The White Villages: 18 places to stay
Spain : Andalucia : The White Villages (18)
Cortijo El Puerto del Negro, Gaucin
Fabulous 5-bedroom house rental with pool, tennis court, chef and breathtaking views towards Africa (sleeps 8-10)
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La Huerta El Noque, Near Ronda
Rustic chic in a whiter shade of pale at this droolingly luxurious self-catering farmhouse close to Ronda (sleeps 10-12)
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Dar Hajra, Near Ronda
An unforgettable hideaway-for-2, sculpted around a rocky outcrop, with plunge pool and soaring mountain views (weekly rentals only)
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El Nobo, Gaucin
A wonderful B&B (or summer house rental for up to 12) with a heavenly pool: you feel like gods gazing down from Mt. Olympus
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El Tejar, nr Ronda
An old tile factory, perched above a sleepy village in the Ronda mountains, refurbished with oodles of style as a self-catering villa (sleeps 2-6)
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Finca La Morera, near Ronda
A sybaritic hideaway in the Ronda mountains and a perfect choice for a supremely cosseted Andalucian house party (sleeps 12)
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Hotel La Fuente de la Higuera, Ronda
Hip, relaxed and stylish, this is one of the brightest stars in the Andalucian hotel firmament, a 'small-is-beautiful' hideaway in the hills near Ronda
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Hotel San Gabriel, Ronda
To experience true Spanish charm, San Gabriel in the heart of Ronda’s medieval town is the place to go
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La Cazalla, Ronda
Stylish little hotel hidden away in a magical valley, also available as a gorgeous house rental (6 bedrooms)
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La Herradura and La Bumba Cottage, Gaucin
A stunning villa (sleeps 4) and a cosy cottage (sleeps 2), both with stupendous views
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The Lodge Ronda, Ronda
Country life with colonial spice at Ronda's most spoiling house-party hideaway (sleeps 14)
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Casita Elena, Gaucin
Spectacularly located private cottage near the pretty white village of Gaucín (sleeping 4-8)
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Hotel Cerro de Hijar, Ronda
Clinging to a mountainside high above the village of Tolox near Ronda, this is a hotel for lovers of high places and excellent cuisine
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Hotel Enfrente Arte, Ronda
Ronda goes rock'n'roll: a hip, eclectic and colourful guesthouse in the old town, with friendly staff and free drinks
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Hotel Los Castanos, Cartajima
A cosy small hotel in an undiscovered white village with forest and mountain all around, 8km south of Ronda
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La Casa Grande, Arcos de la Frontera
An 18th-century hill-top house with huge views over the countryside and a front door that opens onto the old town of Arcos
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La Fructuosa, Gaucin
Cheap & chic: a Spanish-owned hotel with stylish bedrooms and great views in the heart of a pretty hilltop village
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The Hoopoe Yurt Hotel, Malaga
One of Andalucia’s hippest places to stay: go nomad in style in a wooded valley south of Ronda
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