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Benarrabá

Village · Benarrabá

About

• Village founded by the Berber tribe Banu Rabbah, with narrow streets of Muslim origin
• Iglesia de la Encarnación, with a tiled dome on the tower
• Cañón de las Buitreras (Natural Monument since 2003): walls over 100 m high and the Puente de los Alemanes; griffon vulture colony
• Swimming spots on the Genal river: Los Lobos, Los Pepes, El Reventón and La Peña
• Viewpoints of Monte Porón and El Peñón

Good to know

• Getting there: about 42 km and 1 h from Estepona; it is next to Gaucín and Algatocín
• Unique festivals: Mercado Hebreo (2 January) and the Auto Sacramental de los Reyes Magos (5 January)
• "Luna Mora del Valle del Genal" flamenco festival in August
• Specific parking and restaurants not verified

Near here

• 
  AlgatocínVillage · Algatocín · 55 minWhite village at 725 m, overlooking the Bajo Genal, from the mountains down to the river
• 
  GenalguacilVillage · Genalguacil · 50 minThe "museum village": more than 250 sculptures and artworks scattered across streets, squares and rooftops
• 
  La Taberna del ZorroTavern with home cooking · Gaucín · 50 minTavern with home cooking and tapas in Gaucín, with a terrace and simple décor.
• 
  GaucínVillage · Gaucín · 50 minWhite village of the Serranía de Ronda with views of Gibraltar, the Strait and Morocco

Opening hours and prices can change: check before you go.