Located in the area of confluence between the districts of La Serranía de Ronda, La Campiña de Antequera and El Valle de Guadalhorce and with a population of about 3.000 inhabitants, Ardales is a white village, perched on the sierra and with an interesting urban centre of medieval appearance.

On the Romans time they fortified the town centre building a castle on La Peña de Ardales, around which the town was slowly formed.

The medieval castle, on a rocky promontory at an altitude of nearly 500 metres is one of the most interesting historical references.

The Mozarabic city of Bobastro, which hails from the Ninth and tenth Centuries, and the Church of nuestra señora de los Remedios , from the Fifteenth Century, make up a valuable heritage, part of which can be equally admitted in the local museums.

There are two special days which mark its festive calendar: the September Fair and la Fiesta de la Matanza, in February.

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