Although its history dates back centuries, since the 1950s Malaga has been best-known as the gateway to the Costa de Sol. Many of the 16 million holidaymakers who arrive at the airport annually head straight for the beaches - all the better for those who come to enjoy this atmospheric city.

Alpandeire clings to the steep southern side of the Genal valley, very near the source of the river that names the valley. Many springs below the village feed the Genal, which is one of the most important rivers in the region and the subject of no little ecological campaigning.

Benalauría is a small village in the Ronda Mountains (Serranía de Ronda) in the Genal River Valley. The populations hovers around 500 and the natives are known not as “benalaurianos” – as one might expect – but as “jabatos”.

Genalguacil is one white Andalucian mountain village that art lovers will not want to miss. Prize-winning contemporary works of art are on permanent public display throughout the village as a result of the bi-annual art festival called "Los Encuentros de Arte del Valle del Genal" (1st to 15th August 2018) to and in the aftermath of the festivals.

The village is easily approached by road, which skirts lower part of the village. Whenr approaching from Estepona park up by the Morisco looking monument of the Hermitage of the Castanuelo, just above the town. Looking down the immediate valley, the old Lavardero can be seen, which until the coming of electricity, was the main washing area. A pleasant short track leads down to this.

Algatocín is part of the famous Pueblos Blancos, or white villages that run through the Serranía de Ronda (Ronda Mountain Range) and dot the hills through Málaga and Cádiz provinces. This tiny village of less than 1.000 inhabitants, has a narrow, 20 square kilometre, municipal area that runs from east to west and strides the Guadiaro and Genal valleys.

Though only a small pueblo of less than 220 inhabitants, Parauta’s municipal district of 44 square kilometres stretches from the wooded Alto Genal valley and deep into the rugged limestone Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park. As at Igualeja, the traveller would hardly notice they are passing through the district, unless they stopped at the rustic service station on the San Pedro-Ronda road.

Atajate is both a municipality and a tiny village in Málaga’s Ronda mountains (Serranía de Ronda). The village itself is part of the White Pueblo Route and is home to under 200 people, known as Atajateños. It’s known for both its beauty and natural surroundings.

This mountain village is one of the most isolated in the Serrania de Ronda. It lies a long and windy 11km from the A-376 San Pedro-Ronda road, beyond the village of Igualeja. With a 4x4 or taking it slowly, a basic 'Jubrique track' leads over the mountains from the MA-8301 Estepona - Jubrique road. It can also be reached via another track from Juzcar and across the Rio Genal.

Benadalid is a village that is working hard to develop its reputation for quality rural tourism. With a perfect location, this has not been difficult as the town is situated in the Genal River Valley and close to the Guadiaro Valley and surrounded by Cuco mountains and near the “Tajo de los Aviones” and “Tajo de la Cruz” gorges.

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 and the junction to the right is 5 kilometres to the north. The municipal district was probably much larger as the pueblo was once the site of an important village.

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From Seville airport, you can head straight up into the Sierra de Aracena, a beautiful and little-known part of Andalucia. Visit a British-influenced mining town where football and golf were first played in Spain, and find out about this fascinating colony. You can also head to Cordoba, an easy two-hour drive, and then to Granada - with Seville, the three major historic Moorish cities of Andalucia.

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