Town Halls / Government - Secret Serranía de Ronda

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Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Atajate

Atajate

Atajate is one of the so-called white villages, located in the heart of the Valle de Genal, in the Serranía de Ronda mountain range. It is the smallest village in the province of Málaga, standing guard at the entrance to the Genal Valley. From the…

Address: Plaza de la Constitución, 3. Atajate

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Alpandeire

Alpandeire

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Maria Dolores Bullón Ayala is the Mayor of this village located in the upper Genal Valley, some 17km from Ronda. The Ayuntamiento de Alpandeire (town Hall) handles the local administration and public services and also hosts the municipal tourist…

Address: Calle Pilar, 21. Alpandeire

Web: www.alpandeire.es

Regional government: Junta de Andalucía

Seville

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The Junta de Andalucía is the regional government and supreme administrative institution of the Autonomous Community of Andalucía in southern Spain. It is responsible for organising the self-government of the region, managing local laws and…

Address: Palacio de San Telmo, Sevilla

Web: www.juntadeandalucia.es/

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Algatocín

Algatocín

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José Manuel López Gutierrez is the Mayor of this pretty white village located just off the Ronda-Algeciras road. It currently boasts a diverse range of tourist offerings, including places to eat as well as hotels, campsites and rural accommodations…

Address: Calle Fuente, 2. Algatocin

Web: www.algatocin.es

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Serrato

Serrato

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The Ayuntamiento de Serrato is the municipal governing body of Serrato, a small mountain village with roughly 450 to 500 inhabitants located in the Serranía de Ronda region of Malaga province in the Andalucía region of southern Spain.…

Address: Calle Caminillo, 1. Serrato

Web: www.serrato.es

Provincial authority: Diputación de Málaga

Malaga

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The Provincial Deputation of Málaga (Spanish: Diputación de Málaga or more formally La Excelentísima Diputación Provincial de Málaga) is the provincial government of the province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalucia, Spain. As a…

Address: Calle Pacífico 54, Málaga

Web: www.malaga.es

Town Hall – Arriate

Arriate

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The Mayor of this pretty village near Ronda is Francisco Javier Anet.

Address: Plaza de la Emigracion Arriateña, 29350 Arriate

Town Hall – Benarrabá

Benarrabá

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The Mayor of Benarrabá is Silvestre Barroso Jarillo.

Address: Calle Posito, 7. Benarraba

Town Hall – Júzcar

Júzcar

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The Mayor of this village called “Smurf Village” is Francisco Lozano Fernández. Júzcar was painted blue after Sony pictures promoted the film “Smurfs 3D” in this village, and since then, it has become really popular.

Address: Calle Real Fabrica de Hojalata, 1. Juzcar

Town Hall – Parauta

Parauta

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The Mayoress of this mountain white village is Maria del Carmen Gutiérrez Jiménez. Parauta is in the North of the Genal Valley, and part of its municipality is in the Natural Park of “Sierra de las Nieves”

Address: Plaza Calvario. Parauta

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Montejaque

Montejaque

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Montejaque is located on the west side of the Serranía de Ronda and also sits in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. The Mayor of this pretty white village is Diego Sánchez Sánchez.

Address: Plaza de la Constitución, 4. 29360 Montejaque

Town Hall – Montecorto

Montecorto

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Miguel Ayala García is the Mayor of this white village which has recently become independent from Ronda.

Address: Plaza de Andalucia, 1. 29430 Montecorto

Town Hall – Jubrique

Jubrique

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David Sánchez Muñoz leads the Town Hall of Jubrique, a white mountain village in the Genal Valley.

Address: Plaza de Andalucia. Jubrique

Town Hall – Igualeja

Igualeja

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Igualeja is the village where the Genal River is born. The Mayor is Francisco Escalona Macías.

Address: Plaza de Andalucia 26. Igualeja

Town Hall – Genalguacil

Genalguacil

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Miguel Angel Herrera Gutierrez is the Mayor of Genalguacil, a village which is an open air Art Museum.

Address: calle Real, 3. Genalguacil

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Cortes de la Frontera

Cortes de la Frontera

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The Mayor of Cortes de la Frontera is Sebastián Casillas Chacón. It is the largest town of the Serrania de Ronda. Ayuntamiento de Cortes de la Frontera

Address: Calle Marques de Estella. Cortes de la Frontera

Web: www.cortesdelafrontera.es

Town Hall – Cartajima

Cartajima

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Francisco Javier Benito Tirado is the Mayor of this pretty village located in the north of the Serrania de Ronda.

Address: Calle Iglesia, 25. Cartajima

Town Hall – Ayuntamiento de Gaucín

Gaucín

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The Mayor of this village, also known as the ‘Balcony of the Serrania’, is Pedro Godino Martín.

Address: Calle Guzman El Bueno, 23. Gaucin

Town Hall – Benaoján

Benaoján

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The Mayoress of this village is Soraya García Mesa. Benaoján is located in the Grazalema Natural Park.

Address: Plaza de San Marcos. Benaoján

Town Hall – Benalauría

Benalauría

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Eugenio Márquez Villanueva is the Mayor of this attractive white village in the Genal Valley.

Address: Plaza Teniente Viñas 1. Benalauria

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Serrato

Serrato is a tranquil, mountain village in the Serranía de Ronda and Guadalteba regions. Known as Málaga’s 103rd municipality after gaining independence from Ronda in 2014, it is home to just under 500 residents. The area is celebrated for its fertile agricultural landscapes, remote rural charm, and proximity to the…

Faraján

The name of the village, Farajan, comes from the Arabic language and means "pleasant location". It is without doubt a most apt denomination as its geographical position at the head of the River Genal gives it a singular charm. Situated among deep ravines traverse by streams flowing into the River…

Jubrique

As is the case with the rest of the villages in the Genal Valley, Jubrique stands on mountainous terrain, its streets and houses adapted to the uneven land on which they were built, thus creating the architectural layout so typical of the Serrania de Ronda region.

