New Year Break – Elegance in Andalucia

New Year Break - Elegance in Andalucia

Andalucia

Holiday information

Nights: 4
Grade: 2
Terrain: cork-oak woods, orange groves, deeply-cut valleys
Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Meals: 4 breakfasts, 4 dinners

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About Andalucia >Andalucia may have returned to Christian rule in the late 15th century, but the legacy of the Moors, who held power for nearly eight centuries, is still very much in evidence in its customs, gastronomy, architecture and language. The fact that Andalucia is such a melting pot of cultures is what makes it so captivating. There are two very striking features of this part of Andalucia: the pueblos blancos – towns and villages of whitewashed houses with terracotta roofs, whose inhabitants still see themselves as culturally apart from the people of the lowlands; and the rich flora and fauna of the Alcornocales Natural Park, which owes its name to the expanses of cork oaks, and the Grazalema Natural Park. The latter’s craggy limestone mountains belie the fact that it shelters over 1,000 species of flowers – best seen in April or May – and 136 species of bird, among them hoopoes, bee-eaters, Bonelli’s, golden and booted eagles, and one of Europe’s biggest colonies of griffon vultures.

self-guided, single-centre walking holiday
sumptuous gala dinner followed by music and dancing
visit Andalucia's famous white towns
car hire included so you can explore at will

Rugged hills, woodland of cork-oaks, chestnuts and oaks, and villages of whitewashed, red-tiled houses characterise Andalucia’s tranquil heartland. Peaceful as it is nowadays, imposing fortresses still stand proud on the ridges, reminding visitors that this was once a contested frontier land between Christian and Moorish territories. So majestic is the woodland that the Sierra de Alcornocales has been designated a natural park.

The relatively mild winters make this a great place at which to see in El Año Nuevo Andalucian style – on our justifiably popular New Year breaks here you can spend your days exploring the network of paths that crisscross the Sierra or visiting the atmospheric white towns, and New Year’s Eve itself in the elegant restaurant of La Herriza, savouring a sumptuous gala dinner.

Grade 2 Walk

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