New Year Break – Fiesta in Grazalema

New Year Break - Fiesta in Grazalema

Andalucia

Holiday information

Nights: 4
Grades: 2 & 3 (flexible options)
Terrain: mountain paths and tracks; some rocky routes
Accommodation: rural hotel in Grazalema
Meals: 4 breakfasts, 1 dinner

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Extend your stay

This is such a great walking base that we also offer week-long holidays here, The Grazalema Sierra.

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
wide range of walks in the Grazalema Natural Park, route notes provided
visit some of the famous ‘white towns’
four-course New Year’s Eve dinner
hire car included

The amazing landscapes, rewarding walking and fresh mountain air of the Grazalema Natural Park in Spain’s deep south make it a great choice for a festive getaway. Africa is close in every sense, from the scent of orange trees to the Moorish influence on the whitewashed buildings. If the scenery is magnificent, equally outstanding is the wildlife – the craggy limestone peaks shelter surprisingly green valleys and gullies, which in turn are home to an astonishing array of flowers and birds.

Of the region’s famed pueblos blancos (‘white towns’), Grazalema is one of the prettiest, framed by mountains and with sloping cobbled streets, and makes a perfect base for walking and discovery. This is an area we know very well – Inntravel has offered holidays here for many years – and we offer an exceptionally wide range of detailed and informative walking routes. If this were not enough, you enjoy first-rate hospitality at La Mejorana, making for a New Year to remember.