Sunday - Collected from Seville and taken up into the sierra to our Farm - Finca el Moro 1hr from Seville.
Monday - 4 hrs walking. A very pretty walk along the walled paths that lead between our two local villages, first to Los Marines with its church square shaded with palm trees and then on to Fuenteheridos to sit under the lime trees in the square with the sound of the famous spring enjoying a quiet drink. Home through the small neighbouring farms
(You have a choice of walks each day some long, some short, what follows is just one possibility)
Tuesday - 6 hrs walking. Through fragrant pines and onto high ridges to the village of Valdelarco lying hidden at the head of its own valley. Wonderful country, this is a real day out in the sierras, with views as far as Portugal, back home through the tiny hamlet of Navahermosa and returning finally up the river valley back to Finca el Moro.
Wednesday - 5 hrs walking. Up and over the northern face of the sierra through corridors of aromatic cistus and lavender with plunging views across the Sierra Morena – the scene of many a skirmish between Moor and Templar - and down into the flower - filled Huelva river valley for a picnic lunch and the chance of a refreshing dip. Then return home through the pretty village of Cortelazor and perhaps on the way to find a bar for a coffee-stop.
Thursday - 5 hrs walking. Climb gently through the chestnut groves carpeted with wild flowers in spring or in autumn ablaze with colour and alive with the sound of the chestnut gatherers. To arrive at the highest village of the sierra, Castaño, with its charming plaza and two churches. Back home along the southern face of thCeopyright © Finca el Moro. All rights reserved.
sierra, with lovely picnic spots and long views towards the sea down the southern slopes of the sierra.
Friday - 5hrs walking. Leave on quiet forested paths and then across the sierra to the southern side to the charming village of Linares surrounded by orange orchards and pomegranate trees, a drink in the village bullring and onto Alájar for lunch at the C16th shrine of Our lady the Queen of the Angels. Finally back home over the ridge and home to Finca el Moro.
Saturday - Leave after breakfast for the evocative city of Seville. The narrow streets of the old Arab quarter perfumed with orange blossom and the walls covered in jasmine tangles. A chance to buy wonderful ceramics, to stroll the streets lined with palm trees or just sit and watch it all from the pavement cafés. Leave Seville in your own time. We suggest, if you don't already know it, that you stay overnight. We have a list of recommended hotels we are happy to supply and can suggest places not to miss, good restaurants and bars.
The Walking Week
Discover the beautiful Sierra de Aracena independently on foot.
No groups, no guides. Tried and tested routes with clearly produced directions.
€uro 650 per person based on 2 people sharing a room with full board which features an excellent Dinner with wine each evening. Complete maps, guide notes, bird and wildflower lists and a lovely picnic each day.