Hiking trail · 82
🥾 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.
Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Alájar to Linares Trail
A medieval cobbled path between two white villages of the Sierra de Aracena, among chestnut groves, stone walls and holm oak pastures.
Aracena, Huelva Moderate🥾 Aracena to Los Marines Trail
A path through chestnut groves and pastures linking two mountain villages. Spectacular in autumn, when the chestnuts turn the Sierra de Aracena ochre.
Aracena, Huelva Moderate🥾 Bat Cave Trail
The climb from Zuheros to a prehistoric cave high in the sierra, with views of the white village wedged in the rock and the sea of olive trees.
Zuheros, Córdoba Easy🥾 Baños de Popea Trail
A very popular route in the Córdoba sierra following the Bejarano stream through riverside woodland to a waterfall and crystal-clear pools.
Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🥾 Bembézar Trail
A linear route through the Bembézar river gorge in Hornachuelos, hemmed in by rock walls where Andalusia's largest black vulture colony nests.
Hornachuelos, Córdoba Moderate🥾 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.
Benaoján, Málaga Easy🥾 Bolonia to Punta Camarinal Trail
A coastal route in the Strait Natural Park climbing the Bolonia dune and continuing through pine woods and Civil War bunkers to a lighthouse with views of Africa.
Barbate y Zahara, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Cala de San Pedro Trail
A four-kilometre coastal route from Las Negras to a cove with no road access, with a freshwater spring and the ruins of a 16th-century castle.
Isleta del Moro, Almería Moderate🥾 Caminito del Rey
A three-kilometre walkway anchored to the wall of the Gaitanes gorge, a hundred metres above the river. It is linear and requires a pre-booked ticket.
Ardales y el Caminito del Rey, Málaga Moderate🥾 Campiña Greenway
The old Olive Oil Train between Córdoba and Marchena, ninety kilometres of flat route through countryside of farmsteads, sunflowers and wheat fields.
Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba Easy🥾 Cañada de las Fuentes Trail
A route to the source of the Guadalquivir at 1,350 metres, where a stone monument marks the origin of Andalusia's great river among black pines.
Quesada, Jaén Easy🥾 Cerrada de Elías Trail
The most spectacular stretch of the Borosa: a wooden walkway suspended over turquoise pools inside a gorge of vertical moss-covered walls.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Easy🥾 Cerrada del Castril Trail
A short, spectacular walk along a wooden walkway hanging over the Castril river, with a suspension bridge and a tunnel carved into the rock.
Baza, Granada Easy🥾 Cerrada del Utrero Trail
A two-kilometre circular route, suitable for all the family, around a narrowing of the Guadalquivir reaching the Cola de Caballo waterfall.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Easy🥾 Cerro del Hierro Trail
A route through an ancient Cambrian reef turned into an iron mine by the Romans, today a maze of rock spires, chasms and galleries.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🥾 Charco de la Pringue Trail
A short route in Villanueva del Arzobispo to a natural pool of icy water surrounded by rock walls, one of the most popular mountain swims in Jaén.
Villacarrillo, Jaén Easy🥾 Chorreras de Cabra Trail
A continuation of the Bailón canyon to a succession of waterfalls over travertine rock, spectacular after rain. Free prior authorisation required.
Zuheros, Córdoba Moderate🥾 Copper Forest Trail
Routes through the Genal Valley among centuries-old chestnut groves and white villages. In November the foliage turns the whole valley red, ochre and gold.
Ronda, Málaga Moderate🥾 Cuesta Maneli Trail
A one-kilometre wooden boardwalk over moving dunes and pine woods leading to the Asperillo cliff and a virgin Doñana beach.
El Rocío, Huelva 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.
Benaoján, Málaga Easy🥾 Dehesa de Abajo Trail
A nature reserve at the gateway to Doñana with Europe's largest white stork colony nesting on ancient wild olives, plus flamingos and bird hides.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🥾 El Gollizno Trail
A circular route in Moclín with suspension bridges over the Velillos river, walkways anchored to the rock and the Nasrid castle as starting point.
Montefrío, Granada Moderate🥾 El Rompido Spit Trail
A route through the Piedras river marshes and the dune belt, with bird hides and views of the sand spit that grows thirty metres a year.
Cartaya, Huelva Easy🥾 El Saltillo Trail
An Axarquía route with a suspension bridge over the Cueva ravine and walkway sections anchored to the rock, with La Maroma as a backdrop.
Vélez-Málaga, Málaga Moderate🥾 El Torreón Trail
The climb to the highest point in Cádiz province, 1,654 metres, with 800 metres of ascent in barely three kilometres. Prior park authorisation required.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard🥾 Garganta Verde Trail
A 2.5-kilometre descent to the bottom of a 400-metre canyon, with the Garganta cave-chapel at the end. Free prior authorisation from the park is required.
Zahara de la Sierra, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Great Málaga Path GR-249
An 850-kilometre circular trail in 35 stages crossing the whole province, from coast to inland, linking villages, mountains and natural parks.
Málaga, Málaga Moderate🥾 Green Corridor to Italica Trail
A flat stretch of the green corridor linking Santiponce with the Guadiamar riverbank, ideal for combining nature with a visit to the Roman ruins.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🥾 Guadiamar Green Corridor Trail
Seventy kilometres of riverbank restored after the 1998 mining disaster, today Europe's largest ecological corridor towards Doñana.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🥾 Huéznar Waterfalls Trail
A flat route beside the Huéznar river in San Nicolás del Puerto, among stepped travertine waterfalls and a grove of ash and willow.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🥾 Iberian Lynx Trail
A route through the Sierra de Andújar among pastures and rockrose, the best place in the world to spot the Iberian lynx, especially at dawn in winter.
Andújar, Jaén Moderate🥾 La Cimbarra Waterfall Trail
A short walk in Aldeaquemada to a waterfall of the Guarrizas river over reddish quartzite, in a natural site with World Heritage rock art.
La Carolina, Jaén Easy🥾 La Lantejuela Wetlands Trail
A route around three steppe lagoons in the Seville countryside, a refuge for flamingos, bustards and little bustards in cereal fields with barely any visitors.
Marchena, Sevilla Easy🥾 Laguna Grande Trail
A flat walk around Jaén's most important wetland, surrounded by olive groves, with hides for watching white-headed ducks, coots and migratory birds.
Úbeda y Baeza, Jaén Easy🥾 Llanos del Berral Trail
A route in Los Alcornocales entering a canuto, one of those humid valleys where a laurel forest survives as a relic of the Tertiary era.
Castellar de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Los Cahorros Trail
A seven-kilometre circular route in Monachil with suspension bridges, rock passages where you must crouch and chains fixed to the wall above the river.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Moderate🥾 Los Castañares Trail
A circular route in Constantina among chestnut groves, olive trees and holm oaks, ending beside the castle with panoramic views of the Sierra Norte.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Moderate🥾 Los Escullos to La Isleta Trail
An easy coastal route skirting the Los Escullos fossil dune and San Felipe castle to the fishing village of La Isleta del Moro, with volcanic coves below.
Isleta del Moro, Almería Easy🥾 Los Millares Trail
A waymarked route through the most important Chalcolithic settlement in western Europe, among walls, reconstructed huts and megalithic tombs above the Andarax river.
Los Millares, Almería Easy🥾 Los Villares Trails
A network of waymarked routes in the peri-urban park of the Córdoba sierra, among pines and gall oaks, with picnic areas and views over the Guadalquivir valley.
Córdoba, Córdoba Easy🥾 Lucainena Greenway
A former mining railway turned into a flat five-kilometre trail, starting beside the calcination kilns and crossing the arid Sierra Alhamilla landscape.
Lucainena de las Torres, Almería Easy🥾 Maro Cliffs Trail
A route between Granada and Málaga along the edge of the natural site's cliffs, dropping down to virgin coves and the Maro waterfall.
