaga.
Pizarra is inland from Malaga, on the local railway line between Alora and Malaga, with the hill overlooking it. The town has all the facilities expected in a small town, and plenty of night life.
A number of industrial units and new apartments are being built, but these are on the edge of the town, and do not detract from the character of the town.
In the last 20 years there has been tremendous growth in the number of buildings and services in the town and the amount of infrastructure, with quality modifications to meet the demands of modern society.
The number of casual labourers living in the then village started to grow rapidly, but shortly afterwards fell off until the railway arrived in 1859, and with it the road that links Alora with Malaga. Since this road goes through Pizarra, it brought the village out of isolation.
The economy of Pizarra is based on agriculture, which has managed to adapt to all the technological advances and changes since the beginning of the twentieth century.
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