Located on the south- eastern side of the depression of Antequera and sheltered by the Sierras del Jobo and Camarolos.

Here we find archaeological remains from prehistoric times even though very little documentation has been kept, it is believed there existed Roman, Arabic and Visgoth settlements by the river bank.

The legends said that the important Roman city of Ulysses was situated here, in the known “Peñon de Solis”.

For visitors is good to know that the town centre is founded in the Eighteenth Century and, due to the abundance of willows, it is named Puebla de Saucedo. And places worthy of visiting are the Cooper Era sites, the Visigoth necropolis, the shrine built in honour of the town´s patron saint, “La Virgen del Rosario”, and the natural place known as “El Nacimiento”, from which great quantities of water flow making up beautiful, natural cascades.

The most outstanding festivity is “La Romería de San Marcos”, in the month of April, and “La Veladilla del Carmen” and the summertime festivities, celebrated during the first weekend in August.

But it is the festivities in honour of “La Virgen del Rosario” which are carried out with the greatest fervour and devotion.

The gastronomy of Villanueva del Rosario is typical with “la porra fría” and “el gazpacho”,“las migas” and the meat stews.

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