Almuñécar, Granada Moderate🥾 Mining Landscape Trail
A route around Riotinto skirting the open-pit mines and the red river, an otherworldly landscape NASA studies as a Mars analogue.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Moderate🥾 Molino del Corcho Trail
A flat six-kilometre route beside the Huéznar river from Cazalla station, reachable by train, with picnic areas and pools to cool off.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🥾 Mulhacén Ascent
The route to the roof of the Iberian Peninsula, 3,479 metres. The most accessible way starts at Hoya del Portillo above Capileira, with a park bus in summer.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🥾 Odiel Marshes Trail
A route through the Biosphere Reserve among tidal creeks and salt pans, with Europe's largest spoonbill colony and flamingos minutes from central Huelva.
Huelva, Huelva Easy🥾 Olive Oil Greenway
Fifty-five kilometres of former railway between Jaén and Córdoba province, crossing an endless sea of olive trees over thirteen historic viaducts.
Alcalá la Real, Jaén Easy🥾 Padules Canales Trail
A six-kilometre circular route through the Andarax river gorge, with walkways, natural pools and a waterfall between rock walls in the Almería Alpujarra.
Almería, Almería Moderate🥾 Palos and Las Madres Lagoons Trail
A natural site of coastal lagoons among pine woods in Mazagón, with bird hides and one of the province's best wintering areas for ducks.
Huelva, Huelva Easy🥾 Peña de Arias Montano Trail
A short walk from Alájar to a limestone promontory with a chapel, caves and a viewpoint over the whole Sierra de Aracena.
Aracena, Huelva Easy🥾 Peña de Hierro Trail
A route in Nerva to a sixty-metre deep open-pit mine and the source of the Tinto river, with an underground gallery open to visitors.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Easy🥾 Pinsapar Trail
A twelve-kilometre crossing between Grazalema and Benamahoma through the best preserved pinsapo fir forest in the world. Prior authorisation also required.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard🥾 Poqueira Gorge Trail
A circular route linking Pampaneira, Bubión and Capileira along Moorish irrigation channels, among chestnut trees and the Alpujarra's traditional architecture.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Moderate🥾 Puerto de la Ragua Trails
A network of routes at 2,000 metres in the only mountain pass crossing Sierra Nevada, among pine woods and high meadows. In winter it is skied cross-country.
Adra, Almería Easy🥾 Quiebrajano Ravine Trail
A demanding crossing through a Sierra Mágina canyon near Otíñar, largely unmarked and with sections along the riverbed.
Jaén, Jaén Hard🥾 Rodalquilar Gold Mines Trail
A route among the ruins of Spain's largest gold mine, closed in 1966. A ghostly industrial landscape of hoppers and ponds among reddish volcanic hills.
Níjar, Almería Moderate🥾 Roman Road from Benaocaz to Ubrique
A 3.5-kilometre Roman cobbled road between two white villages, one of the best preserved stretches of Roman road in Andalusia.
Ubrique, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Ruiz Sánchez Lagoon Trail
A route around the endorheic lagoons of Osuna, seasonal countryside wetlands where flamingos, herons and threatened steppe birds breed.
Osuna, Sevilla Easy🥾 Río Aguas and Mills Trail
A trail in Sorbas descending to Almería's only permanent-flow river, among gypsum badlands, old flour mills and oleanders.
Tabernas, Almería Moderate🥾 Río Bailón Canyon Trail
A seven-kilometre route from Zuheros through a karst canyon in the Subbética Geopark, with walls full of ammonite fossils and vulture colonies.
Zuheros, Córdoba Moderate🥾 Río Borosa Trail
The most famous trail in Cazorla: twenty-two kilometres from Torre del Vinagre through the Cerrada de Elías, with wooden walkways, tunnels and two mountain lakes.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Moderate🥾 Río Chillar Trail
The summer route par excellence: you walk in the riverbed with water up to your ankles to the Cahorros, a marble gorge barely two metres wide.
Nerja, Málaga Moderate🥾 Río Dúrcal Trail
A water route along the riverbed between rock walls, with pools for swimming and the Los Siete Ojos aqueduct as a backdrop. Ideal in summer.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Moderate🥾 Río Guadalmesí Trail
A route in the Strait Park descending along the river to the sea, one of Europe's best spots to watch bird migration with Africa opposite.
Tarifa, Cádiz Easy🥾 Río Majaceite Trail
One of the most popular trails in Andalusia: five kilometres of riverside woodland between El Bosque and Benamahoma, always beside the water in the shade of ash and alder.
Grazalema, Cádiz Easy🥾 Río de la Hoz Trail
A route in Priego climbing a canyon to a waterfall, with views of the Iznájar reservoir and the Sierra de la Tiñosa from the top.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🥾 Salto del Cabrero Trail
A route from Benaocaz to a spectacular geological fault: two seventy-metre vertical walls split by a chasm, leapt by a goatherd according to legend.
Ubrique, Cádiz Moderate🥾 Seven Lakes Trail
The climb from Trevélez to a glacial cirque at 2,900 metres with seven meltwater lakes, the natural antechamber of Mulhacén. Two thousand metres of ascent.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Hard🥾 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.
Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🥾 Sierra de Mijas Trails
A network of routes through a white marble massif right behind the Costa del Sol, with abandoned quarries and views of both the Mediterranean and Africa.
Marbella, Málaga Moderate🥾 Sierra de los Filabres Trails
Routes through Almería's second highest massif, among replanted pine forests and the Calar Alto observatory, one of the clearest skies in Europe.
Macael, Almería Easy🥾 Subbética Greenway
Fifty-eight kilometres of the old Olive Oil Train through olive groves, with iron viaducts, lit tunnels and stations turned into rest areas.
Cabra, Córdoba Easy🥾 Sulayr GR-240 Trail
The longest circular trail in Spain: three hundred kilometres in nineteen stages completely encircling Sierra Nevada at mid-altitude.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🥾 Torcal de Antequera Trails
Three waymarked routes through a World Heritage karst maze, among screw-shaped limestone formations sculpted by erosion.
Antequera, Málaga Easy🥾 Torre del Tajo Trail
A flat route through the La Breña pine forest in Barbate to a 16th-century watchtower on a hundred-metre cliff over the Atlantic.
Barbate y Zahara, Cádiz Easy🥾 Torrecilla Peak Trail
The climb to the roof of the Sierra de las Nieves National Park, at 1,919 metres, from the Quejigales recreation area among centuries-old pinsapos.
Ronda, Málaga Hard🥾 Vela Blanca Trail
A seven-kilometre track between the Cabo de Gata lighthouse and the Vela Blanca watchtower, closed to traffic. It runs along volcanic cliffs with views of Mónsul and Los Genoveses.
Cabo de Gata, Almería Easy🥾 Vereda de la Estrella
The classic Sierra Nevada trail: twenty-one kilometres there and back from Güéjar Sierra along the Genil valley, with views of the north faces of Mulhacén and Alcazaba.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🥾 Water Mills Greenway
A former mining railway between San Juan del Puerto and Valverde del Camino, with tunnels, flour mills and eucalyptus and pine woods along 36 kilometres.
Valverde del Camino, Huelva Easy🥾 Zarracatín Lagoon Trail
A route through the endorheic wetlands of Utrera, with hides for watching flamingos, white-headed ducks and water birds in cereal-growing countryside.
Utrera, Sevilla Easy🥾 Zóñar Lagoon Trail
A flat walk around Andalusia's deepest permanent lagoon in Aguilar de la Frontera, with hides for watching white-headed ducks and waterfowl.
Montilla, Córdoba EasyCycling route · 49
🚴 Almería Seafront Cycle Path
A flat ride beside the Mediterranean from the port to Ribera beach, with views of Cabo de Gata and the English Cable pier.
