JÚZCAR + RONDA

Júzcar + Ronda 

It is a region of Southern Spain where almost all the traditional villages are painted bright white. There is currently one exception though, the settlement of Juzcar which, in response to being chosen to host the premier of the new Smurf film, has been painted entirely in blue. Officials in the village near Malaga gave the go-ahead for its historic white buildings to get a fresh lick of blue paint as part of a project to transform the Andalucian town into a Smurf village in preparation for the release of the The Smurfs 3D next month. 

As one of the oldest towns in Spain you'll find history around every corner in Ronda. There are traces of Ronda's origins from the Neolithic age, through the era of the Romans, the Arab age and the conquest of the ancient city by the Catholic Monarchs in 1485 through to the 19th century when Ronda was best known for the banditry in the surrounding hills and the origins of bullfighting in the Ronda bullring which still stands.