If you’re looking for a full day, spectacular hike with 360 views in Sierra de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, then Pico Gilillo is an excellent choice. Easily accessed from the village of Cazorla, it’s a popular route, though most hikers don’t make it to the actual top, but just cross the mountain […]
HIKES, MALAGA, SIERRA OF TEJEDA, ALMIJARA AND ALHAMA NATURAL PARK
All you need to know to hike Pico del Cielo: Nerja’s unforgiving peak
Pico del Cielo, Nerja, boasts the absolute best 360 views on this part of Costa del Sol, but it’s also one of the most unforgiving peaks you’ll come across in Malaga. Not only because of the scorching sun that will follow you most of the trail most days but also because of the last few […]
EL TORCAL NATURE RESERVE, HIKES, MALAGA
El Torcal de Antequera: Hike through Spain’s most unique karst landscape
Hidden in the inland of Malaga, not far from the main road to Seville, you find one of the most spectacular karst landscapes, not only in Spain but in Europe. El Torcal de Antequera. It all started around 150 million years ago when this whole area was safely tucked under the Tethys Sea. One day, […]
GRANADA, HIKES, SIERRA NEVADA NATIONAL PARK
Hiking Ruta de Los Cahorros Monachil: The most fun hiking trail in Sierra Nevada
You’re up for a fun hiking trail for the whole family, with swimming holes, waterfalls, hanging bridges, and challenging crawls and climbs under and around cliffs. You’re looking for a natural playground and eager to cross one of the longest hanging bridges in Spain. Then hiking Ruta de Los Cahorros Monachil is for you. But […]
CADIZ, HIKES, SIERRA DE GRAZALEMA NATURAL PARK
A complete hiking guide to El Pinsapar Grazalema: Meet Andalucia’s national tree
There are few places where you can see the Spanish fir, Abies pinsapo, in such density as in the protected area of El Pinsapar Grazalema. Native to southern Spain and northern Morocco, the endangered fir species can only be randomly spotted in a few other places, like along El Pozuelo trail in Sierra Blanca, scattered […]
Pico de Mijas is the highest peak in Sierra de Mijas and one of the most beautiful hikes in Malaga. Towering 1150 meters above sea level it offers some of the best views of the coast of Malaga and the Costa del Sol. On a clear day, you can see all the way to Africa. […]
The impressive mountain range of Sierra de Mijas, overlooking the mesmerizing coastline from Mijas to Malaga on Costa del Sol has a myriad of hiking trails. Short and long. Easy and Hard. Finding the right trail for you in Sierra de Mijas isn’t always easy. I’ve found myself searching for information for hours without any […]
Driving on the A7 past Marbella, there is this incredibly beautiful mountain that always pulls me in and I just want to get up there for a hike. This is La Concha and it’s one of the most beautiful hikes in Malaga and the Sierra Blanca. The mesmerizing coastal view of Marbella follows you on […]
GRANADA, HIKES, SIERRA NEVADA NATIONAL PARK
Pico de Veleta: Complete hiking guide to the second highest peak in Sierra Nevada
As the second-highest peak in Sierra Nevada National Park and the third highest peak in mainland Spain, there is no arguing, Pico de Veleta (3398m) is a bucket list hike! The peak is easily accessible from the top of the Sierra Nevada chairlifts, but if you’re on this blog, I bet you’ll want to conquer […]
HIKES, MALAGA, SIERRA OF TEJEDA, ALMIJARA AND ALHAMA NATURAL PARK
La Maroma: Hike Malaga’s highest peak from Canillas de Aceituno
La Maroma in Malaga is an astounding mountain that can be seen from miles away! The iconic peak, originally named Tejada, boasts incredible 360 views over the coastline as well as the Sierra Nevada mountain range where you can even see the highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula, Mulhacen (3479m). La Maroma peak is the […]
