Andalusia · Charming villages
The most beautiful villages in Andalusia
White villages clinging to crags, houses tucked under the rock, flat-roofed hamlets in the Sierra Nevada, Baroque towns and mountain villages among chestnut trees: the most beautiful villages in Andalusia, province by province, each with its own guide.
Updated 20 October 2026 · How we make our guides
Cádiz
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SpainSetenil de las Bodegas
Houses built beneath huge rocks that serve as their roofs, beside the river Trejo.
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SpainZahara de la Sierra
White houses at the foot of a castle above a turquoise reservoir, in the Sierra de Grazalema.
What to see in Zahara de la Sierra -
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SpainArcos de la Frontera
A white village on the edge of a crag above the Guadalete, with dizzying viewpoints.
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SpainVejer de la Frontera
A whitewashed hilltop village with an Andalusí heritage, close to the beaches of the Cádiz coast.
What to see in Vejer de la Frontera
Málaga and Granada
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SpainRonda
Split in two by its gorge and joined by the Puente Nuevo, with houses on the edge of the cliff.
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SpainFrigiliana
A Moorish village of cobbled streets with sea views, in the Axarquía.
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SpainAlpujarra
Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira, white villages with stepped flat roofs on the slopes of the Sierra Nevada.
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SpainMontefrío
A white village at the foot of a crag crowned by a church and a Nasrid castle.
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SpainSalobreña
White houses climbing a rock up to a Moorish castle, above the Costa Tropical.
What to see in Salobreña
Córdoba, Jaén, Almería and Huelva
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SpainPriego de Córdoba
The capital of Córdoba's Baroque, with the Fuente del Rey and the Barrio de la Villa, white and full of flowers.
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SpainZuheros
A white village beneath a castle on the rock, in the Subbética, with a prehistoric cave nearby.
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SpainCazorla
A mountain town with a castle, gateway to the largest protected natural area in Spain.
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SpainMojácar
A white village cascading down a hill, a few minutes from the beaches.
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SpainAracena
A castle above the town, the Gruta de las Maravillas cave and hills of chestnut and holm oak.
What to see in Aracena
Frequently asked questions
What are the most beautiful villages in Andalusia?
Setenil, Zahara de la Sierra, Grazalema, Arcos and Vejer in Cádiz; Ronda and Frigiliana in Málaga; the Alpujarra, Montefrío and Salobreña in Granada; Priego and Zuheros in Córdoba; Cazorla, Mojácar and Aracena.
When is the best time to tour the villages of Andalusia?
Spring and autumn, when the countryside is green and temperatures are mild. In summer the heat is fierce inland; in winter the days are short but very pleasant on the coast.
Which villages can you visit from Málaga or Seville?
From Málaga, Ronda, Frigiliana and Setenil; from Seville, Arcos, Zahara, Grazalema and Aracena, all one or two hours away.
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Reviewed 20 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
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