Ardales

Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga.

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Settlement.name: Ardales
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Ardales-Calvario.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 266
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Ardales (Málaga).svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Ardales (Málaga).svg
Settlement.shield_size: 80
Settlement.image_map: Ardales.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location in the Province of Málaga
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Sovereign state
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 23px Málaga
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Comarca de Antequera, Guadalteba

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Official name: Ardales
Population: 2524
Area: 106
Elevation: 445
Official website: www.ardales.es
Image: Ardales-Calvario.jpg
Licence plate code: MA

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Commons category: Ardales
postal code: 29550
male population: 1273
female population: 1227

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Ardales is a town and municipality in the Province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is approximately 62.5 kilometres from Málaga.

On the hill above the town is the historic church and higher still are the ruins of the Ardales Castle. At the peak of the hill is the hermitage Ermita del Calvario. The infamous Caminito del Rey is nearby.