This village is part of the trail of white villages
of Andalusi Arabic origin which follows the road linking
Gaucin with Ronda.
The traveller will be surprised to find the perfectly
conserved remains of the former Arabic castle, the
interior of which has been turned into a secluded
cemetery, standing adjacent to the village. The village
is becoming ever more important in the world of tourism,
thanks both to its natural setting and the plastic
beauty of its urban landscape. Benadalid offers the
tourist the opportunity to get to know the cultural
characteristics of the area’s villages. The
Alambique Restaurant-Museum offers samples of all
aspects of the region’s culinary customs.
Historical notes
Its name comes from the Berber tribe which settled
in the area in the 8th-century, Banu Al Jalid. For
many years it was the capital of a region called Ta
Kurunna. The castle which stands beneath the village
is clearly of Roman origin, as the Arabs made no alterations
to it. For a time, it was in the hands of Omar Ben
Hafsum, leader of the muladi - Christian convert to
Islam - rebellion of the late 9th and early 10th centuries.
For 2 centuries, from 1286 to 1485,
it was a border village between the Christian kingdom
of Seville and the Nazari kingdom of Granada, due
both to its strategic position and to the fact that
it was part of a natural defensive barrier provided
by the mountain range, fortified by towers and castles,
which began on the Atlantic seaboard, near Vejer de
la Frontera, and finished on the Mediterranean, close
to Estepona. Benalid was conquered by the Marquis
of Cadiz, on behalf of the Catholic Monarchs, in 1485.
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