BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//SUR-walks, hiking Andalucia//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2 .30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:22068f3c-c7ad-44d3-9b3a-7e6ca739423c X-WR-CALNAME:iCagenda X-WR-CALDESC:Event Management Extension for Joomla! X-WR-RELCALID:3E26604A-50F4-4449-8B3E-E4F4932D05B5 X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:359744ec-1265-4eab-bb02-d4094b5f4abd DTSTAMP:20260408T101107Z CATEGORIES:HIKING HOLIDAY CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION;ALTREP="CID:": A hiking week on the footsteps of the Andalusian Bandoleros in 5 stages\, from village to village - discover the most hidden Hinterland\nWe will be walking through the valley of the Río Guadiaro\, on the mountain range of Grazalema and the 'Serranía de Ronda'.\nThrough white villages\, cork fore sts\, deep gorges\, over steep mountain ranges with bizarre rock formation s\, plateaus with cows and sheep\, who remember the alpine meadows in spri ng and back down into the valley of the Guadiaro river\, following the rai lway line that connects Ronda with the seaport of Algeciras.\nThe ultimate goal of the walk is the emblematic city of Ronda\, with the impressive Ta jo Gorge. \;\n \;\nGreen valleys\, mountains and a view over two o ceans\, three countries and two continents\nThe area around the Rio Guadia ro and Genal Valley has an amazing botanical richness\, from cork oak\, ch estnut\, mountain oaks\, native bush palms\, the unique pinsapos trees (Sp anish fir)\, to more than 30 species of orchids.\nThe scenic beauty and di versity of the regions along the two rivers is dominated by the karstische m rocks of the Grazalema mountains\, the Serrania de Ronda\, the fertile v alley along the rivers\, the climate\, that has a very high annual rainfal l\, despite the extreme heat in summer and even higher up yet\, the lush g reen meadows\, which become glowing golden carpets in the Autunm and last but not least\, the impressive views of the Andalusian coast\, from the Me diterranean to the Atlantic Ocean\, the Strait of Gibraltar and the coast of Africa.\nTime seems to stand still in the typical white villages along the route. Each village tells a piece of the history of Andalusia and the names of villages\, the majority from the Arab\, tell part of the story. M any of them have the suffix 'de la Frontera' - meaning 'of the border'\, b ecause here the border ran between the Christian and Moorish kingdoms. But early Christian temples\, Roman roads and bridges\, are also to be seen. \nIn typical village bars\, with tapas and a glass of Malaga wine\, the lo cals like to tell the romantic tales of the Bandoleros\, who were hiding i n the rugged mountain ranges of the area. Though they never agree whether they were bandits or freedom fighters\, in any case\, they have become leg ends.\nThe unknown hinterland of western Andalusia is somewhere for indivi dualists\, for those who want to know Andalusia from a different side\, it s mountains and valleys\, its people in the sleepy villages\, their crafts \, Their tradition\, and especially the peace and the feeling of being far away from everything\, like being in another world.\n\n\nItinerary\n\nDet ailed description of the route \;\nWe will be walking through the vall ey of the Río Guadiaro\, on the mountain range of Grazalema and the 'Serra nía de Ronda'. Through white villages\, cork forests\, deep gorges\, over steep mountain ranges with bizarre rock formations\, plateaus with cows an d sheep\, who remember the alpine meadows in spring and back down into the valley of the Guadiaro river\, following the railway line that connects R onda with the seaport of Algeciras. \;\nThe ultimate goal of the walk is the emblematic city of Ronda\, with the impressive Tajo Gorge\n\n \ ;\nDay 1 - Colmenar to Cortes de la Frontera\nPick-up from Marbella and tr ansport to starting point (about 1:30) We beginn our hiking tour after a c offee in the village.\nThe route starts gently along the river and leads a long an impressive gorge\, where we may see the first examples of the huge vultures that the canyon is named after\, and cross the gorge over an old stone bridge. At the end of the route\, we reach a little village\, at th e train station of Cortes de la Frontera\, called Cañada del Real Tesoro\, nestled between the Grazalema Natural Park and the Cork-forest. Dinner an d accomodation at a Casa Rural (rural hotel) Dinner at the hotel.\nWalking time: 5 hours\, 14\,5 km Elevations: ↑683m\, ↓530m\nDay 2 - from Cortes d e la Frontera to Villaluenga del Rosario\nThe steep climb this day tour st arts with\, will be rewarded by spectacular views. You look down over the coast to the Rock of Gibraltar and across to Africa. From here you can als o use the peaks of the Sierra Bermeja (Arabic for red mountain) to view th e villages of Cortes de la Frontera\, Gaucin and Jimena de la Frontera. Th e two plateaus which you cross\, surrounded by mountains\, are reminiscent of meadows in the Alps. Just before you reach the pretty little village o f Villaluenga\, you can see the remains of an ancient Roman bridge. Accomm odation and dinner in a nice 2-star hotel in the village.\nWalking time: 6 hours\, 16\,5 km\, Elevations: ↑1065m\, ↓532m\nDay 3 - from Villaluenga t o Grazalema\nAnother spectacular hike that takes you across the rugged cli ffs of the Grazalema mountains\, with their bizarre rock formations that a re an ideal retreat for mountain goats and other animals. The route takes you very close to the top of the mountain Reloj (clock)\, over and back do wn to Grazalema. Here you will meet more hikers\, as there are many hiking routes starting from Grazalema.\nAccommodation and dinner in hotel in the village.\nWalking time: 5 hours\, 14\,3 km\, Elevations: ↑717m\, ↓740m\nD ay 4 - from Grazalema to Montejaque\nYou leave from Grazalema on an old Ro man road. A long\, but varied and equally attractive route awaits you. Ove r several ridges and valleys you walk again to a hight of over 1000 metres and from there you can catch the first glimpse of the city of Ronda. The path leads down to the railway \;station of Benaoján.We finish the rou te of the day near the Pileta Cave (Pick up)\, and will start from there t omorrow morning.Accommodation and dinner in a nice little hotel at the cha rming mountain village Montejaque\nWalking time: \; 6-7 hours 17\,6 km \, Elevations: ↑572m\, ↓967m\nDay 5 - Benaoján to Ronda\nOn the morning of our last hiking day\, we take the time before hiking to Ronda\, to visit the cave 'Pileta'\, with paleolithic cave paintings (tranfer to Cave inclu ded).This last hike of your week takes you through meadows and forests to Ronda\, and the Tajo gorge. Drive back to Marbella\nWalking time: 4\,5 hou rs\, 13\,1 km\, Elevations ↑553m\, ↓287m\n \;\n \;PRICE GUIDED TOU R:\nPrice: get a quote for your group\njohanna@sur-walks.com\n \;Inclu ded\n\n4x nights in Hotel\nTransfer from Marbella to Hotel at starting poi nt on the afternoon before the first leg) and at the end of the tour from Ronda to Marbella \;\n4x meals within half-board\nLuggage transfer (1 piece per person - you only have to carry your daypack) \;\nHiking/tou r guide\nInsurance  \;\n\nNot included\n\nFlights\nAirporttransfer to Marbella and from Marbella (or Ronda) to Airport can be arranged on reques t\nother meals (there are shops in every village where you can buy a sandw ich and water for the next day on tour)\nbeverages \;\n \;\n\n DTSTART:20000101T000000Z DTEND:20000101T000000Z GEO:00;0 LOCATION: ORGANIZER: SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:The Bandolero Route - hiking week in Andalusia TRANSP:OPAQUE URL:https://www.sur-walks.com/agenda-dayhikes/61-bandolero-route END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR