Destinations

Andalucia

There is a lot more to Andalucia than the Costa del Sol.

For instance, did you know that the highest mountain in mainland Spain is in Andalucia? Mulhacén, in the Sierra Nevada, is 3479m high and snow-capped for eight months of the year.

Some of the best walking country in Spain is in Andalucia, and the weather in spring and autumn is warm, sunny and perfect for hiking.

Our Walk Regions

Las Alpujarras, on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, south of Granada, is an area of steep, terraced valleys and mountain streams, which was the last stronghold of the Moors in Spain.
 

In Las Alpujarras you are never far from the sound of water running in the "acequias" which bring water from the snow and springs of the mountains to irrigate the terraces lower down.

These terraces are planted with olives, apples and cherries, chestnut and walnut trees. Flocks of sheep and goats graze the rougher ground.

La Sierra de Aracena

This is an area of wooded hills covered in a mixture of natural forest and plantations of cork oak and chestnut trees.

La Sierra de Aracena is situated northwest of Seville towards the Portuguese border. This is where Sevillanas come in summer to escape the heat of the city, yet it has hardly been discovered by foreign tourists.

Small towns and villages have white-painted houses with typically Spanish red, pan-tiled roofs, generally clustered around a huge baroque church, often with storks nesting on the tower.

We will hike between these traditional villages on forest paths and centuries-old mule tracks shaded by huge old cork oak trees.
 

In spring the wild flowers are profuse, and in the autumn the colours are stunning.

La Axarquía

Situated an hour to the north east of Málaga, La Axarquía is a land of contrasts, from the mountain ranges of La Sierra Tejeda, to the deep valleys in the heart of the region where agriculture is still run in traditional ways.
 

Our first three nights will be spent at Los Olivos Womens Hotel from where we will walk on the lower slopes of Maroma, the highest mountain in the region at 2085 meters. However, our walks will only take us to around 1200 meters.

For our remaining four nights we change location to the area of Comares, a village sitting precariously on a hill top. Here we will stay at Diva España, a cosy, women-only B & B. The views are spectacular as we walk between the villages. The wild flowers are amazing on our spring walks, and in February the almond blossom transforms the hillsides. In autumn we see the local people harvesting their olives and fruit.
 

In the middle of the week we leave La Axarquía and spend a day in the Parque Natural de el Torcal. The walking here is really easy but our surroundings are totally surreal with amazing limestone rock formations, a photographers dream!

The walking on this holiday is relaxed and not too taxing with walks from three to five hours.

Prices and Dates

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