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*** . 8 days . hotel . round trip . code: SAI

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Taking in the “pueblos blancos”
You will have a wonderful trip through the heart of Andalusia, taking in the famous white villages north of Ronda. You will cycle through nature reserves filled with reminders of the Moorish past. We have set out two individual trips, one slightly easier (3*) and a more demanding one (4*), with the same stopping places but entirely different routes. You can decide on the spot which variation you will ride, so each day you can choose how difficult your trip will be.

Start and end point are in the high and spectacularly situated Ronda, whose townscape is protected by UNESCO. You leave the town on quiet roads, climb out of a beautiful river valley, go past a canyon and then ride through cork oak forests to Grazalema. After this first relocation stage, it is very enjoyable to rest on the lovely town square or in the hotel garden with its swimming pool. The 3* route to Olvera is very lovely: you go past the Zahara storage reservoir. The white village of the same name, with its castle ruins, is situated high on a pointed hill. The 4* trip is just as lovely, but totally different and goes via El Bosque. This village does honor to its name: it is right in the middle of extensive forests. A few sections of both trips take in a national cycle path, the Via Verde, that follows an old railway line, climbing gently through tunnels and over bridges. Three days of cycling result in a well-earned rest day in the lovely Olvera, again in accommodation with a swimming pool. But if you find it hard not to jump back on the bike, there is an optional day trip. Then you head for Setenil, an extremely picturesque village tucked away in a narrow village that still has many cave dwellings. The final stage takes the 3* cyclists past holm oaks and olive groves via Ronda la Vieja, a high Roman amphitheater, back to Ronda. The 4* cyclists have a harder time, for there are two long and at times steep passes on the program. They conclude the trip with the Puerto del Viento, the Pass of the Wind. It is a worthy highpoint at 1100 meters before the descent to Ronda.
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