Guidebook for Olvera
Sightseeing
Lovely town, castle, restaurants and on the Zahara side a lakeside beach
17 locals recommend
Zahara-El Gastor Reservoir
Lovely town, castle, restaurants and on the Zahara side a lakeside beach
Bars, restaurants, nature walks, and the streets themselves are quite lovely with the streams running down the side of the street
Montecorto
Bars, restaurants, nature walks, and the streets themselves are quite lovely with the streams running down the side of the street
Great town but also some amazing walks - an old Roman road climbs up the facing Cliff - walks onto the Grazalema park, mountain bikes for hire, & Cueva del Gato 4.5km spelunking/potholers cave
7 locals recommend
Montejaque
Great town but also some amazing walks - an old Roman road climbs up the facing Cliff - walks onto the Grazalema park, mountain bikes for hire, & Cueva del Gato 4.5km spelunking/potholers cave
Bodega Ronda la Vieja
So unspoiled
A whole town of partial or full cave houses with house front elevations - fascinating place
83 locals recommend
Setenil De Las Bodegas
A whole town of partial or full cave houses with house front elevations - fascinating place
Fuente de Piedra
Salt water lake with Pink Flamingos!
A walkway perched on side of the canyon. Originally built for the King of Spain when the reservoirs were first built - the old dam is beautiful - lakes gorgeous. Reservation must be made in advance.
370 locals recommend
Caminito Del Rey
A walkway perched on side of the canyon. Originally built for the King of Spain when the reservoirs were first built - the old dam is beautiful - lakes gorgeous. Reservation must be made in advance.
A narrow cave covered in prehistoric paintings and shown with no fanfare or hoopla. Wonderful to see the variety of style of painting and just to be THERE where early humans lived. "eye" is lower
47 locals recommend
Cueva de la Pileta
s/n Cueva de la PiletaA narrow cave covered in prehistoric paintings and shown with no fanfare or hoopla. Wonderful to see the variety of style of painting and just to be THERE where early humans lived. "eye" is lower
Old Moorish Castle where the Crusaders had a big battle and the inhabitants still have a festival of the battle including the wearing of Scottish kilts etc.
Teba station
Old Moorish Castle where the Crusaders had a big battle and the inhabitants still have a festival of the battle including the wearing of Scottish kilts etc.
Food Scene
Great, great place for a meal - wonderful hosts, close to the railroad station, Benaojan, which is on the route to Algeciras and the coast - ferry to African continent?
8 locals recommend
El Molino Del Santo
Calle BenaojánGreat, great place for a meal - wonderful hosts, close to the railroad station, Benaojan, which is on the route to Algeciras and the coast - ferry to African continent?
Parks & Nature
Has sights, stores, hikes - wonderful road trip to El Bosque. This is the main cleft through the hills for migrating birds from Africa
Some nice little artisan shops
Birds
85 locals recommend
Grazalema
Has sights, stores, hikes - wonderful road trip to El Bosque. This is the main cleft through the hills for migrating birds from Africa
Some nice little artisan shops
Birds
Arts & Culture
Amazing town with the oldest bullring in Spain - and it has wonderful cafes, great parking, so, so much history. You can find organic food for sale too.
1006 locals recommend
Ronda
Amazing town with the oldest bullring in Spain - and it has wonderful cafes, great parking, so, so much history. You can find organic food for sale too.
Everything Else
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
Hiking!
Starts in Olvera - great for Hiking, biking, horseriding, eating in the converted railroad station restaurants.
Vía Verde de la Sierra
Vía Verde de la SierraStarts in Olvera - great for Hiking, biking, horseriding, eating in the converted railroad station restaurants.
Road to the Equestrian Centre/restaurant and to the Olvera Railroad Station converted to a restaurant and at the beginning of the Via Verde for cycling, walking and horse riding
Calle Estacion
Calle EstacionRoad to the Equestrian Centre/restaurant and to the Olvera Railroad Station converted to a restaurant and at the beginning of the Via Verde for cycling, walking and horse riding
Essentials
Big supermarket where you can buy just about everything.
Alternatively at the top of Calle Maestro on the right there is a local small supermarket and almost opposite, on Fridays, a Fish Market
Mercadona
10 C. Vereda del PinoBig supermarket where you can buy just about everything.
Alternatively at the top of Calle Maestro on the right there is a local small supermarket and almost opposite, on Fridays, a Fish Market
Getting Around
This is the car rental agency we have found to be the most dependable, reasonable and with newer cars - they are very close to the terminal but will pick you up with a bus to the car pick-up location.
32 locals recommend
MalagaCar.com
34 Av. del Comandante García MoratoThis is the car rental agency we have found to be the most dependable, reasonable and with newer cars - they are very close to the terminal but will pick you up with a bus to the car pick-up location.