Situated next to the road that links Ronda to Algeciras.

The first remains of human settlements are fragments of axes found in the interior of some of the caves in the vicinity.

From Roman times, there equally remain coins and pots, but it was the Arabs who really promoted the present urban centre which, originally located in the nearby “Cerro del Cuervo”, it had to rely on a castle or fortress due to its strategic position between the Kingdoms of Sevilla and Granada.

Amongst the most interesting places in town stands out “El Alto de Santa Cruz”, the area of the cliffs and caverns on the town´s outskirts and, towering above all its low- lying houses, the Parish Church of San José.

Its local festivities are celebrated in mid- August, on San Roque´s Saint day.

Here you have a good occasion to sample its cold vegetable soups and its excellent confectionery: “pestiños”, “piñonates”, “roscos”, and almond cheese.


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