Almería, Almería Easy🚴 Alpujarra Cycling Route
A balcony road linking Lanjarón, Órgiva, Pampaneira and Trevélez halfway up Sierra Nevada, with constant gradients and white villages clinging to the slopes.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Hard🚴 Axarquía Greenway
A former railway route between Vélez-Málaga and Ventas de Zafarraya, flat along the coastal stretch and climbing gradually towards the Sierra de Tejeda.
Vélez-Málaga, Málaga Easy🚴 Cabo de Gata MTB Route
Dirt tracks among volcanic coves, salt pans and abandoned farmsteads. The levante wind and lack of shade set the real difficulty of the route.
Cabo de Gata, Almería Moderate🚴 Campiña Greenway by Bike
Ninety flat kilometres between Córdoba and Marchena. Wide tyres advisable: some sections have uneven surface and overgrown vegetation on the Seville side.
Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba Easy🚴 Cazorla Cycling Route
A mountain road through Spain's largest natural park, following the Guadalquivir between rock walls and pine forests to the Tranco reservoir.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Hard🚴 Climb to Alto del Purche
Nine kilometres at an average of seven and a half per cent from Monachil, the training climb par excellence for Granada cyclists.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🚴 Climb to Calar Alto
Twenty-eight kilometres of continuous climbing to the astronomical observatory at 2,168 metres, one of the longest and loneliest ascents in Spain.
Macael, Almería Hard🚴 Climb to Cazorla Puerto de las Palomas
A climb from Cazorla to the 1,290-metre viewpoint, with Spain's largest natural park at your feet and griffon vultures circling the pass.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Hard🚴 Climb to Grazalema Puerto de las Palomas
Seven kilometres of hairpins between Zahara and Grazalema to a viewpoint at 1,357 metres where dozens of griffon vultures glide at road level.
Zahara de la Sierra, Cádiz Hard🚴 Climb to Puerto de la Ragua
A legendary climb to 2,041 metres through the only pass crossing Sierra Nevada. The Almería side climbs twenty kilometres at a constant seven per cent.
Adra, Almería Hard🚴 Climb to Puerto del Boyar
A climb from Benamahoma to the 1,103-metre pass, with views over the whole valley and the pinsapo forest. One of the favourite ascents of Cádiz cyclists.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard🚴 Climb to Puerto del León
Twenty kilometres of steady climbing from Málaga through the Montes, the classic training ride of local cyclists, with bay views all the way up.
Málaga, Málaga Hard🚴 Climb to Sierra Nevada
Thirty-two kilometres from Granada to Pradollano, the longest climb in Spain and a legendary Vuelta stage finish. It can be extended to the Veleta.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🚴 Climb to Zuheros Puerto de las Palomas
A short but brutal climb from Zuheros on the Bat Cave road, with ramps of over fifteen per cent and views over the Geopark.
Zuheros, Córdoba Hard🚴 Coastal Greenway
A flat route between Ayamonte and Lepe crossing the Isla Cristina marshes, with tidal mills, flamingos and large flocks of wading birds.
Ayamonte, Huelva Easy🚴 Costa del Sol Coastal Path
A seafront boardwalk and cycle lane linking the coastal towns, flat and accessible, ideal for families and sunset rides.
Marbella, Málaga Easy🚴 Córdoba Sierra MTB Route
Forest tracks leaving the Los Villares peri-urban park towards Trassierra and the Guadiato valley, among pines and holm oaks a step from the city.
Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🚴 Córdoba Subbética Route
A mountain road between Priego, Carcabuey and Zuheros, skirting the Geopark with short climbs and views of the canyons and limestone ridges.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🚴 Despeñaperros Route
A route through the gorge that forms Andalusia's natural gateway, between quartzite walls and the historic royal road to Madrid.
La Carolina, Jaén Moderate🚴 Doñana Cycling Route
A flat route around the national park among rice fields, pine woods and the Dehesa de Abajo, with Europe's largest stork colony.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🚴 El Rocío to Matalascañas Cycling Route
A flat fifteen-kilometre lane along the edge of Doñana among pine woods and marshes, from El Rocío village to the beach. Ideal for birdwatching at dawn.
El Rocío, Huelva Easy🚴 Guadalhorce Reservoirs Route
A circuit around the three Ardales reservoirs skirting turquoise waters among pine woods, with access to the Caminito del Rey and the Gaitanes gorge beyond.
Ardales y el Caminito del Rey, Málaga Moderate🚴 Hazallanas Climb
One of the toughest climbs in Spain from Monachil: seven kilometres with twenty per cent ramps that the Vuelta has used to decide the overall standings.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard🚴 Hornachuelos MTB Route
Forest tracks through the Mediterranean woodland of the Sierra Morena, among holm and cork oaks where large black vulture colonies nest.
Hornachuelos, Córdoba Moderate🚴 Lucainena Greenway
Five flat kilometres on the old mining railway, with a compact surface suitable for any bike and the calcination kilns as starting point.
Lucainena de las Torres, Almería Easy🚴 Mining Basin MTB Route
Tracks through the Martian landscape of Riotinto, skirting open-pit mines, spoil heaps in impossible colours and the red bed of the Tinto river.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Moderate🚴 Montilla-Moriles Wine Route
A route among albero vineyards and historic wine presses through southern Córdoba countryside, with gentle rolling terrain and plenty of villages to taste the fino.
Montilla, Córdoba Moderate🚴 Odiel Marshes Cycling Route
A flat lane along the Juan Carlos I dyke among tidal creeks and salt pans, with flamingos, spoonbills and the Atlantic beyond, ten minutes from central Huelva.
Huelva, Huelva Easy🚴 Olive Oil Greenway
Fifty-five flat kilometres from Jaén to Córdoba province, crossing thirteen iron viaducts over an endless sea of olive trees.
Jaén, Jaén Easy🚴 Renaissance Route
A route between Úbeda and Baeza across the olive ridge, linking the two World Heritage cities with constant rolling terrain among olive trees.
Úbeda y Baeza, Jaén Moderate🚴 Serranía de Ronda Cycling Route
Mountain roads through the Genal Valley and the Sierra de las Nieves, with linked climbs and white villages clinging to the slopes.
Ronda, Málaga Hard🚴 Seville Countryside Route
A flat route between Écija, Osuna and Marchena along farm tracks, sunflowers and wheat fields, linking three monumental historic centres.
Écija, Sevilla Easy🚴 Seville Cycle Ring
One hundred and eighty kilometres of segregated cycle lanes that make Seville one of Europe's most cyclable capitals, with the Guadalquivir bank as its axis.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🚴 Seville Sierra Morena MTB Route
Tracks and drove roads through the Geopark pastures, between Cazalla, Constantina and El Pedroso, with gentle gradients and good dirt surfaces.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Moderate🚴 Sierra Greenway
Spain's best-rated greenway: 36 flat kilometres between Olvera and Puerto Serrano with thirty lit tunnels, four viaducts and stations turned into hotels.
Olvera, Cádiz Easy🚴 Sierra María-Los Vélez MTB Route
Tracks through the natural park of northern Almería among replanted pine woods and limestone peaks, with the Cueva de los Letreros shelter on the route.
Vélez-Blanco, Almería Moderate🚴 Sierra Norte de Sevilla Greenway
Eighteen flat kilometres from Cazalla-Constantina station to the Cerro del Hierro, among holm and cork oaks, largely surfaced.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🚴 Sierra de Andújar MTB Route
Tracks through pastures and Mediterranean scrub in the world sanctuary of the Iberian lynx, with granite batholiths and gorges in the Sierra Morena.
Andújar, Jaén Moderate🚴 Sierra de Aracena Cycling Route
Narrow, traffic-free roads among white villages, holm oak pastures and chestnut groves, with short but constant climbs adding up to serious elevation.
