Charming Towns in Spain

TOWNS WITH A SPECIAL CHARM

WHITE VILLAGES

a a GRAZALEMA CÁDIZ

Explore another side of Andalusia . Tour the white villages, so called because of the white-washed houses. They con- trast beautifully with the colourful flow- ers on the balconies and in the natural surroundings. In the heart of the mountains and sur- rounded by olive groves, the area is ide- al for hiking, sports and active tourism, whilst enjoying exquisite cuisine which abounds with game, goodwines, cheeses and designation of origin virgin olive oil.

TheWhite Villages route in the Sierra de Cádiz district can perfectly well be visit- ed by car. It covers a total of nineteen municipal districts in the north west of the province of Cádiz, in the exception- ally beautiful, protected areas of Sierra de Grazalema (a declared biosphere reserve) and the Alcornocales Nature Reserve , part of which is in the province of Málaga. The historical town centres, hugging the mountainsides, preserve the Moorish

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