Andalucia Inn to Inn Walking Holiday » Itinerary

You are collected from Seville airport or your hotel for the drive of 1½ hours to the peaceful village of Alajar in the heart of the Sierra de Aracena. This evening a Pura Aventura guide comes to your hotel to help you settle in and answer any questions.

Walk a circular route today to get you used to the area and the terrain. The picturesque path takes you along streams, past a waterfall, through chestnut forests and has views all the way to Portugal.

Walk 18km, 5hrs, up 550m, down 550m

Pack your bags today and leave them in reception, they will be brought on to your next hotel for you. Walk all the way up to one of the highest points of the walk: the Peña Arias from where you can enjoy views across the sierra.

Walk 20km, 6hrs, up 530

Day to relax and explore the town of Aracena. Later this afternoon you might like to take advantage of the cooling weather to walk up to the reservoir above town. There are lovely views across the hills from here.

Walk 11km, 3hrs, up 50m, down 50m

Enjoy panoramic views as you walk to Galaroza, a charming whitewashed town with a 15th century hermitage high on the hill overlooking the winding cobbled streets.

Walk 19km, 5hrs, up 250m, down 230m

Today is the hardest walking day with with some detailed navigation. Pass through Jabugo, home to the most famous cured ham in Spain. Continue to the lovely village of Almonaster La Real, one of the most interesting in Aracena.

Walk 21km, 7hrs, up 650m

Walk through a dense Mediterranean forest of cork and Holm oaks on your way back to Alajar and the completion of your circular route around these mountains.

Walk 20km, 6hrs, up 400m, down 620m

Head back to the airport for your journey home.