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42 villages and viewpoints near Málaga, Marbella, Estepona, Torremolinos, Ronda and the Axarquía

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  EsteponaVillage · Estepona · 5 minOld town of white streets full of flowerpots, with Plaza de las Flores as the heart for tapas
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  NerjaVillage · Nerja · 5 minBalcón de Europa: palm-lined viewpoint over the cliffs to the Mediterranean
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  FrigilianaVillage · Frigiliana · 10 minHistoric white village with the well-preserved old quarter of Barribarto and steep cobbled streets
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  OjénVillage · Ojén · 15 minWhite village at the foot of Sierra Blanca, a short distance from Marbella, with cobbled streets running down the hillside
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  CómpetaVillage · Cómpeta · 20 minPlaza Almijara: heart of the village, terraces and fountain
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  IstánVillage · Istán · 25 minMoorish village in the Río Verde valley, known as 'the spring of the Costa del Sol'
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  CasaresVillage · Casares · 30 minWhite village clinging to the rock, at 435 m altitude, about 22 km from Estepona
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  GrazalemaVillage · Grazalema (Cádiz) · 35 minWhite village at 812 m, at the foot of the Sierra del Pinar, in the heart of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
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  Zahara de la SierraVillage · Zahara de la Sierra (Cádiz) · 40 minWhite village perched on a hill (about 500 m) above the turquoise Zahara-El Gastor reservoir
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  GaucínVillage · Gaucín · 50 minWhite village of the Serranía de Ronda with views of Gibraltar, the Strait and Morocco
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  GenalguacilVillage · Genalguacil · 50 minThe "museum village": more than 250 sculptures and artworks scattered across streets, squares and rooftops
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  Torrox PuebloVillage · Torrox Pueblo · 15 minInland white village, different from Torrox Costa, with a traditional centre around Plaza de la Constitución
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  MontejaqueVillage · Montejaque · 20 minWhite village at 690 m, of about 950 inhabitants, under huge rock walls, inside the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
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  BenaojánVillage · Benaoján · 20 minVillage at 524 m in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, between the Líbar and Montalate mountains
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  Canillas de AlbaidaVillage · Canillas de Albaida · 20 minAuthentic, quiet white village at 580 m, gateway to the Sierra Tejeda-Almijara Natural Park
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  ÁrchezVillage · Árchez · 20 minSmall village of Morisco origin on the Ruta Mudéjar
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  SayalongaVillage · Sayalonga · 20 minQuiet white village on the Ruta Sol y Vino
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  BenahavísVillage · Benahavís · 25 minSmall white village famous for its huge range of restaurants
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  Setenil de las BodegasVillage · Setenil de las Bodegas (Cádiz) · 25 minVillage with houses tucked under the rock of the Río Trejo gorge; a Historic Site since 1985
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  MondaVillage · Monda · 25 minVillage in the Sierra de las Nieves at 427 m, in a valley, on the Ojén road (A-355)
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  OlveraVillage · Olvera (Cádiz) · 25 min12th-century Nasrid castle on a rock at 623 m, part of the line of frontier castles; taken by the Christians in 1327
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  SalaresVillage · Salares · 25 minTiny village (~200 inhabitants), Roman origin ("Salaria Bastitanorum")
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  SedellaVillage · Sedella · 25 minTiny, quiet white village at 690 m in the Sierra Tejeda-Almijara Natural Park
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  Canillas de AceitunoVillage · Canillas de Aceituno · 25 minWhite village at the foot of La Maroma (2,068 m), the highest point in the province of Málaga
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  Vélez-MálagaVillage · Vélez-Málaga · 25 minCapital of the comarca, with an old town declared a historic-artistic site
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  Torre del MarVillage · Torre del Mar · 25 minBeach town in Vélez-Málaga with one of the longest seafront promenades in the province, flat and made for walking or cycling
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  AlmácharVillage · Almáchar · 35 minVillage closely tied to the moscatel raisin and the official Ruta de la Pasa (Raisin Route)
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  ComaresVillage · Comares · 40 min"Balcón de la Axarquía" (Balcony of the Axarquía) — a whitewashed Moorish village at 700 m
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  El BorgeVillage · El Borge · 40 minEl Borge is closely tied to moscatel raisin production and the official Ruta de la Pasa (Raisin Route)
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  CútarVillage · Cútar · 40 minSmall white village on the Ruta de la Pasa with a strong Andalusi and Islamic heritage
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  MoclinejoVillage · Moclinejo · 40 minWhite village in the heart of the Ruta de la Pasa, 15 min from the Rincón beaches
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  Castellar de la FronteraVillage · Castellar de la Frontera (Cádiz) · 45 minA whole village inside a Nasrid castle (12th–15th centuries), declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1963
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  TotalánVillage · Totalán · 45 min"Chameleon Village" — the outline of the map looks like a chameleon
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  JubriqueVillage · Jubrique · 50 minMountain village of the Genal Valley surrounded by chestnut woods (about 320 ha of chestnut trees)
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  ToloxVillage · Tolox · 50 minWhite village at about 300 m above sea level, gateway to the Sierra de las Nieves National Park
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  IgualejaVillage · Igualeja · 60 minHead of the Genal Valley: the Genal river rises here ("El Nacimiento")
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  ArriateVillage · Arriate · 10 minFlat village of about 4,000 inhabitants (603 m), among market gardens: its name comes from the Arabic Arriadh, 'the orchards'
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  MijasVillage · Mijas Pueblo · 20 minWhite village at 428 m above the Costa del Sol, with views of the Mediterranean
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  ManilvaVillage · Manilva · 20 minCastillo de la Duquesa (1767, Charles III era) next to the beach
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  JúzcarVillage · Júzcar · 30 minThe "Blue Village": painted blue in 2011 for the premiere of The Smurfs; the residents voted to keep it that way
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  BenarrabáVillage · Benarrabá · 55 minVillage founded by the Berber tribe Banu Rabbah, with narrow streets of Muslim origin
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  AlgatocínVillage · Algatocín · 55 minWhite village at 725 m, overlooking the Bajo Genal, from the mountains down to the river