Coin is a town belonging to the Guadalhorce valley, just 30kms from the capital of the province of Malaga, and also near the coastal area, about 28kms. The town's economy has been traditionally based on agriculture, especially the cultivation of citrus fruits: lemons, oranges and tangerines. To a lesser extent also important traditional pottery and rural tourism. The first traces of Coin paracer placed in the Paleolithic. Have also been found archaeological remains in the region belonging to the Copper Age and Bronze. These remains have been found mainly in deposits of Cerro de Carranque and Llano de la Virgen. The founding of the city as we know it today occurred during mulsumana domination of the Iberian Peninsula around the year 920. During this period, strengthens the structure of the village of Coin. This occupation lasted 5 centuries thus leaving a large footprint in the region. The reconquest of Ferdinand and Isabella in the city occurred in 1485. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are characterized by few changes in the city. Already in the twentieth century produced profound changes following the arrival of the railroad, causing an acceleration in the economy of the region.

What to see in Coin?

- San Augustine Park.
- Church of San Andrés.
- Plaza de Santa María
- Ethnographic Museum .
- Iglsia of San Juan Bautista, built in the sixteenth century.
- Trinity Tower.
- Albaicin.
- Church and Convent of Santa María de la Encarnación, built in 1505.
- St. Andrew's Church and Charity Hospital.
- Shrine of Our Lady of Fuensanta.
- San Fernando Cemetery.
- Cave paintings.
- Archaeological site of Cerro de Ardite.
- Archaeological site of Cerro Carranque.
- Archaeological site of Cerro del Aljibe.
- Archeological site of Llano de la Virgen.

Phones of interest

- Coin City Council +34952453020
- Local police +34952453267
- Guardia Civil +34952450138
- Red Cross +3495245317
- Civil Protection +34952451850
- Emergencies +34902505061
- Fire +34952455020
- Casa de Cultura +34951268500
- Municipal Library +34951269915
- Tourist Office +34952453211
- Courts +34952453377
- Post Office +34952451185
- Taxi +34952453587
- Buses +34902143144

Festivities

- Coin Carnival in February.
- Hall Andalusian Pure Spanish Horse in March.
- San José, on March 19th.
- Pedestrian Tour, March / April.
- Holy Week, March / April.
- May Fair, on May 3rd.
- Orange Festival in May .
- Pilgrimage of Our Lady of the Fuensanta, the first weekend in June.
- San Juan in June.
- Folk Dance Festival in July.
- Cante Flamenco Festival in August.
- August Fair, 9th-15th August.

Gastronomy

Cachorreñas soup, gazpachuelo, pepper soup, potajes, gazpacho, baked sweet potatoes, porridge and fig bread.

Weather

It has an average temperature of 18ºC, with maximums of 42 and minimum of 7.

Tourist office in Coin

Address Plaza Bermúdez de la Rubia. Phone +34952453211