Cycling holiday in Andalucia, around Ronda

Villages of the Sierra

The warm light of Andalucia

Holiday information

Nights: 6
Grade: 2, some longer steady climbs
Terrain: rolling hills, winding country roads, disused railway
Hotels: one rural hotel; one country inn; one 2-star hotel; two 3-star hotels
Meals: breakfast each day, dinner on 2 nights

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If you are flying via vibrant Seville, add on a city break for a contrast to your walking holiday.

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 hotel to hotel cycling, luggage transported
cycle on dedicated via verde in spectacular scenery
fascinating history of the pretty white towns
comfortable rural hotels

Andalucia, Spain’s dazzling ‘deep south’, is one of Europe’s most entrancing regions. Brilliant white towns and villages dot a landscape of rugged mountains clothed in the remnants of ancient oak forests. The area is ideal for exploring by bike, with quiet mountain roads contouring the hills and inviting vía verde (disused railway tracks) taking you through the heart of the mountains and along country lanes which offer incredible views. Look out, too, for Bonelli’s eagles and griffon vultures gliding through the skies.

Cutting through the heart of the dramatic limestone sierra along the course of the old Olvera railway was a real highlight.

Tour the famed Andalucian white villages as you skirt the rugged, but beautiful, Grazalema Sierra before cycling along some dramatic sections of the vía verde. You start and finish in the most famous pueblo blanco of all - Ronda. This route links eight of the classic white villages of Southern Spain and takes you through very varied landscapes. Travelling on winding country roads, you experience the rolling hills and plains of the lowlands, before cutting through the sierra along the course of the old Olvera railway - all in all, a fascinating journey through this historic corner of Moorish Spain.

- Moderate cycling - Grade 2 Cycle

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