Spain · Charming villages
The most beautiful villages in Spain
White villages clinging to the rock, medieval stone towns, colourful harbours and mountain hamlets: the most beautiful villages in Spain, from north to south, each with its own guide.
Updated 19 October 2026 · How we make our guides
The north
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SpainCudillero
An amphitheatre of colourful houses tumbling down to the harbour, on the Asturian coast.
What to see in Cudillero -
SpainSantillana del Mar
The best-preserved medieval town in Cantabria, next to the Altamira cave.
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SpainHondarribia
Colourful houses with wooden balconies and a walled old town facing France.
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SpainGetaria
A fishing village of txakoli and grilled fish, with the “mouse” rock by the harbour.
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SpainCombarro
Hórreo granaries above the sea and stone cruceiros on the Pontevedra estuary.
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SpainPotes
The heart of Liébana, among medieval towers and the Picos de Europa.
What to see in Potes
The east and the Pyrenees
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SpainAlbarracín
Reddish houses clinging above the Guadalaviar river and walls climbing the hillside.
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SpainAlquézar
A medieval village above the Vero river canyon, with walkways and a collegiate church.
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SpainCalella de Palafrugell
Arches over the sea and the coves of the Costa Brava.
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SpainGuadalest
A bell tower perched on the rock above a turquoise reservoir.
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SpainValldemossa
Stone and mountains in the Tramuntana, with Chopin’s Charterhouse.
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SpainLaguardia
A walled town above wine cellars, among the vineyards of Rioja Alavesa.
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Centre
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SpainMogarraz
Portraits of its residents painted on the façades, in the Sierra de Francia.
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SpainTrujillo
Pizarro’s homeland, with a monumental main square and its castle.
What to see in Trujillo
South
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SpainSetenil de las Bodegas
Whole streets built under the rock.
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SpainZahara de la Sierra
A white village below a Nasrid castle and above a turquoise reservoir.
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SpainFrigiliana
The Moorish quarter of white streets in the Axarquía, between mountains and sea.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the most beautiful village in Spain?
There isn’t just one: Albarracín, Cudillero, Santillana del Mar, Ronda, Frigiliana and Cadaqués always appear on every list.
What pretty villages are there near Madrid?
Chinchón, Pedraza, Sigüenza or the villages of the Sierra de Francia, such as Mogarraz.
What pretty villages are there in northern Spain?
Cudillero in Asturias, Santillana del Mar and Potes in Cantabria, Hondarribia and Getaria in the Basque Country and Combarro in Galicia.
Which white villages are there in Andalusia?
Setenil de las Bodegas, Zahara de la Sierra and Ronda on the white villages route through Cádiz and Málaga, Frigiliana in the Axarquía and Mojácar in Almería.
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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates and seasonal warnings: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.
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