Kampaoh Grazalema

To explore Andalusia on foot, follow the Sendero Puerto de las Presillas footpath (40 minutes’ walk) up Puerto del Boyar (a four-hour round trip) for impressive views across the peaks of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. For easier strolls, follow the Presa del Fresnillo (20 minutes) nature trails around Fresnillo Reservoir, and then catch your breath over coffee in a Grazalema (15 minutes) café. Travelling by car, take the dramatic Route of the White Villages through western Andalusia to Zahara de la Sierra (half an hour’s drive), where you can climb up through cobbled streets to the castle on its rocky crag. In Arcos de la Frontera (50 minutes), have a look at the ornate Basilica de Santa María de la Asunción (built on top of former mosque) and then fuel up on tapas in Plaza del Cabildo bars, while Olvera (40 minutes) is home to a hilltop Moorish castle and viewpoints over hills planted with olive groves. You can also use Kampaoh Grazalema as a convenient base for your touring holiday of Andalusia; head for Cádiz (an hour and a half) to see its striking white cathedral and lunch on seafood in El Pópulo restaurants, or take a day trip to Ronda (45 minutes) to walk over the 18th-century New Bridge, which spans the 320-foot Tajo Gorge.