Setenil de las Bodegas

Setenil de las Bodegas is a small village and civil parish between Ronda and Olvera in Cádiz province in Andalusia ( southern Spain ), located on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos ( White Villages ).

Its name is of Latin origin and means seven times Nothing (Latin septem nihil ). This stems from the time of the conquest of Moorish Spain by the Catholic Monarchs. The area around Setenil was about 200 years the border area between Moors and Christians, and only after the seventh run the town fell in 1485 in Christian hands.

Especially in the center you will find a large number of houses, built into the steep rock walls that once were eroded by the river Río Guadalporcún. The overhanging rocks are often used as roofs, making the village is created semi- underground.

Other attractions include an old Moorish castle ruins Setenils, a Gothic parish church ( 15th century ) and the Town Hall ( 16th century).

The surrounding area of Setenil is dominated by agriculture, mainly you will find endless olive groves. until the mid- 20th century, a olive oil factory (Santa Lucía - Fábrica de Aceite ) was located on the outskirts, which is located on the road to the neighboring Torre Alháquime and the Río Guadalporcún. Today, this is still inhabited, but is no longer farmed.