When you are renting a a href=http://www.clickholidayvillas.com/region.php?region=14subregion=41 target=_blankCasares Del Sol Apartment/a you might like to visit the attractive mountain villages running between the Rio Guardiaro and the its tributary the Genal. The Ronda to Algecciras road is well worth the trip for the white town addicts. Although the route boasts 15 pubelos blancos (white villages), most are in fact quite small, with places like Alpandeire shrinking over the last few years to just 200 or so inhabitants. The small towns such as Atajate and Benalauria speak of their Berber past. Chesnut farming is where all of these little villages derive their living.br /
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The larger towns such as Benajan are most famous for their tinned pork products.br /
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Worthy perhaps of a day or half day visit in its own right is one of Andalucias most dramatically positioned pueblos blancos, Arcos de la Frontera. Balanced on a rocky ridge, its whitewashed houses and stone castle walls stopping abruptly as a vertical cliff face plunges down to the fertile valley of the river Guadalete below. br /
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The town enjoyed settlement in Neolithic, Bronze Age, Tartessian, Phoenician and Roman periods although its time under the Moors is reputed to have been one of the most successful. For the settler plentiful water and the pueblo’s defensive position were the main attraction.br /
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The pueblo was declared a historic-artistic monument in 1962 due to its exceptional architecture and impressive location. The original town is a maze of cobbled streets that lead up to the castle, the Castillo de los Arcos. From the castle one can see fantastic views over the town and the rolling plain below. br /
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Today Arcos’s population circa 28,000 is split between the old town and the newer town. For the old town follow Cuesta Belén up the hill. In the centre of the old town is the cobbled Plaza de Cabildo. There is a good viewpoint, but watch out as there is a 150 metre high foot drop! br /
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One of the memorable images of the pueblo is Calle Maldonaldo and Calla Cuna, both are lined with lovely buildings built by the 18th-century wealthy citizens and covered by traditional Spanish grilled windows. br /
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The pueblo enjoys its culinary history and Tapas bars can be found in the old town huddled around the central Callejón de las Monjas. An excellent example is the cave-like bar Meson El Patio. If celebrating a birthday try perhaps El Convento on Marques de Torresoto, a 17th-century palace. For the best views in Arcos have a drink on the terrace at Parador on Plaza del Cabildo.br /
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Arcos also has the Guadalete river which is lined with orange and olive groves. If you want a swim in hot weather visit the reservoir, the Lago de Arcos, part a protected area. br /
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