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Setenil de las Bodegas

Village · Setenil de las Bodegas (Cádiz)

About

• Village with houses tucked under the rock of the Río Trejo gorge; a Historic Site since 1985
• Calle Cuevas del Sol and Calle Cuevas de la Sombra are the most photographed streets
• Nasrid castle (13th c.), with the keep (Torre del Homenaje)
• Church of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación (15th–17th c.), Mudéjar and Gothic

Good to know

• Getting there: about 20 km from Ronda along the Arriate road; ideally combine it with Ronda on the same day
• Parking: leave the car in the free car park at the entrance (Avenida de Andalucía, 10-15 min on foot) and walk down; in the centre (Plaza de Andalucía) there is a paid blue zone and it's hard to find a space at weekends
• Eating: Bar Frasquito and Restaurante El Mirador are among the best rated; try sopas cortijeras (country soups), cured meats and conejo a la serrana (rabbit mountain-style)
• Semana Santa (Holy Week) of Tourist Interest ("los blancos" and "los negros"); the August fair is held by day on calle Cuevas del Sol

Near here

• 
  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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  Vía Verde de la Sierra (Olvera–Puerto Serrano)Nature and trails · Olvera (Cádiz) · 25 minOld route of the Jerez–Almargen railway, never opened, turned into a 36.5 km path between Olvera and Puerto Serrano
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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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  LA Almazara: Philippe Starck's olive-oil millWine and food · Ronda · 10 minOrganic olive mill designed by Philippe Starck: façades mixing olive and bull horn and an 'eye' inspired by Picasso

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