activity holidays    rambling and walking the Axarquía, Andalucía

 "We used the convenient location of Cútar to explore and make the most of the mountains and coast. We walked around the spectacular 
El Chorro gorge, the serrated and pillared limestone of El Torcal, the hills around Cómpeta and behind Nerja .Summiting La Maroma was a highpoint of our trip"  Jude South Gloucestershire

Mount Maroma at dawn. The mountain can be seen from all our properties. It is half as high again as Ben Nevis and is entirely walkable. It is a 40 minute drive and an 8 hour walk up and back. There are less strenuous walks around the mountain with spectacular views!

The Hilltop village of Comares is a couple of hours walk from Cutar by means of Roman and Moorish tracks

The village of Cútar from the mountain track. A fifteen minute walk to the ridge yeilds a fine view of Cútar and the neighbouring villages of El Borge and Almáchar

“There are great hiking trails that will take you to other nearby villages. My husband and I love just hiking to the top of the closest range (about 30 minutes), eating almonds picked from trees on the way and sitting at the top with a book (maybe a cold beer). You can see the Mediterranean from the ridge”     M&M Guelph, Ontario

Clifftop walks in the coastal natural park east of Maro. 40 minute drive

"One of my favourites things was dropping down the hillside onto the dry river bed which either takes you on an easy stroll down to the nearest small town, or up into the wilder boulder-strewn reaches"
Nicko - Bristol

The Zafarraya pass trade route through the mountains and invasion route for the Romans and Moors. 40minute drive

El Torcal. Spectacular Moonscape limestone scenery

walking through the almond groves and poppies

looking down on the valley from Mount Maroma

cliff walks and deserted beches

an early morning walk along the ridge between Cútar and Almáchar

a crock of gold lies at the bottom of the Cútar valley...

you can stroll around the mountain if you don´t fancy the hike to the top