🎭 Culture
🖼️ Casa Ibáñez Museum
In Olula del Río, it holds one of the largest contemporary art collections in Andalusia, with works by Goya, Sorolla, the Madrazo family and Antonio López.
Museum⛏️ Macael Viejo Interpretation Centre
A space devoted to explaining the history of Macael's white marble culture, from Roman-era extraction to today's quarries.
Museum🍽️ Gastronomy
🔥 El Quemaíllo
A comforting drink from the villages of the Sierra de los Filabres. Aguardiente or cane spirit is flamed with sugar, coffee beans, cinnamon sticks and lemon peel, and served piping hot.
Gastronomy🏄 Sports Activities
⛰️ 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.
High mountain Moderate🚴 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.
Cycling route Hard🧗 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.
Climbing 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.
Horse riding Moderate🪂 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.
Free flight Hard🥾 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.
Hiking trail EasyMacael on the map
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