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Services Mains water, electricity and drainage are connected. Internet is available from local suppliers. Location There are two main parts of Salobreña. The first is The Old Town which sits atop a rocky prominence and is a cluster of whitewashed houses and quirky steep narrow streets leading up to a 10th-century Moorish castle. This is called 'El Castillo De Salobreña' which is one of its main tourist attractions. The second part of Salobreña is new developments which spread from the bottom of The Old Town right to the Beach. The whole town is almost surrounded by sugarcane fields on each side along the coast and further inland. Another tourist attraction in Salobreña is 'El Peñon' (The Rock) which divides two of Salobreña's five beaches and juts out between Playa La Guardia and Playa de la Charca/Solamar and into the sea. The last remaining cane sugar factory in Europe was located along the coast just west of the village of La Caleta de Salobreña. It closed in 2006. The transformation experienced by Salobreña in recent decades has been one of the most important in the community. Dedicated to the cultivation of sugar cane since the Arab conquest, the municipality is currently an important tourist center in the summer season, thanks to its privileged location in the central-western part of the Granada coast. A fact that, moreover, has led to notable urban growth that began in the 1960s and culminated a few years ago with the renovation of the oldest infrastructures. Despite this, Salobreña has managed to maintain the spirit of the traditional Andalusian towns, which has allowed it to preserve its attractiveness and, at the same time, improve the standard of living of its inhabitants.