This charming white village in Málaga is the birthplace of Andalusian nationalism 🏡🌞, as it is where the politician, ideologue, and writer Blas Infante was born in 1885 📜. Wandering through its narrow, winding, centuries-old streets, you can visit the home where he spent his early years and climb up to the Casares castle 🏰. Perched atop the hill, this fortress was built by the Arabs in the 13th century as a defensive stronghold for the Nasrid kingdom 🕌. Its walls, which marked the boundaries of Casares, are one of the few remaining structures still standing, along with some towers of the fortress and two impressive arches – the Villa and Arrabal – which served as entrances to the castle 🏯.

The Church of the Incarnation, boasting a bell tower with Mudéjar influence ⛪, the parish church of San Sebastián, which houses the image of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Field – patron saint of Casares – and the picturesque hermitage of Veracruz are other attractions in the village 🌺. It's hard to imagine Casares without its viewpoints, offering panoramic views tinted white by the arrangement of its houses like stacked sugar cubes 🌄🏘️.