Aracena, Huelva Hard🚴 Sierra de Baza MTB Route
Forest tracks through a wooded island amid the arid basins of the highland, with old farmsteads, abandoned mines and peaks over 2,000 metres.
Baza, Granada Moderate🚴 Subbética Greenway by Bike
Fifty-eight kilometres of compact surface among olive groves and the Geopark, with iron viaducts and stations turned into rest areas and bike hire points.
Cabra, Córdoba Easy🚴 Tarifa to Bolonia Coastal Route
A secondary road among pine woods and Costa de la Luz beaches, with detours to Baelo Claudia and the Bolonia dune. Beware the headwind from the west.
Tarifa, Cádiz Moderate🚴 Torcal and Peña Route
A route around Antequera with the Torcal climb as the highlight, twelve kilometres to the karst landscape, returning around the Peña de los Enamorados.
Antequera, Málaga Moderate🚴 Tropical Coast Route
A coastal route between Almuñécar, Salobreña and Motril, alternating clifftop ramps with flat stretches among banana and custard apple plantations.
Motril, Granada Moderate🚴 Utrera Lagoons Route
A flat route through the endorheic wetlands of the countryside, with bird hides and dirt tracks among olive groves and cereal fields.
Utrera, Sevilla Easy🚴 Water Mills Greenway by Bike
Thirty-six kilometres between San Juan del Puerto and Valverde del Camino, with tunnels and eucalyptus woods. Some sections are shared with vehicles.
Valverde del Camino, Huelva Easy🚴 White Villages Route
A road route through the Sierra de Grazalema linking Zahara, Grazalema and Ubrique, with the Puerto de las Palomas at 1,357 metres as its high point.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard🚴 Wine and Marshes Route
A flat route among albariza vineyards and the Guadalquivir marshes, linking Sanlúcar, Chipiona and Trebujena beside Doñana Park.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz EasyHigh mountain · 21
⛰️ Alcazaba Peak
Sierra Nevada's third summit at 3,371 metres and the wildest of the big peaks: with no road nearby, it demands a long crossing from Trevélez or Hoya del Portillo.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard⛰️ Cabañas Peak
The roof of the Cazorla park at 2,028 metres, with a climb through black pine forests and a viewpoint taking in the whole sea of Jaén sierras.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Moderate⛰️ Calar Alto and Sierra de los Filabres
Almería's second massif at 2,168 metres, crowned by the largest astronomical observatory in continental Europe under some of the clearest skies around.
Macael, Almería Moderate⛰️ El Terril Peak
The highest point in Seville province at 1,129 metres in the Sierra Sur, with a short but steady climb and panoramic views over the countryside.
Osuna, Sevilla Moderate⛰️ El Torreón Peak
The highest point in Cádiz province at 1,654 metres in the Sierra de Grazalema, the rainiest spot in Spain. Prior park authorisation required.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard⛰️ La Maroma Peak
The highest peak in Málaga province at 2,069 metres, in the Tejeda and Almijara ranges, with a 17th-century snow well at the summit.
Vélez-Málaga, Málaga Hard⛰️ La Tiñosa Peak
The highest summit in Córdoba at 1,570 metres in the Sierras Subbéticas, with a final stretch of loose stone and views reaching Sierra Nevada on clear days.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Hard⛰️ Mulhacén Summit
The roof of the Iberian Peninsula at 3,479 metres. In summer it is climbed from Capileira with the park bus; in winter it requires full mountaineering kit.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Hard⛰️ Mágina Peak
The highest point in Jaén province at 2,167 metres, a rugged limestone massif rising over a sea of olive trees and holding snow much of the winter.
Jaén, Jaén Hard🎿 Puerto de la Ragua
A cross-country ski centre at 2,041 metres in the only pass crossing Sierra Nevada, with marked circuits, snowshoeing and a refuge open all year.
Adra, Almería Easy⛰️ Sierra María and María Peak
A 2,045-metre summit in northern Almería, with replanted pine woods, frequent winter snow and views to Sierra Nevada and the Murcia highland.
Vélez-Blanco, Almería Moderate⛷️ Sierra Nevada Ski Resort
Europe's southernmost ski resort and Spain's biggest vertical drop, with over a hundred kilometres of pistes between 2,100 and 3,300 metres and Mediterranean views.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Moderate⛰️ Sierra de Aracena Summits
Gentle hills around a thousand metres at the western end of the Sierra Morena, without snow but with persistent mist and the largest chestnut groves in the south.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Easy⛰️ Sierra de Aracena and Castaño Peak
Gentle summits of the Huelva sierra around 900 metres, without snow but with the largest chestnut groves in the south and frequent autumn mist.
Aracena, Huelva Easy⛰️ Sierra de Cabra and Picacho
A 1,217-metre summit with the Virgen de la Sierra sanctuary, considered the geographical centre of Andalusia and with occasional January snow.
Zuheros, Córdoba Moderate⛰️ Sierra de Segura and Yelmo Peak
A 1,809-metre mountain above Segura de la Sierra, a world benchmark for paragliding and a high point of Spain's largest natural park.
Segura de la Sierra, Jaén Moderate❄️ Sierra del Endrinal
A limestone plateau above Grazalema at 1,300 metres, with snow several weeks a year in the rainiest spot in Spain and a landscape of limestone pavement and chasms.
Grazalema, Cádiz Moderate⛰️ Sierra del Viento and Cerro Negrillo
Summits of the Seville Sierra Norte around 900 metres, with pastures, chestnut groves and the finest panoramas of the Sierra Morena Geopark.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Moderate⛰️ Three-Thousanders Traverse
The most demanding high mountain traverse in Andalusia: five days linking the fifteen summits above three thousand metres in Sierra Nevada.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Hard⛰️ Torrecilla Peak
The roof of the Sierra de las Nieves National Park at 1,919 metres, with the world's largest pinsapo forest on the climb and views to the Strait and Africa.
Ronda, Málaga Hard⛰️ Veleta Peak
The peninsula's third highest peak at 3,396 metres, reached by Europe's highest paved road, closed to traffic but open to walkers and cyclists.
Sierra Nevada, Granada HardClimbing · 22
🧗 Climbing at Baños de la Encina
Granite boulders and walls in the Sierra Morena beside the caliphal castle, with quality bouldering and an ideal season from autumn to spring.
Bailén, Jaén Easy🧗 Climbing at Cabo de Gata
Volcanic rock sectors by the sea at Los Escullos and Las Negras, with winter climbing in the sun and a swim in the cove afterwards.
Níjar, Almería Moderate🧗 Climbing at Cazorla
Sectors across the natural park with quality limestone, from beginner routes at El Vadillo to long walls in the Cerrada del Utrero.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Moderate🧗 Climbing at Cerro del Hierro
Seville's climbing school on an ancient Cambrian reef turned Roman mine, with spires and short walls ideal for beginners.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🧗 Climbing at El Chorro
The mecca of sport climbing in Spain: over two thousand routes in the Gaitanes gorge, with three-hundred-metre limestone walls and sun all winter.
Ardales y el Caminito del Rey, Málaga Hard🧗 Climbing at Grazalema
Tall limestone walls in the natural park, with classic multi-pitch routes on the Peñón Grande and Simancón, in a vulture nesting area.
Grazalema, Cádiz Hard🧗 Climbing at Loja
A classic Granada climbing school at the Infiernos de Loja, with limestone walls beside the Genil river and shaded sectors during the hot months.
Loja, Granada Moderate🧗 Climbing at Los Cahorros
Granada's classic climbing school in the Monachil gorge, with conglomerate and limestone sectors twenty minutes from the city and the river for a cool-off.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Moderate🧗 Climbing at Ojén and Sierra Blanca
Peridotite sectors above Marbella, an unusual dark and rough rock, with short routes and Mediterranean views from the wall itself.
