We had been recommended taking a drive out through the Genal Valley, where several small villages are located in rugged landscape swathed with dense vegetation including, sweet chestnut trees. We can only imagine how spectacular it must look during the autumn months, when the trees would be laden with fruit and autumnal foliage. Continue reading A drive through the villages in the Genal Valley & the Copper forests
Our campsite is conveniently situated about a 30 minute walk away from the Puerta de Almocábar across the road from a small plaza, Ruedo Alameda where you can begin your visit to historic Ronda.
Ronda’s commanding position above the Tajo Gorge is spectacular and the town enjoys views over mountains of the Serranía de Ronda (Ronda Mountain Range) and the Sierra de las Nieves (Snow Mountain Range) Natural Park.
We enjoyed a villa holiday in rural Ronda about 15 years ago and have been looking forward to revisiting this delightful town.
Despite the large new hospital which opened in 2017, new tarmac roads and a few more new dwellings than we remember, the main historic centre of Ronda hasn’t really changed much and we were pleased that it has remained much of its charm and rural feel. Continue reading Ronda
Our campsite El Sur is situated on the outskirts of the town of Ronda, surrounded by beautiful views of the landscape, National Parks and the Serranía de Ronda, in the heart of the Malaga Province. It is one of the most peaceful and picturesque areas of Spain to visit, in our humble opinion.
From our campsite we headed north around Ronda and headed off on the A-374 signposted to Seville. The main roads in this area are wonderful and offer spectacular views.
Continue reading Touring the white villages of the ‘Serranía’
We had enjoyed our short stay at Las Lomas. This despite having our first rain for about seven weeks, and the presence of two shady looking pups that resembled African Hunting dogs that were always skulking around.
Although I lack any real evidence, I am convinced one of the little buggers stole one of my flipflops overnight! 🙂
Continue reading Camping El Sur
One of the places we had wanted to visit was the cathedral town of Gaudix. We had passed it last year whilst near Granada but the weather had not been conducive at the time. With the temperatures in the 20’s and the sun shining, now was our opportunity. In hindsight we would recommend visiting the town between a stop to or from Granada.
From our campsite in Güejar Sierra it meant either a journey circumnavigating Granada, which pushed up the mileage or cutting cross country up spectacular narrow windy roads to the main A-92 to Gaudix. (The roller-coaster route which we took whilst towing the caravan to the campsite).
