Jul 8, 2025 | Sin categoría
From July 11th to 19th, Gaucín celebrates its 2025 Cultural Week. An activity packed week for everyone; children’s activities and storytelling, exhibitions, sports events, concerts, and many more surprises. An unmissable event celebrating culture, art, and community....
Apr 11, 2025 | Sin categoría
MARÍA DOLORES SANJUAN THE TRADITION OF HOLY THURSDAY AND GOOD FRIDAY TOLD BY MARIA DOLORES SANJUAN María Dolores San Juan Salas, author and reader of the Holy Week oration Gaucín 2023, spoke to us of her childhood memories of Holy Thursday and Good Friday here...
Jan 16, 2025 | Sin categoría
GAUCÍN THIS IDEAL PLACE TO SAMPLE SOME SPORTS TOURISM Gaucín Backyard 2025 On February 1st and 2nd, the Gaucín Town Hall (with the collaboration of Gecko Genal Sports Club) is organizing the GAUCÍN BACKYARD ULTRA sports race. This circular sporting event has a route...
Jan 4, 2025 | Sin categoría
January is here and, as the culmination of the Christmas celebrations, we celebrate the traditional Noche de Reyes Magos (Night of the Three Wise Men) Although in most countries it is Santa Claus who brings Christmas gifts, here, following our Catholic tradition, the...
Dec 12, 2024 | Sin categoría
CHRISTMAS HAS COME TO GAUCIN This is a time of meeting up with family and friends, celebration, enjoying traditional cakes, gifts and sharing good wishes. As in all towns, the Christmas season begins with the lighting of the Christmas street lights and the typica...
Oct 31, 2024 | Sin categoría
The green tones of chestnut leaves are giving way to ochre and copper hues in the genal valley in the Serranía de Ronda. The time has come for these trees to become the focal point ofautumn in Málaga province. The Bosque de Cobre (Copper forest) gains its name from...
Sep 6, 2024 | Sin categoría
September is a special month for the people of Gaucin. Close to our heart and a big part of our tradition, are the festivities in honour of the Holy Child and St John of God. The festivities are celebrated annually on 7th & 8th September. As part of the...
Jul 30, 2024 | Sin categoría
This year the calendar dictates that the first day of our feria falls on the first day of August and so marks the start of the annual celebrations in Honour of our Patroness, the Virgin de Las Nieves.So, turn off the alarm clock and let’s leave our most mundane...
Jul 10, 2024 | Sin categoría
Gaucín’s 2024 Cultural Week kicks off this Friday July 12th with the inauguration of Pepe Barroso’s retrospective exhibition in the Centro Cultural Convento. Then every day through to Saturday July 22nd we have a packed agenda of music, sport and cultural activities...
Apr 19, 2024 | Sin categoría
Gaucin, the balcoy of the Serranía offers visitors a wide range of cultural activities and fiestas to enjoy.There is something to do throughout the year, but of course the Spring and Summer is when we have our most complete program, with something for all ages and...
Jan 22, 2024 | Sin categoría
Are you a lover of hiking, sports and nature? Do you know about the Gran Senda de Málaga?Well now is the perfect season to escape and discover one of the stages of this spectacular route that runs through the entire province and passes through our municipality of...
Dec 1, 2023 | Sin categoría
On wednesday December 6th Gaucin launches its program of celebrations for the Christmas Season 2023. We begin with the turning on of the lights on Wednesday night followed by the annual presentation of the Writers of Gaucín Short stories and poems in the Cultural...
Aug 24, 2023 | Sin categoría
Gaucín is set to come alive with a packed weekend offering a full menu of good food, drink and live music. Jointly organized by the town hall´s tourism and culture departments, 11 of the villages bars and restaurants will take part in the event.Spread over three days,...
Jul 27, 2023 | Sin categoría
In the spring of 1997, a Flamenco festival was held at the Águila castle in which flamenco fans from the region performed. Thus, beginning that which was later known as the Corcho Valle del Genal flamenco festival. Due to the success of this flamenco festival, it was...
Jul 11, 2023 | Sin categoría
As every year the town hall organises the Cultural Week of Gaucín. Here we leave you with the...
May 2, 2023 | Sin categoría
The stunning white villages of Andalucia have inspired artists for centuries. Gaucín, perched on the balcony of the Serranía de Ronda, is steeped in history and charm, making it one of the region’s most enchanting destinations. A picturesque little village in Málaga...
Feb 20, 2023 | Sin categoría
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Aug 26, 2022 | Sin categoría
The fiestas in honour of Santo Niño and San Juan de Diós are celebrated every year in Gaucín on the 7th and 8th of September. These celebrations are perhaps those that are most loved by Gauciñeros and the processions are certainly some of the most beautiful. But...
Aug 2, 2022 | Sin categoría
Our feria is coming up very soon and we are so very excited! From this Thursday 4th August to Sunday 7th August, Gaucin offers endless entertainment and fun. Come and join us...
Jul 15, 2022 | Sin categoría
As every year the town hall organises the Cultural Week of Gaucín. Here we leave you with the programme....
Apr 13, 2022 | Sin categoría
The popular “Toro de Cuerda” or roped bull run is celebrated in Gaucin each year on Easter Sunday. It is perhaps the most well known Festival of Gaucín attracting thousands of spectators from far and wide. It is also one of the festivals most loved by the locals,...
Feb 14, 2022 | Sin categoría
Every February 28 Andalusians celebrate the Day of Andalusia. A festivity where white and green flags adorn the balconies of houses in towns and cities and children eat bread with oil and sugar in schools. The Junta de Andalucía celebrates this day with institutional...
Dec 21, 2021 | Sin categoría
For several years a group of women from Gaucin have dedicated the months leading up to Christmas to make the village look even more beautiful. The “Crochet Group” makes Christmas trees using one of the oldest weaving techniques that we know; the crochet....
Nov 27, 2021 | Sin categoría
When we talk about Christmas we talk about family, celebrations, friends, gifts, illusion … and how could it be otherwise, when we talk about Christmas we talk about Christmas sweets.In Spain these include the traditional Polvorones, Mantecados, and Tortas de...
Nov 27, 2021 | Sin categoría
When we talk about Christmas we talk about family, celebrations, friends, gifts, illusion … and how could it be otherwise, when we talk about Christmas we talk about Christmas sweets.In Spain these include the traditional Polvorones, Mantecados, and Tortas de...
Oct 28, 2021 | Sin categoría
As we approach Todos los Santos (All Saints) the days are getting shorter and the cold is settling in;and nature, after the summer, enters a time of transition and death. Thus, it is no surprise that since ancient times many cultures established a day of remembrance...
Jun 1, 2021 | Sin categoría
Winter: October 1 – May 30:10:30 – 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (closed Monday and Tuesday)Summer: June 1 – September 30: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Open Daily.The Castillo del Águila (Eagle Castle) stands on a hard...
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