Parauta

A white village in the Serranía de Ronda mountains whose Andalusi past is visible in its urban design, consisting of steep, narrow streets of whitewashed houses topped with Arabic roof tiling. Outside the village centre is the famous Valdecilla holm oak, one hundred years old and an impressive sight with…

Júzcar

Júzcar is situated in the Valle del Genal. The municipality is situated approximately 22 kilometres from Ronda. The town had been one of the White Villages of Andalucia, with buildings traditionally whitewashed. But in spring 2011, buildings in the town (including the church and gravestones) were painted smurf-blue by Sony…

Pujerra

Pujerra is one of the Upper Genal's most characteristic villages; standing next to the river, it is shrouded in dense chestnut forests; between summer and autumn, when these trees are at their finest, the colourful contrast between the whitewashed village houses and their green surroundings becomes even more evident.

Igualeja

Approaching Igualeja along the road which leads off the San Pedro de Alcántara to Ronda highway near the Sierra de las Nieves, the traveller is met with a superlative view of the Genal Valley, as it is here, at the entrance to the village, that the river which flows through…

Genalguacil

Nestled in the Genal valley between Sierra Bermeja and Río Genal, and surrounded by such extraordinary scenery that it is worth driving on the winding mountain road to access the village. Above all, Genalguacil is nature, as most of the municipality is forest land, here is one of the largest…

Cartajima

Cartajima stands 845 metres above sea level, next to the crag of the same name. Its privileged situation at the top of the Genal Valley affords the traveller spectacular panoramic views: to the south stands the Genal Valley while the peaks of the Serrania de Ronda mountain range lie to…

Montecorto

Montecorto, which means low mountain, is situated 20km west from Ronda and is the most westerly village in the Malaga Province. Montecorto falls on the northern boundary of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Montecorto is a sleepy white village with an ageing population and 650 inhabitants, which swells to…

Benarrabá

Today, Benarraba is a bustling village which makes its living from woodcutting, agriculture and cattle farming, as well as enjoying deserved renown for its hand-made pork products. In response to the ever-increasing demand for mountain holidays and the peace and quiet to be found in spots populated with chestnuts, pines,…

Alpandeire

Alpandeire clings to the steep southern side of the Genal valley, very near the source of the river that names the valley. Many springs below the village feed the Genal, which is one of the most important rivers in the region and the subject of no little ecological campaigning. The…

Algatocín

Algatocín is part of the famous Pueblos Blancos, or white villages that run through the Serranía de Ronda and dot the mountains throughout Málaga and Cádiz provinces. Algatocín is a tiny village with less than 1,000 inhabitants. It is perched high in the hills at 721 metres above sea levels…

Benalauría

The road which links Gaucin with Ronda affords the traveller an impressive view of the mountains covered in the green of cork oaks, gall oaks and chestnut trees, into which the white villages of the Genal Valley are set like jewels, with streets which still conjure up the magic of…

Benadalid

This white village perched on the slopes of the Sierra de Benadalid where you can find the well-known as the “Tajo de los Aviones” (cliff of the planes), and where the Via Ferrata is. It is located between the Genal and Guadiaro valleys next to the Ronda - Gaucín road.…

Atajate

Atajate is a small white village in Serranía de Ronda, perched between the Guadiaro and Genal valleys. With a privileged location in a wonderful natural setting, it is the starting point of several hiking routes. The Church of San José or San Roque is the main tourist attraction in town…

Arriate

With an area of only 9 square kilometres, Arriate is the smallest municipal district in the province of Málaga, surrounded on all sides by land belonging to one of the largest - Ronda. Enter it from any direction, and it appears to be a sleepy rural village waiting, with no…

Montejaque

A white village in the Serrania de Ronda mountains whose urban design bears witness to its Andalusi past, with steep, narrow streets and whitewashed houses with Arabic roof tiling; a past that is especially evident in the upper district of the village. The lower district, with its modern streets, is…

Benaoján

Between the solid mass of limestone of the Sierra de Libar and the River Guadiaro stands Benaojan, which still retains the essence of the Arab-designed villages with their narrow streets and whitewashed houses. Nuestra Señora del Rosario Church is its most noteworthy building, and the cured pork sausage industry which…

Jimera de Líbar

Jimera de Líbar is a pueblo blanco (white village) in the Guadiaro valley. Part of the municipality falls inside the Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema, a protected natural area. It provides the village with some of its most beautiful landscapes and ideal spots for outdoor activities. The municipality comprises two…

Gaucín

First village of the Serrania de Ronda on the road from Gibraltar to Ronda. Located in the Genal River Valley it stretches across the hill between the Sierra del Hacho and the Castillo del Aguila where you can enjoy breathtaking views of the Genal River, Gibraltar and the Coast of…

Cortes de la Frontera

Sandwiched between the Alcornocales natural park and Sierra de Grazalema natural park in the far western reaches of Malaga province is the pueblo blanco (white town) of Cortes de la Frontera. It is in a superb vantage point overlooking the sweeping Guadiaro valley below, with a spectacular backdrop of the…

Ronda

Ronda - the City of Dreams - is in the big three Andaluz tourist attractions, behind Sevilla and Granada, in the early 21st century. However, it retains much of its historic charm, particularly its old town. It is famous worldwide for its dramatic views, and for the El Tajo gorge…