La Molina

This is lovely lovely land, set around the many white villages for which Andalusia is famed and with easy access to its well-known cities of Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba and Málaga as well as other day trip options to Jerez de la Frontera, Tarifa, Granada and Gibraltar. La Molina is a short stroll from Setenil de las Bodegas, one of the white villages on the Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos and highly famed for its houses carved into the rocky overhangs above the Trejo river. El Gastor, Zahara de la Sierra, Olvera, Grazalema, Algodonales and Arriate are among the other pueblos blancos in the region, with dwellings built by the Moors and/or dating back to Phoenicians or Roman times. Horse riding, hiking and fishing are all available nearby, as are more hair-raising adventures paragliding, climbing and ballooning, and Vias Verdes/Greenways cycling safely away from main and busy roads. If you fancy some beach basking, the sands of the Costa del Sol or the Costa de la Luz are just over an hour’s drive. You could also take a boat trip out for some dolphin spotting; see Europe's biggest colony of griffin vultures at the 400-metre deep canyon Garganta Verde; wander the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, or delve into the Cueva del Hundidero-Gato and the Cueva de la Pileta, Andalusia's biggest cave system. Bodega tours are mighty popular too with tasteful folk looking to investigate the local wine. The bars, restaurants, shops, museums and entertainment including flamenco shows of nearest town Ronda are within about 20 minutes' drive.