Marbella, Málaga Easy🧗 Climbing at Peña de Arias Montano
A small school on the limestone promontory of Alájar, with short bolted routes and views over the Sierra de Aracena chestnut groves.
Aracena, Huelva Easy🧗 Climbing at Priego de Córdoba
Limestone sectors on the walls of the Sierra de la Tiñosa and El Adarve, with bolted routes of every grade on the edge of the Baroque town.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🧗 Climbing at Ubrique
Limestone walls above the white village in Los Alcornocales, with well-bolted routes and the Salto del Cabrero nearby to round off the day.
Ubrique, Cádiz Moderate🧗 Climbing at Villanueva del Rosario
A limestone sector with routes of every grade and several via ferratas, one of the rising climbing destinations of inland Málaga.
Antequera, Málaga Moderate🧗 Climbing in the Mining Basin
Sectors on the slate and volcanic rock walls around Riotinto, with unusual climbing in a mining landscape of impossible colours.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Easy🧗 Climbing in the Montes de Málaga
Sectors close to the city among pine woods, ideal for after-work climbing, with short routes and good views over the bay.
Málaga, Málaga Easy🧗 Climbing in the Subbética
Routes in the Bailón canyon and on the walls around Zuheros, with limestone full of marine fossils inside the UNESCO Geopark.
Zuheros, Córdoba Moderate🧗 Climbing on Macael Marble
Sectors on white marble walls in the Sierra de los Filabres, an unusual rock for climbing with grip quite different from limestone.
Macael, Almería Easy🧗 Climbing on the Guadix Highland
Routes on the conglomerates and badlands of the highland, with peculiar rock in a landscape of gullies and cave houses unique in Europe.
Guadix, Granada Moderate🧗 Fuente de la Peña Via Ferrata
An urban via ferrata on the edge of Jaén, below Santa Catalina castle, with Tibetan bridges and views over the city and the sea of olive trees.
Jaén, Jaén Moderate🧗 Seville Climbing Walls and Schools
A network of climbing walls and schools across the province for year-round training, with organised trips to Cerro del Hierro and the Subbéticas.
Utrera, Sevilla Easy🧗 Tajo de Ronda Via Ferrata
Two equipped via ferratas on the gorge walls, the first suitable for beginners and the second more demanding, with views of the Puente Nuevo from the void.
Ronda, Málaga Easy🧗 Torcal Via Ferrata
An equipped route on the Camorro in the karst landscape of Antequera, among screw-shaped limestone formations declared World Heritage.
Antequera, Málaga ModerateCanyoning · 19
🪢 Despeñaperros Canyons
Descents through the quartzite cliffs of the natural park, with the Cimbarra waterfall as backdrop and jumps into reddish pools.
La Carolina, Jaén Moderate🪢 Garganta Verde Canyon
A technical descent through a four-hundred-metre canyon in Grazalema, with the Garganta cave-chapel at the end. Park authorisation required.
Zahara de la Sierra, Cádiz Moderate🪢 Grazalema Canyons
Descents in the rainiest spot in Spain, with guaranteed flow in winter and spring and canyons carved into the natural park limestone.
Grazalema, Cádiz Moderate🪢 Guadalquivir Canyons
Descents in the Cazorla park along the upper Guadalquivir tributaries, with abseils between moss-covered walls and jumps into icy pools.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Moderate🪢 Huelva Sierra Canyons
Gentle descents along the streams of the Sierra de Aracena, among chestnut groves and water mills, with reliable flow in winter and spring.
Minas de Riotinto, Huelva Easy🪢 Monachil Canyon
A short descent at the gates of Granada along the Monachil river, with abseils beside the Los Cahorros suspension bridges and cold water all year.
Sierra Nevada, Granada Easy🪢 Padules Canyon
A short water descent through the Andarax gorge, ideal for beginners: pools, a waterfall and passages between narrow rock walls.
Almería, Almería Easy🪢 Priego Canyons
Gentle descents through the canyons dropping from the Sierra de la Tiñosa, ideal for beginners, with flow only after winter rain.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Easy🪢 Rivera del Huéznar Canyons
Gentle descents down the travertine falls of the Huéznar, suitable for families, with clean pools and riverside woodland in the Sierra Norte.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🪢 Rodalquilar Volcanic Canyons
Dry descents through the gullies and volcanic rock ravines of Cabo de Gata, with abseils on reddish walls and the sea always beyond.
Níjar, Almería Moderate🪢 Río Castril Canyons
Descents in the natural park of northern Granada, with narrow limestone canyons, waterfalls and reliable spring-fed flow.
Baza, Granada Moderate🪢 Río Chíllar Canyon
A gentle water descent through the Nerja Cahorros, with no compulsory abseils: you walk in the riverbed between two-metre-wide marble walls.
Nerja, Málaga Easy🪢 Río Verde Canyon
The most famous descent in Andalusia, at Otívar: abseils of up to twenty-five metres, polished rock slides and jumps into turquoise pools.
Almuñécar, Granada Hard🪢 Sierra María Canyons
Dry beginner descents in northern Almería, with abseils on limestone and no water most of the year, ideal for learning technique.
Vélez-Blanco, Almería Easy🪢 Sierra Norte Canyons
Descents along the streams of the Seville Geopark, with short abseils on slate and travertine and pools to swim in at the end.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🪢 Sierra de Aracena Canyons
Gentle descents along the mountain streams among chestnut groves and old water mills, with reliable flow in the rainy months.
Aracena, Huelva Easy🪢 Sierra de Segura Canyons
Descents in the far north of the Cazorla park, with little-visited canyons, cold water all year and abseils between limestone walls.
Segura de la Sierra, Jaén Moderate🪢 Subbética Canyons
Descents through the karst canyons of the Córdoba Geopark, between walls with ammonite fossils and waterfalls that only run after rain.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate🪢 Zarzalones Canyon
A water descent in Tolox, inside the Sierra de las Nieves National Park, with abseils, jumps and crystal-clear pools between limestone walls.
Ronda, Málaga ModerateDiving · 18
🤿 Archaeological Diving in the Bay of Cádiz
Dives over Phoenician, Roman and Trafalgar-era wrecks in one of the bays with the most submerged heritage in Europe.
Cádiz, Cádiz Moderate🤿 Cabo de Gata Marine Reserve
The finest marine reserve of the Spanish Mediterranean: posidonia meadows, volcanic reefs, grouper and visibility often exceeding thirty metres.
Cabo de Gata, Almería Moderate🤿 Diving at Bolonia and Trafalgar
Atlantic dives off the cape where the 1805 battle was fought, with historic remains, sand and rock bottoms and visibility very dependent on the wind.
Barbate y Zahara, Cádiz Moderate🤿 Diving at Estepona
A quiet area of the western Costa del Sol with artificial reefs, sunken wrecks and mild water practically all year.
Casares, Málaga Easy🤿 Diving at Isla Cristina
Atlantic dives over sandy bottoms and wrecks off one of Spain's most important fishing ports, with tidal currents.
Isla Cristina, Huelva Moderate🤿 Diving at La Herradura
A sheltered Tropical Coast bay with depths to forty metres, submerged caves and the Cerro Gordo site. Granada's best area for first dives.
Almuñécar, Granada Easy🤿 Diving at La Isleta del Moro
Volcanic seabeds beside the fishing village islet, with submerged arches, octopus and grouper in the best preserved area of the marine reserve.
Níjar, Almería Moderate🤿 Diving at Marbella and Cabopino
Accessible Costa del Sol dive sites with wrecks sunk as artificial reefs, shoals of sea bream and mild water almost all year.
