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Grazalema
located at the heart of the Parque Natural.
It offers a wealth of different experiences
from walking, horse riding, swimming and fishing
to a good selection of restaurants and bars
for just relaxing. It is also a great base
to visit most of the main tourist sites
in Andalucia,
such as Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Seville,
Malaga and the Atlantic Coast (Costa de
la Luz) all of which are
within a two hour drive.
Grazalema is a classic white village with white
washed houses, cobbled narrow streets and
iron
balconies. It has a cottage industry of blanket
making. These are exported all over the world
from the home workshops. The production of
cork bark is another industry and the village
is surrounded by cork oak forests, which form
part of the Sierra de Grazalema Parque Natural.
The Sierra de Grazalema was the first area to be
declared a Natural Park in Andalucia (a Biosphere
Reserve by UNESCO in 1977), and is one of the most
ecologically important areas of Spain. The area
is famous for its spectacular limestone cliffs and
landscape of gullies, caverns and gorges, the most
spectacular being La Verde, with rocky walls that
rise almost vertically for 400 metres. It contains
the highest point in the province of Cadiz, El Torreon,
at 1,654 metres. The diverse flora contrast with
the production of cork from the area. Growth here
is boosted by the high rainfall-the sierra de Grazalema
gets more rain than any other part of Andalucia.
As for the fauna, the lion buzzard dominates the
skies here, with one of the biggest breeding populations
in Europe. It competes for airspace with six different
species of eagle, as well as goshawks and Egyptian
vultures.
The charming white village of Grazalema is set between
two towering peaks, the Pico del Reloj and the Pico
de San Cristobal. The region is noted for its Mediterranean
plant species, and the magnificent forest of Spanish
fir found in the Sierra del Pinar. The abundant
local fauna includes the griffon vulture, chamois,
deer, roebuck, Egyptian mongoose, imperial and royal
eagle, osprey and Egyptian vulture.
The region is sprinkled with picturesque villages well worth the visit, and there is an archaeological site of major importance at La Pileta, a cave with paintings from the Palaeolithic period.
A basic industry here is leather items made from goatskin. There is a growing tourist infrastructure, with opportunities for hunting and fishing. Human activity here dates back to Palaeolithic times, as the cave paintings in the Cueva de la Pileta testify. The land is still maintained with a view to a healthy balance between productivity and conservation. |
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