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The Mirador de la Villa in Setenil de las Bodegas is one of the most beautiful and accessible vantage points in the town, ideal for contemplating both the natural surroundings and the characteristic troglodyte architecture.

Cuevas del Sol Street in Setenil de las Bodegas is one of the most iconic and photographed corners of this picturesque town in the Sierra de Cádiz, famous for its houses built directly beneath enormous rocks.

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The Villa viewpoint, just before the entrance to the parish of Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación. This viewpoint offers a beautiful view of Calle Cabrerizas, one of the streets of Setenil de las Bodegas that allows you to enter the town, as well as the natural environment and the course of the Trejo River. You can see landscapes planted with olive trees, some of which are located on the land on the rock that covers many houses.

In the Villa neighborhood of Setenil de las Bodegas, you'll find the 16th-century Church of the Encarnación, a late Gothic gem, built on the site of a former mosque with the patronage of the Catholic Monarchs after the conquest of the town. Construction began between the late 15th century and the first decade of the 16th century, although it wasn't completed until 1614, due to a lack of funding that prevented the ambitious initial project of a single nave from being completed. This long construction period is responsible for the syncretism of styles in the unfinished church, which ranges from early Mudejar to Gothic, with some Renaissance reminiscences. The most notable element of its interior is the Altarpiece of the Annunciation, with iconography based on scenes from the infancy of Christ, painted in three sections at the end of the 15th century. The Brotherhood of the Holy True Cross - Los Blancos - process from this temple during Holy Week in Setenil, whose patron saint is the Christ of the True Cross.

This unique village is the only one in this part of Andalusia with cave dwellings. Unlike the region around Granada, there are no chimneys here, just rows of houses that seem to collapse under the weight of the rock from which they were carved. Beautiful examples are located on Calle Cuevas del Sol and Calle Cuevas de la Sombra. The tourist office has a beautiful artesonado ceiling from the 16th century. A keep towers above Setenil, from where the neighbouring village of Olvera can be seen. The Gothic Iglesia de la Encarnacion, located even higher, is decorated with neo-Gothic frescoes

At the edge of the road you have an example of a cave house. Many look out towards the village of Setenil, but here the lamp is on. Other houses are well hidden behind the trees. It is an exceptional example of a type of house called "rock shelter" which, unlike other semi-troglodyte constructions developed in Andalusia, does not excavate the rock, but limits itself to closing the rock face and developing the house lengthwise.

Small, beautiful and elaborated panorama point on a steep descent.