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View of AlcaucínJuan Pablo Olmo from málaga, spain · CC BY 2.0

Alcaucín

Village

Alcaucin is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. It borders with the province of Granada. The municipality is situated approximately 54 kilometers to the city of Málaga. It is 507 km from the capital of Madrid. The name was derived from al-kautín, the Arabic of "the arches." It has a population of approximately 1,600 residents, partly living in the hamlet of Puente Don Manuel. Natives of the town are called Alcaucineños and have the nickname of tiznaos.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Alcaucín
Province
Málaga
Autonomous community
Andalucía
Population (INE 2025)
2,671
Altitude
507 m
Area (IGN)
46.3 km²
Postcode
29711
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What to see

  1. 1Cueva del Boquete de Zafarraya
  2. 2Castillo de Zalia
  3. 3El Alcázar
  4. 4Cueva Orea
  5. 5Mirador de Miguel Álvarez
  6. 6Mirador El Boquete
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: GR 242 · Canillas de Aceituno - Perina
  2. 2Hiking: GR 249 · Canillas de Aceituno - Perina
  3. 3Hiking: GR 7 · Andalucía - South Route (Provincia de Granada)
  4. 4Monumento Natural Tajos de Alcázar
  5. 5Parque Natural Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama
  6. 6Street market (Fridays)
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Photo gallery

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  • Juan Pablo Olmo from málaga, spain · CC BY 2.0
  • coppers · CC BY 3.0
  • Nandicus · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Nandicus · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Ziegler175 · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • 95 places to stayIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Accommodation

    95 places to stay in Alcaucín

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  • 17 restaurantsIllustrative photo · Grey World · CC BY 2.0

    Eat

    17 restaurants in Alcaucín

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  • 8 experiencesIllustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Experiences

    8 experiences in Alcaucín

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Useful information

Everything you need for your visit or your day-to-day

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Town council

    • Phone: 952 51 00 02
    • Official website: www.alcaucin.es
    • Email: secretaria@alcaucin.es

Services and transport

Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes74 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, ATMs, EV chargers, motorhomes, nursery school, secondary school, care home.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

Alcaucín Town Hall

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Where to sleep in Alcaucín

95 registered places to stay

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