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Benalauria information Roads which links Gaucin with Ronda affords the traveller
an impressive view of the mountains covered in the green
of cork oaks and gall oaks, into which the white villages
of the Genal Valley are set like jewels, with streets which
still conjure up the magic of their Andalusi-Arabic past.
The aforementioned busy thoroughfare does not offer a panorama
of Benalauria, which is two kilometres from the the crossroads
with the A369 highway, but the traveller will find a detour
to visit this most special enclave well worthwhile. As is
the case with most of the villages in the Genal Valley,
its steep streets serve to provide views of both the unusual
urban structure of the village and a wide panoramic view
of the surrounding mountains. Walking through the streets
of Benalauria, we soon come to the square which is home
to the 18th century Town Hall, opposite which stands a collection
of slender palm trees which are an unequivocal reminder
of the village’s Moorish past, and, moving a little
further on, we find Saint Domingo’s Parish Church,
built in the 15th and 16th centuries. Malaga province |