Aqueduct Eagle — Attraction in Nerja

It’s beautiful and was worth the walk in the sunshine from where we were staying NE of Nerja - but if you’re not that into a walk, architecture or taking photos it might not be one for you - there’s not much around it, but I believe there’s a nice beach nearby that we should have visited in a round trip really. I’ve seen more stunning aqueducts but I liked it. There’s a parking spot if you drive a little way down the street just before the last roundabout you hit ahead of the aqueduct - to the right if you’re coming in from Nerja, where some people drove up and walked to the base - we...

Worth a wander up from town if you don't have transport, about 20 mins easy walk, or stop by car if you do.

Beautiful 200 year old aqueduct built for the nearby ruined sugar mill. Good photos from the road bridge but also it is good to walk down to it (and further on to the private beach if you have time).

Yes a few homeless people have built tiny shacks nearby but they are friendly and will avoid you. It is 100 times worse walking through a British city centre so don't let that...

Akwedukt del Águila (Akwedukt Orła), jest uważany w całym regionie za "historyczny klejnot architektury hiszpańskiej". Został zbudowany w latach 1879-1880, służył do transportu wody dla lokalnej rafinerii cukru w Maro, zbudowanej w 1884 roku. W 2005 roku fabryka została zamknięta, a w 2012 akwedukt odrestaurowano. Obecnie jest nadal używany do nawadnień rolniczych. Akwedukt jest typowy dla XIX wieku, kiedy popularny był styl mudejar, używany przez muzułmańskich rzemieślników w Hiszpanii między XIII a XV wiekiem. Akwedukt ma cztery piętra, każde zbudowane z serii ceglanych łuków w kształcie podkowy. Są one zwieńczone iglicą. Na szczycie znajduje się wiatrowskaz w kształcie dwugłowego orła, od którego pochodzi nazwa akweduktu. Acueducto del Águila (Aqueduct of the Eagle) is considered the "historical jewel of Spanish architecture" throughout the region. It was built in 1879-1880, it was used to transport water for the local sugar refinery in Maro, built in 1884. In 2005, the factory was closed, and in 2012 the aqueduct was restored. Currently, it is still used for agricultural irrigation. The aqueduct is typical of the 19th century, when the mudejar style used by Muslim craftsmen in Spain between the 13th and 15th centuries was popular. The aqueduct has four floors, each built from a series of horseshoe-shaped brick arches. They are topped with a spire. At the top there is a weather vane in the shape of a two-headed eagle, from which the name of the...