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What to see in Benaoján

A white village at the foot of the Sierra de Grazalema that guards the Cueva del Gato, one of Spain's most spectacular caves with an underground river emerging in a cascade. The Serranía de Ronda natural setting is world-class.

2 Sports Activities1 Gastronomy1 Historical Heritage

🏛️ Historical Heritage

🎨 La Pileta Cave

In Benaoján, one of the great caves of European Palaeolithic art, with paintings up to 30,000 years old still visited by lantern light in small groups.

Rock art or historic site

🍽️ Gastronomy

🍋 Lemon and Lemon Verbena Liqueur

A homemade digestive drink typical of the mountain villages around Ronda, with Montejaque as a reference. It is macerated with lemons and fresh lemon verbena leaves from the garden.

Gastronomy

🏄 Sports Activities

🥾 Benaoján to Jimera de Líbar Trail

Eight kilometres beside the Guadiaro river between the two railway stations, an easy valley walk that can be done one way and returned by train.

Hiking trail Easy

🥾 Cueva del Gato Trail

A flat route from Benaoján station to the mouth of a cave from which a river gushes, with a turquoise pool for swimming in summer.

Hiking trail Easy

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