3Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain
Setenil de las Bodegas has one feature that immediately separates it from other Andalusian white villages: some of its houses are literally built into enormous rock overhangs.
The most famous streets pass beneath massive cliffs, creating a natural roof over homes, cafés and restaurants. Whitewashed buildings squeeze into the narrow gorge, producing a setting unlike almost anywhere else in Spain.
It is a fascinating reminder that European architecture isn’t always about impressive monuments. Sometimes the most memorable buildings are those that work with the landscape rather than against it.
