Kampaoh El Rocío

Start with a stroll around El Rocío, taking in the whitewashed buildings and stopping by at some of the important religious sites like the Santuario de Nuestra Señora del Rocío (about 20 minutes’ walk from the site). Various places around town offer horse-drawn carriage rides or horse riding expeditions to take you out into the countryside a little bit. A trip into the Doñana National Park should be on your schedule too – it’s one of the country’s most important nature reserves and made up of wetlands, pine forests and dunes. You can tour under your own steam (drop in at the visitor centre in the restored Palace Acebrón, 15 minutes’ drive away, for info) or join guided wildlife-spotting tours from the town. For beach days, you might like to head to Matalascañas (20 minutes’ drive), which has a sandy beach with various activities like camel rides and an inflatable aqua park, or seek out one of the quieter stretches nearby such as Cuesta Maneli beach (25 minutes). City days take your fancy? It will take about 40 minutes to drive to Huelva or an hour to Seville.