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Built between 1961 and 1964, this modern single-nave church features a slender tower, stained-glass windows and altars made of Sierra Elvira stone.

The Medina Elvira Cultural Centre is a large theatre and arts venue.

This indoor bullring can be adapted for any type of concert or event.

Declared Assets of Cultural Interest, these sites feature cave paintings, Neolithic remains, and unique endemic species with views over the Granada plain.

An archaeological site inhabited since prehistoric times, with Iberian and Roman remains such as ceramics, sculptures, and ancient fortifications.

Closed permanently This museum's interior features a stage-based tour that takes visitors from prehistory to the present day.

The chapel is steeped in religious tradition.

The church features a sober, classicist façade with a semicircular arch and simple decoration, and its interior consists of three naves separated by large octagonal pillars.

Dating back to the early twentieth century, the Alambique was built by the Espadafor family and later became municipal property, now housing the Pinos Puente Youth Centre.

This group of historic buildings in Pinos Puente includes the seventeenth-century Caserío de Abrahantes, the courthouse on Plaza Iglesia, and the Casa de Doña Eva on Calle Real.

A contemporary building in the fashionable Neo-Mudejar style of the late nineteenth century

The Interpretive Centre explores the connection between Christopher Columbus and the discovery of America and the province of Granada.

Information about cinemas in Arcos de la Frontera.

During its famous Semana Santa celebrations, the Toro de Aleluya, two bulls (toros) charge through the streets of the old town on Easter Sunday. In early August is the Fiesta de la Virgen de las Nieves, with flamenco and other live music in the Plaza del Cabildo.

One of the newer courses on the Costa de la Luz, it was  developed as an up-market golf and real estate community in conjunction with the Landmark Land Company (USA). The Golf Course and Hotel Cortijo Faín opened in 2006.

A selection of the main sites in Arcos de la frontera. Many are included in a Ruta Monumental (Monuments Route). Pick up a leaflet at the tourist office.

The tourist office is conveniently located on Calle Cuesta de Belén, 5 which is the road you are likely to walk up, having parked you car in the underground car park at Paseo Andalucia, on you way to the Plaza del Cabildo, following the 'Ruta Monumental'

In reality, Málaga airport is full of fascinating facts and you won’t regret reading up on the history of this interesting airport.

Many hotel rooms in Arcos have magnificent views; some of the best are rooms and terrace from the Parador and the rooftop terrace at La Casa Grande. Hotels in the old town offer a magnificent location for walking around and taking in the village atmosphere, however parking can be challenging. There is limited parking in Plaza del Cabildo, or better at in the underground car park, at the entrance of the old town near Plaza de Espana access from Paseo de Andalucia.

One of Andalucia's most dramatically positioned pueblos blancos (white villages), Arcos balances atop a rocky limestone ridge, its whitewashed houses and stone castle walls stopping abruptly as a sheer cliff face plunges down to the river Guadalete below.