Camping La Aldea

Around El Rocío town, look out for the signs saying 'Reservado Caballos' (reserved for horses) – particularly handy if you’re on horseback and fancy stopping off at the taverna for a tipple. If you’re not saddling up, then take yourself for a wander on your own two feet: to the rear of the town you can watch all the action at the equestrian training ring and stables. The pristine sandy beaches, coastal forests and little fishing villages of the Costa de la Luz are 20 minutes' drive away for seaside days. Europe’s largest nature reserve – the UNESCO-listed Doñana National Park – is a short drive away from base too, and around the marshes and sand dunes of Las Marismas delta are thousands of European and African migratory birds as well as deer, wild boar, badgers and Egyptian mongooses. The Costa de la Luz is also famed for its Columbus Route: head to Huelva for a tour around Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, where Columbus and his crew sailed off to discover the Americas.