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Setenil (Andalusia)

Description: One of the main attractions of the town are the cave houses. The town is divided by a beautiful stream that flows under ... more

Setenil (Andalusia) ... many bridges. The town is hardly affected by tourism although several tourist shops have sprung up to cater for day visitors. The town has a ruined fortress that stands on top of a hill, alongside the church.

Newest Review: ... it has any Hotels (perhaps one), and is still relatively unspoilt, as such, with mainly day trippers just passing through, ... more

... but no crowds of whacko Sangria lovers here! This is not a place you actually need to spend your whole holiday in, as, its main attraction is the actual cave houses, cave bars & restaurants. As it is only 25 miles or so from Ronda, it attracts serious cyclists, hikers, and backpackers. Setinel has 3,016 inhabitants. It is ‘different’ compared to many of the pueblos blancos (white villages) of Andalucia. Where most pueblos blancos were built on top of rock and mountains, alot of this town has actually been built in...more

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Setenil (Andalusia): Cave Living! (2514 words)
by - written on 21/11/06 (Very useful, 690 readings)
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The Province of Cadiz has some of Andalucia's, prettiest white villages and one of the most interesting for me must be Setenil! SETENIL DE BODIGAS On a very minor road going into Olvera, this must be the strangest of all the White Villages, its cave-like streets formed from the overhanging ledge of a gorge. Many of the houses - some two or three storeys high - have natural roofs in the rock and you can even see olive trees growing on their roofs! TOURIST CENTRE The tourism centre is in a medieval building with a beautiful patterned Moorish wooden ceiling. The office is on Calle Villa in the upper town. The building itself is ... Read the complete review