The village of Algatocín situated in the heart of the Serranía de Ronda.

The dramatically positioned town of Ronda, on the Tajo gorge, has become one of the most popular destinations in Andalucia. It enjoys magnificent views over the untamed mountains of the Serranía de Ronda (Ronda Mountain Range) and the Sierra de las Nieves (Snow Mountain Range) Natural Park.

The Serranía de Ronda is studded with charming pueblos blancos (white villages) that can be visited by car in a number of delightful day trips.

There are four distinct areas:

Vilages of the Alto Genal River

In the remote reaches of the Genal valley are the hamlets of Igualeja, Pujerra, Júzcar, Cartajima and Faraján.

Villages of the road to Seville

Here you will meet with beautiful little towns such as Montejaque and Benajoán. Four kilometres south of Benajoán is the popular Cueva de la Pileta, where you can see some interesting Paleolithic cave paintings.

Villages to the North East

Arriate, Cuevas del Becerro, Yunquera, El Burgo, Casarburnella.

Villages between Ronda and GaucÍn

This area offers a string of similarly picturesque places with villages like Cortes de la Frontera and Alpandeire.

Moving away from Ronda there are more villages worth visiting. These might not actually be included as Sierranía de Ronda towns as they are on the east and south fringes of the mountain range, and they include such picturesque destinations as Tolox, Guaro and Istán.

There are also two more areas worth visiting further away nearer the coast which are also not strictly part of the Serranía de Ronda but are often included in guide books. South of Gaucín and less inland from Casares and Manilva are two protected areas: the Sierra Crestellina Natural Area, near the village of Casares, and the Reales de la Sierra Bermeja Natural Area. Although little visited, they offer some superb walks through dense woodland.

Alpandeire		Arriate
The village lies 694 metres above sea level on a hillside in the Genal valley, close to the source of the river. More >		Arriate is a jack-in-the-box; a surprise package in a plain wrapper. More >
Atajate		Benadalid
The village itself is part of the White Pueblo Route and is home to under 200 people, known as Atajateños. More >		Benadalid is a village that is working hard to develop its reputation for quality rural tourism. More >
Benajoán		Benalauría
The village, 564 metres above sea level on the side of a limestone mountain, is small, but growing. More >		Benalauria enjoys rich natural surroundings with easy access to a wide array of outdoor sports and rural tourism opportunities. More >
Benarraba		Cartajima
This hidden village can only be approached by car, along its own short but mountainous 3-kilometre road. To find the turn off, look for Gaucín on the map. More >		The settlement's origins are not surprisingly undocumented and difficult to determine. More >
Casarabonela		Cortes de la Frontera
Part of the Hoya de Málaga Mountains, this cosy pueblo offers spectacular views all the way to the coast. More >		In the far western reaches of Malaga province is the pueblo blanco of Cortes de la Frontera. More >
Cueva de la Pileta		Cuevas del Becerro
It is the most famous cave in the area, thanks largely to the prehistoric drawings to be found on its walls. More >		The village of Cuevas del Becerro, 733 metres above sea level and sitting quietly beside the Ronda to Campillos road. More >
El Burgo		Faraján
The mountainous town on the road between Ronda and Coín More >		The name of the village of Faraján, in the region of Alto Genal, comes from an Arab phrase meaning "pleasant place". More >
Gaucín		Genalguacil
Gaucin, a charming whitewashed mountain village, just half an hour's drive from the Costa del Sol. More >		This is one white Andalucian mountain village that art lovers will not want to miss. More >
Guaro		Igualeja
Guaro prides itself on its nuts: almonds to be precise. More >		Igualeja is a village without history. That is to say that its history is largely unrecorded. More >
Istán		Jimera del Líbar
Istán is one of a number of villages of Moorish origin which owes its survival to its distance from the coast. More >		Jimera del Líbar is an excellent destination for anyone wishing to enjoy the wonders of rural tourism in Andalucia. More >
Jubrique		Júzcar
Most guidebooks will explain that this is a typical village founded by the Berbers in 711.  More >		The people of Júzcar, of whom there are at most 300, are a pretty laid back bunch. More >
Montejaque		Parauta
Lying on the western edge of the province of Málaga, above a fertile valley teeming with olive groves. More >		Its eastern extremities touch on the natural park of the Sierra de las Nieves. More >
Pujerra		Reales de la Sierra Bermeja
More than most white villages in the Andalucían hills, Pujerra, or Buxarra as it once was, belongs in a fairy tale. More >		Located in the southwest part of Malaga province, the Sierra Bermeja is a mountain range with an average height of 1,000m. More >
Ronda		Sierra Crestellina
Ronda is one of Andalucia's loveliest towns, steeped in history. More >		The small protected area of the Sierra Crestellina, of 478ha, is a limestone ridge rising to 926m at its highest point. More >
Sierra de las Nieves		Tolox
This mountainous area has seen little human influence or activity (cultivation) even historically and has a rich variety of flora and fauna. More >		Tolox is a place of much charm: peaceful for the most part, with two notably manic exceptions. More >
Yunquera
This village’s location along the Ronda-Malaga Road has made it a historical gem. More >

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