These two towns in Malaga are ranked among the most beautiful in Spain: 'Even Michelle Obama...'

At the beginning of each year, between January and February, sometimes also in March, lists of this type often proliferate, those that compile the most beautiful villages throughout Spain. Many villages tend to be repeated in them, ultimately those that are truly beautiful and magical lack any need for opinions or standards; they just are. However, there are always some surprises. In Málaga, there are many truly beautiful villages, each with its own particularity, whether it be history, legacy, size, or sheer beauty. In this list from the prestigious Traveler magazine, which includes nearly a hundred villages from all over Spain, two villages from Málaga appear, both in the magical Serranía de Ronda, Ronda and Genalguacil.

There are many villages in this list, some truly beautiful like Cadaqués (Girona), Peñíscola (Castellón), or Cudillero (Asturias), as well as numerous from the Andalusian territory, from Arcos de la Frontera or Olvera (Cádiz), through Carmona (Sevilla) or Pampaneira (Granada), and finishing in Baeza (Jaén) or Mojácar (Almería).

Ronda

The first from Málaga that appears is Ronda, one of the most enchanting and beautiful villages in the entire province, logically its place on this list. "Even Michelle Obama visited this Malaga town to admire this engineering feat that spans the great gorge on the plateau where Ronda stands," mention the Traveler, with a nod to the wife of former United States President, Barack Obama.

"Romantic myths of bandits and bullfighters mix with its monuments, all a lure that brings civilized hordes of Japanese to these parts to enjoy the unique vertigo of its architecture," they conclude about Ronda, with that nod also to the Japanese, a more than usual tourist in Ronda.

Genalguacil

And what to say about Genalguacil, the village-museum, another of the charming villages that make up the Serranía de Ronda, undoubtedly one of the most enchanting places in the province. "This town, known as the ‘Visir’s Gardens,’ has grown over a terraced land, a legacy from its Arab founders, and displays all its splendor among chestnut trees, holm oaks, and cork oaks in the Valle del Genal, one of the most pristine areas of Andalusia," highlight from Traveler.

"The whitewashed houses outline this village-museum whose streets are contemporary art galleries, as they display artworks outdoors throughout the year," mention the magazine, recommending to take home a handmade souvenir: "Craftsmanship from cork and olive branches also holds special importance in Genalguacil".