The village of Alcalá de los Gazules is one among Andalusia’s famous white villages. It has remnants of old communities from the Neolithic period, from the Visgothic period, and some Roman ruins called Lascuta and Turris Lascutana.
The main source of income for Alcalá de los Gazules is agriculture and breeding of stock but the locality is also famous for handicrafts like hiking boots and harness, and Ash tree wood products such as bowls and domestic utensils.