Easy-to-moderate walking with some ascents / descents, and occasional longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
01 November 2019 - 29 December 2019
02 January 2020 - 29 December 2020
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
| mm | 68 | 62 | 50 | 56 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 72 | 81 | 93 |
We can only accept payment in GBP, but you can use this converter to find out how much the holiday equates to in your own currency.
3 nights: 01 November 2019 - 29 December 2019 & 02 January 2020 - 29 December 2020
Start any day | End by latest date(s) shown above
| Starting | Price | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - 30 Nov 2019 | £265 | £95 |
| 1 - 26 Dec 2019 | £260 | £90 |
| 2 Jan - 19 Mar 2020 | £270 | £90 |
| 20 Mar - 30 Jun 2020 | £275 | £95 |
| 1 Jul - 23 Aug 2020 | £295 | £100 |
| 24 Aug - 30 Nov 2020 | £280 | £95 |
| 1 - 26 Dec 2020 | £270 | £95 |
| 3rd & 4th person discount | -£30 | |
| Single traveller supplement | £30 |
Includes accommodation, meals and services integral to the holiday as described, plus walking notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Price includes: 3 days' category B car hire (eg Seat Ibiza or similar with manual transmission)
Driving time to/from the hotel: Seville 1h45, Faro 2h30, Jerez 2h15
Supplement applies if travelling from Faro, please contact us for details
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
Extra nights (£ per person per night) in a double or single room
| Posada de San Marcos, Alájar (B&B) | Double room | Single room |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Nov - 29 Dec 2019 | £70 | £98 |
| 02 Jan - 30 Jun 2020 | £68 | £94 |
| 01 Jul - 23 Aug 2020 | £78 | £108 |
| 24 Aug - 29 Dec 2020 | £72 | £102 |
Travelling from the UK
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Bournemouth - Faro | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Cardiff - Faro | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Doncaster Sheffield - Faro | TUI |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Nottingham East Midlands - Faro | jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
| Nottingham East Midlands - Seville | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Glasgow Prestwick - Faro | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Inverness - Seville (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Leeds Bradford - Faro | jet2, Ryanair |
| Leeds Bradford - Seville (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London City - Faro | British Airways |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Gatwick - Faro | British Airways, easyJet, TUI |
| Gatwick - Faro (via Lisbon) | TAP Air Portugal |
| Gatwick - Jerez | easyJet |
| Gatwick - Seville | British Airways, easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Heathrow - Faro | British Airways, TAP Air Portugal |
| Heathrow - Faro (via Lisbon) | TAP Air Portugal |
| Heathrow - Jerez (via Madrid) | Iberia |
| Heathrow - Seville (via Madrid) | Iberia |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| London Southend - Faro | easyJet |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Stansted - Faro | British Airways, jet2, Ryanair |
| Stansted - Jerez | Ryanair |
| Stansted - Seville | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Manchester - Faro | easyJet, jet2, Ryanair, TUI |
| Manchester - Jerez | easyJet |
| Manchester - Seville | Ryanair |
| Outward route | Airline |
|---|---|
| Newquay - Faro | Ryanair |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service (£60 for India and Nepal). Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
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This was our first holiday using Inntravel. We found the booking process to be very user friendly and the notes to be excellent. We will be using Inntravel again and would recommend them to friends
The Aracena is a lovely area with excellent walking. A downside of visiting early in the week in January is that the eating options were restricted to one restaurant in Alajar although thankfully the food was fine.
I have been receiving the InnTravel Slow Guides for at least a year and was so excited to book my first trip. We are new to walking and wanted to see parts of Spain we had never traveled to before. We chose the Aracena Sierra trip and was so happy that we did. The driving directions were great and we arrived in the most adorable small Spanish town and arrived at La Posada de San Marcos, Alájar. It was a late Sunday afternoon and we arrived at a great restaurant in town and joined many Spanish families for an amazing dinner. The time with Lucy and Angel was inspiring and full of great local information. We loved all the villages and sights that were recommended.- even though the weather was a bit rainy we loved every minute of it and ate incredible food. Looking forward to the next Inntravel trip for us.
This was our first holiday using Inntravel. We found the booking process to be very user friendly and the notes to be excellent. We will be using Inntravel again and would recommend them to friends
The Aracena is a lovely area with excellent walking. A downside of visiting early in the week in January is that the eating options were restricted to one restaurant in Alajar although thankfully the food was fine.
I have been receiving the InnTravel Slow Guides for at least a year and was so excited to book my first trip. We are new to walking and wanted to see parts of Spain we had never traveled to before. We chose the Aracena Sierra trip and was so happy that we did. The driving directions were great and we arrived in the most adorable small Spanish town and arrived at La Posada de San Marcos, Alájar. It was a late Sunday afternoon and we arrived at a great restaurant in town and joined many Spanish families for an amazing dinner. The time with Lucy and Angel was inspiring and full of great local information. We loved all the villages and sights that were recommended.- even though the weather was a bit rainy we loved every minute of it and ate incredible food. Looking forward to the next Inntravel trip for us.
Beautiful scenery including the black pigs! Chatting to hosts about the hotel and the region - extremely knowledgeable and entertaining. Very authentic Spanish experience.
This is a quiet, unspoilt area with fabulous scenery. We especially loved walking on paths through chestnut groves and past cork oaks, recently cut for cork, with bright orange trunks. Lucy and Angel are a really nice couple, and very welcoming. We had dinner on the terrace as the sun set and the moon came up. The village has several good bars and it's great to have to speak Spanish!
A fantastic holiday, beautiful location and lovely owners who were incredibly helpful. Late booking meant a few hiccups with travel but wonderful when we arrived! Thanks to all.
A lovely area , great for walking, good local food.
Walk to Linares and delicious lunch at Meson Arrieros Great food and lovely surroundings.
The two back-to-back walking holidays in Spain that I took with Inntravel were fantastic. They chose beautiful routes, fantastic accommodations (with great food!), and provided all the maps and notes needed to make the walks successful. I had a wonderful time!
INNTRAVEL NOTE: This customer followed The Aracena Sierra singe centre holiday with the White Towns & Rugged Mountains walking itinerary.
Alajar was an excellent place to stay. The local people were friendly, excellent restaurants and a beautiful setting.
The Inntravel arrangements, walking tours and accommodations were terrific. This was our third trip with Inntravel and we'd book them again. The Posada de San Marcos was perfect. Lucy and Angel were delightful, the rooms and gardens, beautiful and Lucy's cooking sensational. This trip, however, requires driving from Seville to Alajar. The route to the inn as well as local side trips involve mountain roads which can be a bit daunting. Still, terrific trip!
We loved exploring this area - would recommend the short break. On your way there or back, visit Italia - at one time the largest Roman city in the empire - stunning and only two minutes off the motorway just outside Seville!