Marbella to Cadiz's white villages: Private day trip

Main attractions

• The cave streets — Calle Cuevas del Sol and Calle Cuevas de la Sombra — run beneath continuous overhanging rock faces that serve as the literal ceiling of the houses, shops, and restaurants built into the cliff; the effect is entirely unlike any other village in Spain
• The castle ruins above the village, and the church of La Encarnación, give the best elevated view of the cave streets and the surrounding olive-covered valley

What to eat

• Ibérico cured meats and local sheep's cheese at one of the cave-street restaurants — eating beneath the overhanging rock face is the essential Setenil experience

Main attractions

• A classic Andalusian white village (pueblo blanco) crowned by a Moorish castle tower above the turquoise Zahara-El Gastor reservoir — the combination of whitewashed houses, blue water, and the jagged Sierra de Grazalema behind is one of the most spectacular village settings in southern Spain
• The village church of Santa María de la Mesa and the steep lane to the castle ruins reward the short climb with panoramic views across the reservoir and the natural park

What to eat

• Sopa de hierbabuena (mint soup) and cabrito a la serrana (mountain kid goat) — traditional Serranía de Ronda dishes found at the simple restaurants near the village square