Benajarafe is a town located on the coast of the municipality of Vélez-Málaga, Spain, in the heart of Axarquia, a region that lies on the Eastern Costa del Sol, in the province of Málaga. It is located 9 kilometres from Torre del Mar and 20 kilometres from the provincial capital Malaga. It enjoys one of the best climates in Europe, with summers of full sun and a calm sea that imitates the tranquillity of the town. It is connected by the Mediterranean Motorway (E-15) north of the city, in the direction of Malaga to Almeria.

Benajarafe is divided into two different parts, Benajarafe Alto and Benajarafe Costa. The first one is the main sector of the population. It is mainly composed of a large number of country houses, scattered from the top to the bottom of the town. The people who live there are mainly farmers, and as they are still in the process of urbanization, most of them live in streets without asphalt and even in certain sectors, they are surrounded by streams that swell in the rainy season.

In recent years, a large number of urbanisations have been built, especially on the coast, and in 2005 a large part of the work was completed which resulted in a promenade worthy of a tourist town. The most important thing for the tourism of this town is without any doubt the immense beach that gives it its length of almost 2 kilometres. The National Road 340 separates the beach from the town, giving way to a large amount of traffic that moves preferably between Málaga and Vélez-Málaga, although the creation of the motorway a few kilometres further in has taken most of it.

Nowadays many foreigners, mainly French, German and English, visit the town and many choose it as a place to buy a house in which they can spend the summer or winter.

Benajarafe Beach is a dark sand beach with a moderate swell. It is about 1,600 metres long and 30 metres deep and has a series of basic utilities such as pathways, parasols, and showers.

The centre of Benajarafe Alto is the hermitage of Nuestra Señora del Rosario, where every October the pilgrimage to the patron saint takes place from the church located in Benajarafe Costa on the back of oxen. This church was restored between the years 1996 and 1999 by the association of neighbours, helped by the Tenencia de Alcaldía

This area of Benajarafe is mainly articulated by a paved road that starts at the mouth of the Adelfas stream and goes up to the Loma del niño perdido and from there numerous dirt roads lead to the homes.