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| View towards Sierra del Hacho and Sierra Bermeja |
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| Castellar fortifications |
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| More of the castle |
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| The Guadarranque reservoir |
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| Ancient tomb |
The aim of this blog is simply to record some of the walks that we take in and around Gaucin, Andalucia. The nearby Serrania de Ronda and Parque Natural de los Alcornocales offer wonderfully varied walking terrain from gently rolling hills to rugged mountains and there is a wealth of arquitectural, geological and natural history to discover.
Tuesday 31 December 2013
Rio Hozgarganta to Castellar de la Frontera
Yesterday, we walked the 16km route from the Rio Hozgarganta to the fortressed village of Castellar de la Frontera and back; on the way we visited a Roman-era wine press and' hidden away amidst the cork oak forest, an ancient burial site. After a chilly start it soon warmed up to a pleasant, mostly sunny, 17C. The walk passes through (harvested) cotton fields, alongside abandoned farms, then climbs up the stone-built Roman road (still marked as driveable on some maps!) until you reach the atmospheric walled village of Castellar de la Frontera and its Moorish fortress.
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