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Córdoba to Granada Inn to Inn Walking Holiday

Shepherd tracks, olive groves and whitewashed villages, bookended by great Moorish capitals. This is classic Andalucía, experienced in your walking boots.

Duration

10 days

Guide Price

£1,820 pp

When

Mar-Jun; Sep-Jan

Start in Córdoba with a private tour of the Mezquita; end in Granada and a visit to the Alhambra. In between enjoy six distinct walks through the subtly-shifting scenery of the little visited Sierras Subbéticas, staying at three delightful family-run rural inns.

Enjoy reading this taster itinerary. Please Request Full Details if you'd like to know more, or to discuss how we can tailor this holiday for you.

Itinerary

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Day 1 - Visit Córdoba's Mezquita

Make your way to Seville's station for your train journey to Córdoba, . On arrival meet your guide who introduces you to what was once the known world's grandest city.

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Day 2 - Arrive to the hills and start walking

Transfer to the white village of Zuheros on the edge of the Sierras Subbéticas natural park. Following a welcome briefing, strike out on your first walk with views across the olive groves.

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Day 3 - Follow shepherd tracks in a river gorge

Tackle a memorable circular walk following old shepherd tracks. Pass along the dramatic Bailón river gorge, through atmospheric Mediterranean holm oak woods and next to ruined farmhouses.

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Day 4 - Across the Sierra to a welcoming farmhouse

Walk across the Sierra through a landscape of olive groves and limestone peaks to your next hotel, a rural farmhouse. Enjoy views across to white villages, rolling hills and Moorish watchtowers.

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Day 5 - Explore the surroundings at your pace.

Choose between circular walks through the olive groves or up to one of the Moorish watchtowers. Or simply put your feet up and take it easy by the pool, you've earned it by now!

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Day 6 - Across the Sierra to your next lovely inn

Wander the pretty streets of Priego de Córdoba, centre of the world class olive oil-producing region, before walking through across the Sierra del Albayate to your next inn full of character.

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Day 7 - Walk a circular route then out your feet up

Follow a circular walk from your hotel, heading out between olive groves, beyond the remnants of a bronze age settlement, to a lovely waterfall. Enjoy your hotel in the afternoon.

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Day 8 - Enjoy a final walk en route to Granada

Visit the quiet hilltop fortress at Alcalá la Real, a Moorish stronghold which fell to the Christians during the Reconquest. Enjoy an easy and scenic circular walk before ending the day in Granada.

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Day 9 - Visit the Alhambra with your private guide

Meet your guide to visit the emblematic Alhambra and its Generalife gardens. Later explore at your pace the former Moorish quarter, the Albaicín, before experiencing our favourite flamenco show.

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Day 10 - Travel home or extend to explore farther

Transfer to the airport or station to travel home, or ask us how you can extend a few days to enjoy the pristine coast of Cabo de Gata, or explore farther into western Andalucía.

1 of 10

Day 1 - Visit Córdoba's Mezquita

Make your way to Seville's station for your train journey to Córdoba, . On arrival meet your guide who introduces you to what was once the known world's grandest city.

2 of 10

Day 2 - Arrive to the hills and start walking

Transfer to the white village of Zuheros on the edge of the Sierras Subbéticas natural park. Following a welcome briefing, strike out on your first walk with views across the olive groves.

3 of 10

Day 3 - Follow shepherd tracks in a river gorge

Tackle a memorable circular walk following old shepherd tracks. Pass along the dramatic Bailón river gorge, through atmospheric Mediterranean holm oak woods and next to ruined farmhouses.

4 of 10

Day 4 - Across the Sierra to a welcoming farmhouse

Walk across the Sierra through a landscape of olive groves and limestone peaks to your next hotel, a rural farmhouse. Enjoy views across to white villages, rolling hills and Moorish watchtowers.

5 of 10

Day 5 - Explore the surroundings at your pace.

Choose between circular walks through the olive groves or up to one of the Moorish watchtowers. Or simply put your feet up and take it easy by the pool, you've earned it by now!

6 of 10

Day 6 - Across the Sierra to your next lovely inn

Wander the pretty streets of Priego de Córdoba, centre of the world class olive oil-producing region, before walking through across the Sierra del Albayate to your next inn full of character.

7 of 10

Day 7 - Walk a circular route then out your feet up

Follow a circular walk from your hotel, heading out between olive groves, beyond the remnants of a bronze age settlement, to a lovely waterfall. Enjoy your hotel in the afternoon.

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Day 8 - Enjoy a final walk en route to Granada

Visit the quiet hilltop fortress at Alcalá la Real, a Moorish stronghold which fell to the Christians during the Reconquest. Enjoy an easy and scenic circular walk before ending the day in Granada.

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Day 9 - Visit the Alhambra with your private guide

Meet your guide to visit the emblematic Alhambra and its Generalife gardens. Later explore at your pace the former Moorish quarter, the Albaicín, before experiencing our favourite flamenco show.

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Day 10 - Travel home or extend to explore farther

Transfer to the airport or station to travel home, or ask us how you can extend a few days to enjoy the pristine coast of Cabo de Gata, or explore farther into western Andalucía.

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