🏛️ Historical Heritage
⛪ Basilica of Santa María
A late Gothic church with a Plateresque doorway on the Plaza del Cabildo in Arcos, overlooking the Guadalete gorge, with a richly worked main altarpiece.
Church / Cathedral🌆 Historic Centre of Bornos
A Sierra de Cádiz village on the shore of its reservoir, organised around the Ribera castle-palace and its Renaissance garden with an Italian loggia.
Historic Quarter🏰 Jimena de la Frontera Castle
A fortified enclosure of Roman and Al-Andalus origin in Los Alcornocales Park, with an albarrana tower and views as far as the Rock of Gibraltar.
Castle🏰 Ribera Castle-Palace
In Bornos, a fortified castle-palace notable for its Italian-inspired Renaissance gardens, with a loggia and marble gallery unique in Andalusia.
Castle⛪ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Los Santos
A Baroque chapel in Alcalá de los Gazules holding a valuable collection of painted votive offerings, a popular record of centuries of fulfilled promises.
Church / Cathedral🌿 Nature
💧 Bornos Reservoir
On the Guadalete river, it has a protected natural area along its banks and is a benchmark spot for birdwatching and sailing sports.
River, lake or reservoir💧 Guadalcacín Reservoir
The largest reservoir in Cádiz province and one of the biggest in Andalusia, essential for water supply and irrigation across the Jerez district.
River, lake or reservoir🍽️ Gastronomy
🍯 Pajarete
A traditional sweet wine from Villamartín and the mountain areas of Cádiz, made with sun-dried muscat grapes. Dark in colour with a raisin aroma, it pairs perfectly with convent desserts.
Gastronomy🏄 Sports Activities
🥾 Alcalá Mills Route
A trail in Alcalá de los Gazules along the Barbate river to a flour mill and a waterfall, in a canuto of Los Alcornocales with vulture colonies.
Hiking trail Moderate🛶 Kayaking at Guadalcacín Reservoir
The largest reservoir in Cádiz, with calm water surrounded by countryside and mountains, ideal for canoeing and paddleboarding away from the coast.
Watersports Easy⛵ Sailing at Bornos Reservoir
A sailing club in the Sierra de Cádiz with dinghy sailing, canoeing and rowing in a protected setting surrounded by countryside.
Watersports Easy🥾 Sierra Greenway
Considered Spain's finest greenway: 36 kilometres between Puerto Serrano and Olvera with thirty tunnels, four viaducts and Europe's largest vulture colony at Zaframagón.
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