Marbella, Málaga Easy🤿 Diving at Mojácar and Garrucha
Accessible dive sites on the Almería Levante with posidonia meadows, artificial reefs and a nearby marine trench where large pelagics appear.
Mojácar, Almería Easy🤿 Diving at Motril and Calahonda
Rocky Tropical Coast seabeds with deep, clear water very close to shore, with artificial reefs and shoals of fish.
Motril, Granada Easy🤿 Diving at Punta Entinas-Sabinar
A natural site with sandy bottoms and posidonia meadows in shallow water, with salt pans and flamingos just behind the shoreline.
Roquetas de Mar, Almería Easy🤿 Diving at Punta de la Mona
The finest dive sites of the Tropical Coast: vertical walls dropping to forty metres, caves, gorgonians and exceptional biodiversity at Cerro Gordo.
Almuñécar, Granada Moderate🤿 Diving at Roquetas and Aguadulce
A beginner area with calm shallow water, artificial reefs and posidonia meadows beside the Punta Entinas-Sabinar site.
Roquetas de Mar, Almería Easy🤿 Diving at Sancti Petri
Dives around the islet where the Phoenician temple of Melqart stood, with submerged archaeological remains, Roman anchors and sand and rock bottoms.
Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate🤿 Diving at Tarifa Island
Dives where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, with strong currents, wrecks and the greatest concentration of marine life in the southern peninsula.
Tarifa, Cádiz Hard🤿 Diving in the Strait of Gibraltar
Demanding dives amid the currents between two seas, with historic wrecks, large pelagics and the chance of meeting dolphins and orcas.
Tarifa, Cádiz Hard🤿 Diving on the Huelva Coast
Atlantic dives over Second World War wrecks and sandy bottoms with prawns, meagre and visibility varying with the tide.
Punta Umbría, Huelva Moderate🤿 Snorkelling at Maro Cliffs
A protected natural site with crystal-clear coves, sea-level caves and shallow rocky bottoms teeming with life, perfect for snorkelling.
Nerja, Málaga EasySurf and kitesurf · 18
🪁 Kitesurfing at Chipiona and Sanlúcar
Atlantic beaches at the mouth of the Guadalquivir with very regular westerly wind in spring and summer and plenty of space to sail.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz Moderate🪁 Kitesurfing at El Rompido
Flat, sheltered water inside the Piedras river estuary, one of the best spots in Spain to learn kitesurfing without waves.
Cartaya, Huelva Easy🪁 Kitesurfing at Isla Canela
An immense shallow beach beside the mouth of the Guadiana, with steady thermal wind in summer and very few people in the water.
Ayamonte, Huelva Moderate🪁 Kitesurfing at Punta Umbría
Kilometres of wild beach beside the juniper wood, with reliable westerly wind in spring and summer and plenty of room to learn.
Punta Umbría, Huelva Easy🪁 Kitesurfing at Roquetas de Mar
Wide beaches of the Almería poniente with reliable summer thermal wind, shallow water and schools open all year.
Roquetas de Mar, Almería Easy🪁 Kitesurfing at Valdevaqueros
Europe's kitesurfing mecca: wind guaranteed more than three hundred days a year, a giant dune and dozens of schools on the same beach.
Tarifa, Cádiz Moderate🪁 Kitesurfing at Vera and Mojácar
Strong levante wind on the Almería Levante coast, with kilometres of uncrowded beach and good wave and wind conditions almost all year.
Mojácar, Almería Moderate🏄 Paddleboarding at Marbella
A sheltered coast with calm sea most of the year, ideal for paddleboarding and kayaking from the Cabopino and Artola beaches.
Marbella, Málaga Easy🏄 Paddleboarding at Nerja
Calm waters of the eastern Costa del Sol ideal for paddleboarding, with outings from Burriana to the coves and caves of Maro.
Nerja, Málaga Easy🏄 Surfing at Bolonia
A bay sheltered from the levante with clean waves when the westerly swell arrives, and the Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia on the beach.
Barbate y Zahara, Cádiz Moderate🏄 Surfing at Conil
Wide sheltered beaches ideal for surf schools, with gentle summer waves and more powerful sets when the Atlantic swell arrives.
Conil de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🏄 Surfing at El Palmar
The quintessential surf beach of Cádiz, with consistent beach-break waves in autumn and winter and an atmosphere of beach bars and sunsets.
Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate🏄 Surfing at El Puerto de Santa María
Urban bay beaches with small waves and a sandy bottom, perfect for taking your first steps on a board in calm water.
El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz Easy🏄 Surfing at La Barrosa
A wide Chiclana beach with a sandy bottom and gentle waves, one of the best in Cádiz for schools and learning in summer.
Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🏄 Surfing at Matalascañas
A beach open to the Atlantic beside Doñana, with powerful winter waves and kilometres of sand where you can find uncrowded peaks.
El Rocío, Huelva Moderate🏄 Surfing at the Roche Coves
Hidden peaks at the foot of the reddish Conil cliffs, with quality waves when the levante is not blowing and very few people in the water.
Conil de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate🏄 Windsurfing at Los Lances
An immense white sand beach with shallow water, the best in Tarifa for learning, with levante and poniente winds alternating all year.
Tarifa, Cádiz Easy🪁 Windsurfing at Torre del Mar
A Costa del Sol windsurfing benchmark, with very regular afternoon thermal breeze in summer, beach schools and a long promenade.
Vélez-Málaga, Málaga EasyWatersports · 20
⛵ Boat Trips in Doñana
Trips along the Guadalquivir into the heart of the national park, with stops to see birds, deer and the marshes from the water.
El Rocío, Huelva Easy🛶 Canoeing at El Pintado
The largest reservoir in Seville, in the heart of the Sierra Norte surrounded by pastures, popular with canoeists, anglers and campers.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🚣 Canoeing at La Breña II
A reservoir in Almodóvar del Río with one of Spain's largest concrete dams, today a watersports and rowing centre half an hour from Córdoba.
Almodóvar del Río, Córdoba Easy🛶 Canoeing at the Rumblar
A reservoir in Baños de la Encina surrounded by Mediterranean woodland, with an inland beach, bathing area and calm water ideal for family canoeing.
Bailén, Jaén Easy🚣 Canoeing on the Guadalquivir
Spain's only navigable river crosses Seville between the Torre del Oro and Triana, with rowing and canoeing clubs and a century-old university regatta.
Sevilla, Sevilla Easy🛶 Kayaking at Ardales Reservoirs
Turquoise water surrounded by pine woods in the three-reservoir complex beside the Caminito del Rey, with kayak hire and bathing areas.
Ardales y el Caminito del Rey, Málaga Easy🛶 Kayaking at El Rompido Spit
Crossings through the Piedras river estuary among marshes and the sand spit, with sheltered water and birdwatching throughout.
Cartaya, Huelva Easy🛶 Kayaking at Francisco Abellán Reservoir
A highland reservoir surrounded by red clay badlands, with calm water and a landscape that sees hardly any visitors.
Guadix, Granada Easy🛶 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.
Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🛶 Kayaking at Iznájar Reservoir
The lake of Andalusia, the region's largest reservoir, with an inland beach, kayak and paddleboard hire among olive groves and calm water.
Iznájar, Córdoba Easy🛶 Kayaking at Negratín Reservoir
Andalusia's third largest reservoir, in a badlands landscape resembling a desert canyon, with an inland beach and turquoise water.
Baza, Granada Easy🛶 Kayaking at the Maro Cliffs
The star activity of the eastern Costa del Sol: kayak trips beneath hundred-metre cliffs, entering sea caves and passing under the Maro waterfall.
Nerja, Málaga Easy🚣 Rowing at Cuevas del Almanzora
An international-standard artificial rowing channel in the Almería reservoir, a regular venue for national team training camps and competitions.
Mojácar, Almería Moderate⛵ 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.
