Cortes de la Frontera
Málaga · Andalucía
Cortes de la Frontera is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality, stretching on a south-west/north-east axis, is situated approximately 40 km from Ronda, 20 km from Benaoján and 159 km from the provincial capital. The village stands just short of 5 km outside the north-east limit of the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, and most of the municipality's territory is in that park. But the northern fringe of the municipality stretches into the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, including the southern part of the Sierra de los Pinos and its Pico del Pino (1,395 m altitude). It has a population of approximately 4,000 residents. The natives are called Cortesanos. La Sauceda is an abandoned village in the south-west extremity of the municipality. During the Civil War, the Franco troops stormed the place and executed a large part of the population that had taken refuge here. Recently, part of the village has been rebuilt as an environmental recreation centre and provides information services, accommodation and camping activities. The La Sauceda trail, starting at the abandoned village of La Sauceda 24 km north-west of Jimena de la Frontera on the CA-8201 road to Puerto de Gáliz, leads to the peak of Aljibe (1,092 m), highest point of the Natural Park of Alcornocales. On the way, the path runs through an extensive and dense forest of cork oaks, up the Pasadallana Gorge. It is considered one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Spain, with views of Sierra de Grazalema, Gibraltar and North Africa beyong the strait. The Cañón de las Buitreras, a natural monument dug by the Guadiaro river, is about 10 km north-east of El Colmenar.
History
Situado en el extremo occidental de Málaga, en el Valle del Guadiaro, siendo una de las poblaciones que conforman la comarca de la Serranía de Ronda.
Se accede por la carretera Ronda-Algeciras (A-369), por las ramales cruce Jimera de Líbar (14,4 km) y la comarcal MA-555. Otras comunicaciones son por la A-373 Villamartín-Gaucín. También por la línea férrea Bobadilla-Algeciras que está a 5 km del casco urbano.
Monuments
Patrimonio histórico construido:
-Edificio del Ayuntamiento, de estilo neoclásico, año 1784
-La Casa de Piedra, del siglo VI al VII
-Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, siglo XVIII
-La plaza de toros, siglo XIX
-Capilla y pórtico de Valdenebros, siglo XVIII
-Torre de Paso, siglo XIII
-Cortes El Viejo, antiguo asentamiento romano y árabe
Patrimonio natural:
-Cañón de las Buitreras
-La Sauceda
-Sierra de Libar
-Sierra de los Pinos
-El Peñón del Berrueco
-Sierra del Castillo
-Cerro Pajarraquera
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Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
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Rest of the year
- February: Carnaval (15)
- June: Romería (2)
Trails and hiking
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Famous people
•Ana Carrillo Domínguez, capitana del Ejército Popular de la República española
•Francisco Ruiz Martínez, político español
Town hall
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How to get there
- 🚗 53 km from Marbella (about 37 min by car)
- 🚗 87 km from Jerez de la Frontera (about 61 min by car)
- 🚗 104 km from Málaga (about 73 min by car)
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- ✈️ 82 km from Jerez de la Frontera airport (about 58 min by car)
- ✈️ 94 km from Málaga-Costa del Sol airport (about 66 min by car)
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Unicaja Banco · 0 km away
- Cajamar · 0.1 km away
- Unicaja Banco · 7.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Hemegas Cortes de la Frontera · 0.6 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Centro de Visitantes · 0.3 km away
- Tourist office · 0.7 km away
- Ruta de los Parque Naturales y Cueva de la Pileta · 1.2 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.1 km away
- Viewpoints · 0.4 km away
- Mirador del Corcho · 2.4 km away
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