Genalguacil is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the

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Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

in southern

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. The municipality is situated approximately 45 kilometers from

Ronda Ronda () is a town in the Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about west of the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is about 35,000. Ronda is known for its cliff-side location and a deep chasm ...

and 34 km from the city of

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. It is located west of the province in the Genal valley. It is one of the populations that make up the region of the Serrania de Ronda. Genalguacil is in the judicial district of Ronda. It has a population of approximately 499 residents. The natives are called ''Genalguacileños''. Its Arabic name Genna - Ahuacir meant Gardens of the Vizier.

Places of interest

An attraction of this town is that it is a "town-museum". Every two years, artists from all over gather here, for a week, doing different pieces of art that then leave permanently exposed in the town streets. Genalguacil is therefore an open-air museum, and walking along cobbled streets finds paintings on the walls, sculptures, carved trunks, etc.; that integrate with the environment (such as a sculpture of a little old lady under a hill, called "Hasta el moño de tanta cuesta" (''sick and tired of such slopes''). Every detail (house numbers, street names, benches, fireplaces) are finished some something artistic way, making the walk through the streets in a real museum hall. Other attraction of Genalguacil are some surroundings of high ecological value, where the pinsapo is abundant. It has a large game reserve.

References

Municipalities in the Province of Málaga {{Andalusia-geo-stub