Villages
The main towns, villages and other interesting places to visit include:
- Zahara de la Sierra - next to a reservoir - typical Cádiz town
- Garganta Verde and Ermita de la Garganta - caves with stalactites and stalagmites
- Puerto de las Palomas - splendid views
- Grazalema - one of the main towns
- Villaluenga del Rosario - highest of the White Towns and one of the prettiest
- Benaocaz - an Arab town with remains of a fortress
- Ubrique - largest of the White Towns
- Benamahoma - contains the Fuente de Nacimiento of Majaceite river
- El Bosque - trout fishing and hang gliding from here
- Prado del Rey - a more modern village
- Puerto Serrano - nice quiet town
- Algodonales - 16th century town with some Roman ruins
- El Gastor - Balcón de los Pueblos Blancos with an interesting church
- Setenil de las Bodegas - village built into the rocks - Arab fortress
- Alcalá del Valle - pretty town - megalithic standing stones nearby
- Torre Alhaquime - good holiday village
- Olvera - main town of the area
- Arcos de la Frontera - perched on a cliff - Baroque churches
- Algar - up a mountain road
- Espera - panoramic views
- Bornos and Villamartín - reservoir, Roman ruins
- Vejer de la Frontera
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