The Axarquia region, of which Nerja is part, has proposed a novel way to solve the euro crisis.

For the last 24 years the Malaga region has used its own currency which has its roots in the Arab heritage of the area and is worth its weight in silver.

Now its creators claim the ‘axarco,’ which is available in both silver coins and paper notes, could be expanded to replace the much weaker euro.

She has already courted controversy by marrying her fitness trainer. Now Sweden’s first in line to the throne is rumoured to be making an unlikely move to live on the Costa del Sol.

A modern-day Edward and Mrs Simpson, Crown Princess Victoria, 34, is rumoured to have bought a stunning four million euro home in Nerja.

She and her commoner husband Daniel Westling, 37, are said to have ‘spent a fortune’ renovating the property overlooking the town’s emblematic Balcon de Europa.

The four bedroom townhouse, which sits on a cliff above a beach, has its own swimming pool and amazing views.

In 2010, the most popular attraction in the province of Malaga was the Cueva de Nerja, with 380,100 visitors throughout the year.

It was followed by the Ronda bullring, with 323,000 visits, and then the Antequera Dolmens with 80,000 and the Torcal Natural Park in the same town, with 30,000.

Meanwhile, more than 196,000 people visited the Contemporary Art Centre (CAC) in Malaga, 194,461 visited the Roman Theatre, 189,000 to the Picasso Museum and 56,000 to Picasso’s birthplace, official figures show.

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