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Frigiliana is one of the most beautiful and picturesque Andalucian white villages; voted as the ‘prettiest village in Andalusia’ by the Spanish tourism authority. The village is situated 6 kilometres north of Nerja, more than 300 metres above sea level. Frigiliana can be divided into two parts: a newer part built in the traditional style of a white Andalucian village and the older part of Moorish origin. That part of the town is one of the best preserved Moorish villages in Andalucia. It offers many picturesque narrow, windy cobble stoned streets lined with whitewashed houses.

Montoro is a typical Andalusian ‘pueblo blanco’ (white village) which is perched on a bluff above the Rio Guadalquivir with its whitewashed houses. It is a quite historical town, with an Iberian, Greek, Roman and Moslem past. In the Roman era the town was called Epora. It became an important fortified town under the Moors; after changing hands between Moorish and Castilian kingdoms the town was finally conquered by King Fernando III and became its present name Montoro. Montoro offers some fine historical sights (churches and city hall) around or nearby the central square Plaza de España. Another emblematic sight is the bridge over the Guadalquivir, connecting the old town with the neighbourhood of El Retamar. Its construction began in 1498 and took more than fifty years. The women of Montoro donated their jewelry and goods to raise money for the construction. That is why it is known as ‘Puente de las Donadas or Puente de las Donadas (Bridge of Donations or Damsels).