Many of the villages and small towns in the more remote parts of Malaga province were built in places that were difficult to get to, an essential defensive element in days gone by.
Being built on the sides of mountains, the streets are generally narrow, winding and steep, and this led to an architectural style that is exclusive to Andalusia. Now, their remote situation and layout makes them ideal for rural tourism.
The classic white village of Andalusia is small, isolated, built on a mountainside with a river or stream running through it or close to it, white-washed houses close together with red tiled roofs, a church on the higher ground that was often build over a mosque, narrow winding streets and a central plaza which is the social heart of the village or town.
Almost all these towns and villages have rural lodgings available, whether as single houses in the surrounding countryside –often restored farmhouses - or specially built cottages for tourist use. They are usually available right through the year.
