Cañete la Real is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia

Andalusia

Andalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...

 in southern Spain

Spain

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. The municipality is situated approximately 100 km from Málaga

Málaga

Málaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...

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The name Cañete comes from the Arabic name Hisn Qanit, which means “castle of Qanit”, while others believe it refers to the caños, meaning "springs" that still flow in some parts of the urban district. La Real means "royal" which refers to the king Alfonso XI.

Twin towns

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia

Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Penedès in Spain, and the centre of production of a sparkling wine known as cava. It is situated in the north-east of the Penedès Depression at the confluence of the Avernó river and the Anoia river...

, Spain