The Hundidero and Gato Cave mouths close to Ronda

The Hundidero and Gato Cave mouths

The Hundidero and Gato Cave mouths are an intriguing geological wonder close to Ronda well worth a visit if you are in the area. The cave system features two remarkable areas with unique characteristics. Being home to a large colony of bats, remarkable cave paintings and a 4 KM subterranean (ie professional caving) route. The cave system itself is not open to the general public. You can, however visit both cave entrances to with the Cueva del Gato being the easiest as it has convenient parking and just a short walk of 500 metres or so.

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Hotel El Horcajo – Montecorto

Hotel el Horcajo close to Ronda and the Sierra de Grazalema

The Hotel El Horcajo at Montecorto, just a 20 minute drive north of Ronda, is a unique place to stay as it is also a working farm!

Situated within the popular Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, the area is a spectacular destination for nature lovers and those who choose to holiday away from the crowds.

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History of Grazalema Village in the Sierra de Cádiz

Grazalema Village

Almost every visitor to Ronda will hear about the beauty of the nearby village called Grazalema. The village is located within the western reaches of the Sierra de Cadiz that also includes the villages of El Bosque, Zahara de la Sierra, Algodonales, and Olvera, and is the north-eastern tip of Cadiz province.

Grazalema is one of the famous white villages of Andalucia, considered by many to be amongst the most beautiful, and given that it is broadly in the centre of its namesake, the Grazalema Natural Park which is equally as famous, it is hardly any wonder the village has such a reputation.

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Zahara de la Sierra Pueblo Blanco in the Grazalema Natural Park

Zahara de la Sierra Pueblo Blanco in the Grazalema Natural Park

Nestled under the mountain that gives the village its name, Zahara de la Sierra is one of the pueblos blancos of Cadiz province, and is only 30 minutes drive from Ronda, or an hour from Jerez de la Frontera. Completely within the Grazalema Natural Park, and with the district’s largest lake at its base, as well as the beginnings of the Garganta Verde walk just outside the village, Zahara is rightly quite central to experiencing the Sierra de Cadiz.

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The White Villages (Pueblos Blancos)

Pueblos blancos

If you are staying in Ronda for a few days and have a car then you will surely want to get out and about to explore more villages in the area. The White Villages (Pueblos Blancos) encompass the north east of Cádiz and north west of Málaga provinces and this area is saturated in history with palaeolithic cave paintings, neolithic dolmens, bronze and copper age remains, Roman roads, Visigoth fountains and Moorish towers.

White village tours from Ronda
Grazalema on the route of the white villages.

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