Arcos de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy⛵ Sailing in the Bay of Almería
Calm water and steady thermal wind in a bay open to the Mediterranean, with yacht clubs and dinghy schools beside the port.
Almería, Almería Easy⛵ Sailing in the Bay of Cádiz
One of Spain's most nautical bays, cradle of historic regattas and lateen sailing, with steady wind and sheltered water.
Cádiz, Cádiz Moderate⛵ Sailing on the Tropical Coast
Motril marina with sailing trips and boat hire off the most sheltered coast in Granada, among cliffs and beaches.
Motril, Granada Moderate⛵ Sailing the Guadalquivir Mouth
Boat trips from Sanlúcar towards the Doñana reserve, crossing the estuary where the river meets the Atlantic among marshes and dunes.
Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz Moderate⛵ Watersports at Tranco de Beas
A reservoir in the heart of the Cazorla park with solar boat trips, kayaking and canoeing among pine-covered mountains.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Easy🐋 Whale Watching in the Strait
Trips from Tarifa harbour to see dolphins, pilot whales, fin whales and orcas in one of the most biodiverse sea passages in the world.
Tarifa, Cádiz EasyHorse riding · 18
🐴 Horse Riding at Cabo de Gata
Rides along the natural park tracks among volcanic coves, flamingo salt pans and desert gullies, with the option of riding along the shore.
Níjar, Almería Easy🐴 Horse Riding in Cazorla
Rides through Spain's largest natural park along the upper Guadalquivir, among pine forests, deep valleys and sightings of deer and mouflon.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in Doñana
Rides along the sandy tracks around the national park, among pine woods, marshes and El Rocío village, where the horse remains central to daily life.
El Rocío, Huelva Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in El Condado
Routes along the paths the brotherhoods use each Pentecost to ride to El Rocío, among vineyards, pine woods and the gateway to Doñana.
Niebla, Huelva Easy🐴 Horse Riding in Grazalema
Routes along the bridle paths linking the sierra's white villages, among pinsapo forests and the rainiest peaks in Spain.
Grazalema, Cádiz Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in the Alpujarra
Multi-day rides along the bridle paths linking the white villages of Sierra Nevada, among Moorish irrigation channels and chestnut groves.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in the Axarquía
Rides among muscat vineyards clinging to vertical slopes, Morisco villages and paths dropping down to the eastern Costa del Sol beaches.
Vélez-Málaga, Málaga Easy🐴 Horse Riding in the Filabres
Rides through Almería's loneliest sierra, among replanted pine woods, marble quarries and abandoned farmsteads under exceptionally clear skies.
Macael, Almería Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in the Serranía de Ronda
Rides through the Genal Valley and the bandit paths linking the white villages, with chestnut groves that turn the landscape copper in autumn.
Ronda, Málaga Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in the Seville Countryside
Routes among olive estates, fighting bull pastures and steppe lagoons, in the district that breeds some of the country's finest horses.
Utrera, Sevilla Easy🐴 Horse Riding in the Sierra Morena
Routes through the Andújar pastures, the world's best place to see the Iberian lynx, on open tracks among holm oaks and granite batholiths.
Andújar, Jaén Moderate🐴 Horse Riding in the Sierra Norte
Routes through the Seville Geopark pastures among holm and cork oaks, with historic drove roads and clean rivers.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🐴 Horse Riding in the Sierra de Aracena
Rides among chestnut groves, acorn pastures and white mountain villages, along old medieval cobbled paths.
Aracena, Huelva Easy🐴 Horse Riding in the Subbética
Rides through the Córdoba Geopark among centuries-old olive groves, karst canyons and white villages wedged into limestone.
Zuheros, Córdoba Easy🐴 Horse Riding on the Costa de la Luz
Rides along the shore on the virgin beaches of Barbate and Zahara, among dunes, pine woods and cliffs, with the Atlantic sunset as a reward.
Barbate y Zahara, Cádiz Easy🐴 Horse Riding on the Guadix Highland
Rides through a landscape of badlands and cave houses unique in Europe, with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada beyond for much of the year.
Guadix, Granada Easy🐴 Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art
A world reference for the Andalusian horse, with the show How the Andalusian Horses Dance, museums and visits to the stables and riding halls.
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🐴 Royal Stables of Córdoba
Where Philip II created the Andalusian horse as a breed in 1570, with an equestrian show, carriage museum and stable visits beside the Alcázar.
Córdoba, Córdoba EasyGolf course · 36
⛳ Alborán Golf
Almería's municipal course beside the Alborán Sea, flat and accessible, with views of Cabo de Gata and three hundred days of sunshine a year.
Almería, Almería Easy⛳ Alcaidesa Links
The only true links course on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, in San Roque, with the Rock of Gibraltar and Africa as a backdrop on virtually every hole.
Tarifa, Cádiz Moderate⛳ Almenara Golf
Twenty-seven Dave Thomas holes in the hills of Sotogrande, with cork oaks, lakes and views of the Strait from several elevated tees.
Tarifa, Cádiz Moderate⛳ Aloha Golf Club
A Javier Arana design in Nueva Andalucía, one of the most prestigious courses in the Golf Valley, with narrow fairways among orange trees and La Concha behind.
Marbella, Málaga Hard⛳ Antequera Golf
An inland course at the geographical centre of Andalusia, with the Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal as a backdrop throughout the round.
Antequera, Málaga Moderate⛳ Atalaya Golf & Country Club
Two eighteen-hole layouts between Estepona and Marbella, with the Old Course offering wide, generous fairways, among the most played on the Costa del Sol.
Casares, Málaga Easy⛳ Bellavista Golf Club
A course in Aljaraque near Huelva, among stone pines with views over the Odiel estuary and the marshes from several holes.
Niebla, Huelva Moderate⛳ Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club
Twenty-seven holes designed by José María Olazábal beside the Atlantic, between Rota and Chipiona, with lakes, dunes and a golf school of provincial renown.
Rota, Cádiz Moderate⛳ Córdoba Country Club
A historic course on the outskirts of Córdoba among holm oaks and olive trees, on the slopes of the Sierra Morena, short but technical with plenty of shade.
Córdoba, Córdoba Moderate⛳ Finca Cortesín Golf Club
Host of the 2023 Solheim Cup and the Volvo World Match Play, in Casares. One of Europe's longest courses, with views of the Mediterranean and Africa from almost every hole.
Casares, Málaga Hard⛳ Golf El Rompido
Thirty-six holes above the Piedras river marshes, with the North course among pine woods and the South overlooking the sand spit and the Atlantic.
Cartaya, Huelva Moderate⛳ Golf Los Palacios
A flat course in the Seville countryside surrounded by rice fields and marshes, very affordable with a mild climate that allows play all winter.
Utrera, Sevilla Easy⛳ Golf Playa Serena
A Roquetas de Mar course designed by Pepe Gancedo beside the Alborán Sea, with lakes, palms and three hundred days of sunshine a year for play.
Roquetas de Mar, Almería Moderate⛳ Golf Vista Hermosa
A course in El Puerto de Santa María opened in 1975, among pine woods a step from the beach, with the Bay of Cádiz visible from the higher holes.
El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz Moderate⛳ Granada Club de Golf
A course in Las Gabias with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada beyond for much of the year, one of the few places in the world where you can ski and play golf the same day.
Granada, Granada Moderate⛳ Islantilla Golf Resort
Twenty-seven holes among pine woods and dunes beside the beach, the benchmark course of the Huelva coast, with three combinable nine-hole loops.
Isla Cristina, Huelva Moderate⛳ La Cañada Golf Club
A Robert Trent Jones and Dave Thomas design in San Roque, Spain's first public course, famous for its youth academy and its ravines.
Tarifa, Cádiz Moderate⛳ La Garza Golf Club
A municipal course in Linares surrounded by the largest sea of olive trees in the world, one of the few in Jaén province and very accessible for beginners.
