Málaga Spots › Villages and viewpoints
Photo: Caminador (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Wikimedia Commons
Genalguacil
From Estepona centre50 min
DurationHalf day (3–5 h)
DifficultyModerate
PriceFree
Best timeAugust (even-numbered years) and autumn
KidsSí
AddressAparcamiento público del centro, Genalguacil
About
- The "museum village": more than 250 sculptures and artworks scattered across streets, squares and rooftops
- Fernando Centeno Contemporary Art Museum (C/ Lomilla 9), with a rooftop viewpoint
- Encuentros de Arte since 1994: every two years, in the first half of August of even-numbered years, guest artists create works that stay in the village
- 17th-century church on top of an old mosque
- Viewpoints of El Pinsapo and Los Poyetes over the Genal Valley
Good to know
- Getting there: take the MA-8301 from Estepona via Peñas Blancas; a winding mountain road; between 45 min and 1 h 10 min depending on the source
- Parking: in the public car park in the centre; the access streets are very tight
- Eating: Venta Las Cruces, on the road in (home cooking, meats); in the village there are small bars such as Jardines del Visir
- Craft workshops: usually open to visitors; to sign up for one, contact the museum beforehand
- Autumn: chestnut woods of the Genal Valley and tostón de castañas (roast chestnuts) in November
- You can combine it with Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja on the same route
Near here
JubriqueVillage · Jubrique · 50 minMountain village of the Genal Valley surrounded by chestnut woods (about 320 ha of chestnut trees)
BenarrabáVillage · Benarrabá · 55 minVillage founded by the Berber tribe Banu Rabbah, with narrow streets of Muslim origin
AlgatocínVillage · Algatocín · 55 minWhite village at 725 m, overlooking the Bajo Genal, from the mountains down to the river
Drive up to Puerto de Peñas Blancas and Mirador Salvador GuerreroHiking · Estepona (Sierra Bermeja) · 25 minThe "no-hiking" version of Sierra Bermeja: in under an hour you can drive almost to the top