setenil de las bodegas

Like many of the Pueblos Blancos the town is best viewed from the approaches. The town originated from cave houses and has grown over the centuries into a bustling little town. Warning. Do not attempt to drive into the center of their old town. You will find streets that have clearances of inches for a compact car but a 4 x 4 would get stuck. Just try reversing up those steep streets!! Park on the outskirts and waslk in.

This is a rather interesting place - the houses are built under or inside the rocks. Plus - a typical Andalusian small white town. Probably you first have to visit Granada, Cordoba , Seville, Herez, Ronda, Angros dos Reis etc. but this one is worth visiting two :)

We were staying in Marbella, and Setenil de las bodegas is about 2.5hrs drive. Worth a visit when you're in the Andalucian side of Spain.Overall watching creative and resourceful architecture while enjoying a glass of wine, and some tapas is always a good idea.

Weird, make sure you have a camera. We loved it definitely a m see in the area, if in some places a little bit spooky but a fantastic day out

Well worth a visit but don't let the satellite navigation take you to the town centre as the streets are so narrow to negotiate it becomes a nightmare, but park away and walk in and it is a gem so fascinating to see the houses built into the Rock face and the plaza mayor is a great place to eat.

This is a charming village in the Hills of Andalucia- it is built above, under, and in some cases in a large rock mountain. Lots of cafes. We were there on a Sunday afternoon, so crowded with locals and probably some tourists (though it was November and not tourist season), but still found a table in a small restaurant & had a good and inexpensive meal. Great photo ops! Avoid the very narrow streets unless you have a very narrow car!

A small village where most houses are built into the mountain and benefit very little from natural light as they only have one outer face.Engaged conversation with one very friendly inhabitant who explained that the houses are perfectly insulated and maintain almost constant temperatures throughout the year.

We made a small trip to Sentinel from Ronda. We made the mistake of driving through the town, the roads are so narrow and steep. Driving through for us Dutch who have no mountains was a challenge.It is better to park the car at the outside of town and walk.The houses are build almost inside the rocks so roof and walls are from the mountain. Do not forget to go inside a bar to see the full extend.

Fascinating little town built right into the cliffs. The whitewashed buildings just emerge from the rocks and many have rock ceilings blackened with soot from ages past. Great views of the surrounding countryside from the ruined Moorish castle high above the town. We enjoyed walking the multi-tiered warren of steep, narrow streets where there was something interesting around pretty much every corner.

We've visited the town after already visiting Arcos de la frontera, Grazalema and Zahara de la Sierra and still we were surprised by the different architecture and authenticity of the village. We drove up the main road to the top of the mountain and went by foot around the village until returning to the car. Also, the little restaurants at the bottom of the village are lovely, cheap and tasty. The views from the top of the village are amazing and altogether a visit to this village is highly recommended,

Setenil was a pretty little village in the Andalusian countryside. My girlfriend and I visited it as part of a day trip with Hike and Bike tours who are based in Ronda. We cycled there and enjoyed a well earned beer in one of the cafes that are built into the caves – a unique experience! Hike and Bike then took us back to Ronda in the minivan so we didn't have to slog back up the hill.

High temperature can be a problem when you are in the Sierra, to visit this beautiful small pueblo in the sierra by high temperature takes away much of it's charmes , also if your traveling with your car be aware there is not much parking possibilities in center of the village , so take your walking shoes and be prepare to walk, also the streets are very narrow so big cars are a problem, otherwise it's worth taking the trip and enjoying what this village has to offer . If traveling from Jerez to Setenil ,take the small country roads through the sierra en make a stop in Olvera .

Little pueblo in the provincia of Cádiz, dwellings built into rock, some below, some above, this creates a town with many different street levels. It will baffle you, looks like a meteor hit this place, well worth your time.

It was very interesting experience of driving in this village. Streets are so narrow that you'll feel strain on every corner. White houses, small restaurants, small streets and of course rocks on the roofs. Very calm and relaxing place with a village spirit.

We're based in nearby Grazalema for 3 weeks, so the 45 minute drive to Setenil was an easy choice for a nice outing. I'd read about some folks finding narrow, confusing streets in Setenil, but we didn't see that. We just stayed on the main asphalt highway into town as it winded its way down into the deep ravine formed by the local Rio (river) and right to our destination.When we got to the bridge over the river at the bottom, I was disappointed but not surprised to see that cars of tourists can't enter the roads that follow the river beneath the out-jutting rock bluffs. That area is just for local residents. And there's no public parking nearby. This is not a place depending on happy tourists to make a living.So I let the others out of our car and drove a short distance up the highway to find road-side parking. Returning to my friends on Calle Cuevas del Sol, the road we're not allowed to enter, we stopped at a bar deep under the rock overhang for some tapas (snack) and beer.We walked around about an hour along Calle Cuevas del Sol, crossing over bridges occasionally to see the wonderful shops built into the hillside, with ceilings of stone and rear walls of stone. It's really a unique place, a reminder of the Indian cliff dwellings I've seen in Mesa Verde, Colorado, in the USA, but with people still using these small "caves" as residences and shops. Well worth a stop of 2-3 hours.