Jaén, Jaén Easy⛳ La Loma Golf
A course in the Úbeda district among centuries-old olive groves, one of the few in Jaén province, flat with views of the Cazorla ranges.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Easy⛳ La Monacilla Golf Club
A quiet course in Aljaraque on the edge of Huelva, among stone pines with an accessible layout much appreciated by local players.
Niebla, Huelva Easy⛳ La Quinta Golf & Country Club
Twenty-seven holes in Benahavís designed with Manuel Piñero, set on the hillsides with marked gradients and Mediterranean views.
Marbella, Málaga Moderate⛳ Los Moriscos Golf Club
The oldest course in Granada province, on the Tropical Coast, surrounded by banana plantations and subtropical crops a few metres from the beach.
Motril, Granada Easy⛳ Los Naranjos Golf Club
A Robert Trent Jones course among old orange groves, with two very different nines: the first rolling and wooded, the second open and links in style.
Marbella, Málaga Moderate⛳ Marbella Club Golf Resort
A Dave Thomas course in the Benahavís hills at 400 metres, with simultaneous views of the Mediterranean, Gibraltar and the African coast.
Marbella, Málaga Hard⛳ Marina Golf Mojácar
A course on the Almería Levante among arid hills and the Mediterranean, with marked gradients and views of the white village of Mojácar from several holes.
Mojácar, Almería Moderate⛳ Mijas Golf Internacional
Two eighteen-hole layouts designed by Robert Trent Jones at the foot of the sierra, one of the busiest golf complexes on the Costa del Sol.
Málaga, Málaga Moderate⛳ Montecastillo Golf
A Jack Nicklaus course in Jerez, host of the Volvo Masters for a decade and one of the most technical layouts in Andalusia, with rolling fairways and well-defended greens.
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz Hard⛳ Novo Sancti Petri Golf
Thirty-six holes designed by Severiano Ballesteros beside La Barrosa beach, among pine woods with the Atlantic in view on several holes.
Chiclana de la Frontera, Cádiz Moderate⛳ Parador de Málaga Golf
The oldest golf course in Andalusia, opened in 1925 beside the sea in Churriana. A flat layout of palms and eucalyptus, ideal for all levels.
Málaga, Málaga Easy⛳ Pozoblanco Golf Club
A small nine-hole course in Los Pedroches, surrounded by holm oak pastures where Iberian pigs graze, very quiet and affordable.
Pozoblanco, Córdoba Easy⛳ Real Club Sevilla Golf
A José María Olazábal course in Alcalá de Guadaíra, host of the Spanish Open and the World Cup. Wide fairways and very fast greens among palm trees.
Alcalá de Guadaíra, Sevilla Hard⛳ Real Club Valderrama
The most decorated course in continental Europe, host of the 1997 Ryder Cup, the first played outside Britain and the United States. A Robert Trent Jones design in Sotogrande.
Tarifa, Cádiz Hard⛳ Real Club de Golf Las Brisas
A Robert Trent Jones design in Nueva Andalucía, with water in play on twelve holes. It has hosted two World Cups and several Spanish Opens.
Marbella, Málaga Hard⛳ Real Club de Golf Sotogrande
Robert Trent Jones's first European design, opened in 1964, for decades regarded as Spain's finest course and the origin of all golf development in the south.
Tarifa, Cádiz Hard⛳ Sherry Golf Jerez
A layout of wide fairways and plenty of water in play among albariza vineyards, with views of Jerez and a very approachable atmosphere for all levels.
Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy⛳ The San Roque Club
Two championship layouts signed by Dave Thomas and Severiano Ballesteros, host of the Spanish Open and rated among Europe's finest complexes.
Tarifa, Cádiz HardFree flight · 20
🪂 Balloon Flights over Doñana
Dawn ascents over the marshes and pine woods around the national park, with sightings of birds and deer from the air.
El Rocío, Huelva Easy🪂 Balloon Flights over El Condado
Ascents over the vineyards and pine woods of Huelva's wine district, with the Doñana marshes and the Atlantic on the horizon.
Niebla, Huelva Easy🪂 Balloon Flights over Guadix
Ascents over the badlands and cave houses of the highland, with the snow-capped Sierra Nevada beyond, one of the most photogenic flights in Spain.
Guadix, Granada Moderate🪂 Balloon Flights over the Sierra Norte
Dawn ascents over the pastures of the Seville Geopark, with holm oak woods, reservoirs and white villages unfolding below the basket.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Easy🪂 El Yelmo of Segura de la Sierra
One of the most famous take-off sites in the world at 1,809 metres, home of the International Air Festival that gathers pilots from dozens of countries each June.
Segura de la Sierra, Jaén Hard🪂 Paragliding at Algodonales
The Sierra de Líjar is one of Europe's finest free flight sites, with take-offs in every orientation and flying possible more than three hundred days a year.
Olvera, Cádiz Moderate🪂 Paragliding at Cazorla
Flights over Spain's largest natural park, between limestone walls and a sea of pine forest, sharing the air with griffon and bearded vultures.
Sierra de Cazorla, Jaén Hard🪂 Paragliding at El Chorro
Flights over the Gaitanes gorge and the turquoise Ardales reservoirs, with the Caminito del Rey visible from the air.
Ardales y el Caminito del Rey, Málaga Hard🪂 Paragliding at El Terril
A take-off from the roof of Seville at 1,129 metres in the Sierra Sur, flying over the countryside with wide landing areas among olive groves.
Osuna, Sevilla Moderate🪂 Paragliding at La Tiñosa
A take-off from the roof of Córdoba at 1,570 metres, flying over the Subbética Geopark with views reaching Sierra Nevada on clear days.
Priego de Córdoba, Córdoba Hard🪂 Paragliding at Lanjarón
A take-off at the gateway to the Alpujarra with Sierra Nevada behind and the Guadalfeo valley ahead, with powerful thermals in spring and summer.
La Alpujarra Granadina, Granada Moderate🪂 Paragliding at Otívar
A take-off above the Tropical Coast with flight between the sierra and the sea, one of the biggest vertical drops in Andalusia and a landing beside the beach.
Almuñécar, Granada Hard🪂 Paragliding at Sierra María
Take-offs in northern Almería flying over a landscape of contrasts between limestone peaks, pine woods and the arid basins of Los Vélez.
Vélez-Blanco, Almería Moderate🪂 Paragliding at Valle de Abdalajís
A historic school of Spanish paragliding at the foot of the Valle range, with excellent thermal conditions and cross-country flights into inland Málaga.
Antequera, Málaga Moderate🪂 Paragliding at Vejer and La Janda
Flying over the Cádiz countryside and the Costa de la Luz beaches, with steady levante wind and the chance to see the Strait and Africa from the air.
Vejer de la Frontera, Cádiz Easy🪂 Paragliding in the Filabres
High mountain take-offs in Almería's loneliest sierra, with strong summer thermals and cross-country flights over the Tabernas desert.
Macael, Almería Hard🪂 Paragliding in the Serranía de Ronda
Flights over the Tajo gorge and the Genal Valley, with take-offs in several ranges and the chance to fly over white villages and chestnut groves in autumn.
Ronda, Málaga Moderate🪂 Paragliding in the Sierra Morena
Flights over the Andújar pastures, with gentle spring thermals and the chance to fly over the world's finest Iberian lynx territory.
Andújar, Jaén Moderate🪂 Paragliding in the Sierra Norte
Take-offs above the Seville Geopark pastures, with gentle thermals ideal for long, calm flights over holm oak woods and reservoirs.
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla Moderate🪂 Paragliding in the Sierra de Cabra
A take-off beside the Virgen de la Sierra sanctuary at 1,217 metres, at the geographical centre of Andalusia, flying over the Subbética Geopark.
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