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Religious architecture
One of the most important ecclesiastical buildings is the sixteenth century parish church  of Santa María La Mayor, (Great St. Mary’s), built on the site of an ancient mosque. It was around this church that the old town began to grow up. The tower is worth noting for its square shape. It is made of manufactured brick, making use of the previous Arabic minaret. The sixteenth century church of San Juan (St. John) is decorated in rococo style inside. The town also houses several convents. There is the convent of Nuestra Señora de Gracia, founded in 1503, and belonging to the order of the Clarissa nuns; the convent of San Francisco, the seventeenth century Carmelite convent, containing a variety of valuable works of art; and the seventeenth century San José de la Soledad convent. There are also a large number of shrines in this municipality, including one to Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies), one to the Virgin de la Cabeza, from the beginning of the sixteenth century, the Santa Rosalía shrine and the oldest of all, the one to San Sebastián.
Moorish Fortress
Some remains of the defensive walls that surrounded the town, built in the 13th century, still exist, and two of the four gateways in these protective walls are still preserved: the Puerta Real and the Puerta de Antequera, the former near the eighteenth century fountain bearing the name of Ferdinand VI.
Family mansions
In addition to all these religious buildings there are also a number of beautiful old traditional family mansions. The largest of these is the Mudéjar-style seventeenth century Beniel Palace, with Renaissance touches inside and a typical Andalusian interior patio. It used to be the residence of the general captains of the coast. Later it became the Town Hall and it currently houses the municipal archives and the María Zambrano Foundation. It is also the seat of the University of the Axarquía. Other civic buildings worth a mention include the Casa de Cervantes, where it is said that the writer lodged as he passed through the town during his time as a tax collector; the Cruz del Arrabal, The Cruz del Cordero, the Teatro del Carmen and the Fountain of Fernando VI.
Cajíz
Near to Iznate is Cajiz, which actually belongs to the municipality of Vélez-Málaga. This small urban area grew up around the parish  church of San José, a building dating back to the 18th century that time has reduced to two thirds of its original size. The houses in the area are low, with Moorish tiles on the roofs. The surrounding land is mainly agriculture, with many avocado pear plantations.
The Sun and Avocado Pear Route
Through the villages of Rincón de la Victoria, Macharaviaya, Vélez-Málaga, Benamocarra, Iznate and Benamargosa. This route is the nearest to the city of Malaga. It goes through Vélez-Málaga, the main town of the Axarquía with many interesting monuments to visit. The coast resort of Torre del Mar comes under the administrative jurisdiction of Vélez-Málaga. Its long promenade is one of the most attractive on the whole of the Mediterranean coast. Just along the coast is the fishing and pleasure port of La Caleta de Vélez. This route takes you past the long ample beaches of Rincón de la Victoria and to the inland villages of Macharaviaya, the birthplace of the Gálvez family, Benamocarra, Benamargosa and Iznate, white villages full of sun and surrounded by avocado pear plantations which have given this route its name.
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the boundary with the Province of Granada. It is slightly different from the rest of the Province of Malaga in both the way the beaches are used and the type of tourism it attracts. Torre del Mar,