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White Villages of Andalusia
A stunning string of whitewashed hilltop villages scattered across the mountain landscapes between Ronda and the coast.
15 km · about 25 min drive
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Cortes de la Frontera
Andalusia, Spain · Europe
About Cortes de la Frontera
Cortes de la Frontera works well as a base: 15 minutes from Jimera de Líbar, 16km from Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
Cortes de la Frontera is in Andalusia, Spain, with about 3,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Jimera de Líbar, about 7 km away.
Cortes de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality, stretching on a south-west/north-east axis, is situated approximately 40 km from Ronda, 20 km from Benaoján and 159 km from the provincial capital.
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stands just short of 5 km outside the north-east limit of the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, and most of the municipality's territory is in that park. But the northern fringe of the municipality stretches into the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, including the southern part of the Sierra de los Pinos and its Pico del Pino (1,395 m altitude).
It has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. The natives are called Cortesanos.
La Sauceda is an abandoned village in the south-west extremity of the municipality. During the Civil War, the Franco troops stormed the place and executed a large part of the population that had taken refuge here. Recently, part of the village has been rebuilt as an environmental recreation centre and provides information services, accommodation and camping activities.
The La Sauceda trail, starting at the abandoned village of La Sauceda 24 km north-west of Jimena de la Frontera on the CA-8201 road to Puerto de Gáliz, leads to the peak of Aljibe (1,092 m), highest point of the Natural Park of Alcornocales. On the way, the path runs through an extensive and dense forest of cork oaks, up the Pasadallana Gorge. It is considered one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Spain, with views of Sierra de Grazalema, Gibraltar and North Africa beyong the strait.
The Cañón de las Buitreras, a natural monument dug by the Guadiaro river, is about 10 km north-east of El Colmenar.
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What is there to see near Cortes de la Frontera?
Within an hour or so of Cortes de la Frontera: White Villages of Andalusia (15 km), Júzcar (15 km), Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park (16 km), Puerto de las Palomas, Grazalema (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Cortes de la Frontera?
The nearest famous roads are A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road and A-397 San Pedro to Ronda.
Where is Cortes de la Frontera?
Cortes de la Frontera is in Andalusia, Spain, about 7 km from Jimera de Líbar.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,579
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Andalusia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 36.6171, -5.3427
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Cortes de la Frontera
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Júzcar
Serranía de Ronda village painted entirely Smurf-blue for a 2011 film premiere: the residents voted to keep it, and the lone blue pueblo glows against the white villages around it. Reached by a twisting mountain road from Ronda.
15 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
A green limestone wilderness of gorges and Spanish-fir forests linking the white villages of Cádiz province.
16 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Puerto de las Palomas, Grazalema
The 1,357 m 'Pass of the Doves' on the hairpinned CA-9104 between Zahara de la Sierra and Grazalema: the signature drive of Andalusia's white villages, with griffon vultures overhead.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Ronda Puente Nuevo Viewpoint
The 18th-century bridge spanning the 120-metre-deep El Tajo gorge, splitting the town of Ronda in two with dizzying views into the abyss.
21 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A-397 Ronda to San Pedro Road
A sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Ronda & Puente Nuevo
A breathtaking Andalusian hilltop town bisected by the El Tajo gorge, spanned by the dramatic 18th-century New Bridge.
22 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A-397 San Pedro to Ronda
A smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Cortes de la Frontera
- 19 kmPuerto de las Palomas, GrazalemaThe 1,357 m 'Pass of the Doves' on the hairpinned CA-9104 between Zahara de la Sierra and Grazalema: the signature drive of Andalusia's white villages, with griffon vultures overhead.
- 21 kmRonda Puente Nuevo ViewpointThe 18th-century bridge spanning the 120-metre-deep El Tajo gorge, splitting the town of Ronda in two with dizzying views into the abyss.
- 21 kmA-397 Ronda to San Pedro RoadA sweeping mountain road climbing from the coast at San Pedro over the Serranía de Ronda, all long curves and cork-oak hills.
- 22 kmA-397 San Pedro to RondaA smooth, empty mountain road climbing from the Costa del Sol into the Serrania de Ronda, all long radius curves.
- 44 kmArcos de la FronteraA dramatic white town balanced on a narrow limestone ridge with sheer drops on three sides above the Guadalete River.
- 61 kmCaminito del ReyA thrilling boardwalk pinned to sheer cliff faces above the El Chorro gorge, once called the world's most dangerous path.
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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