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It is said that 'if you are not excited by Andalucia, you have no
heart'. At the end of one of their hikes, while writing this
book, as the authors sat on a hilltop basking in the sun and
watching eagles frolicking above, they shared the unspoken
thought that life doesn't get much better than this. Andalucia
is a huge area. The area included in the book extends from some
25km west of Ronda as far as the Sierra Nevada in the east. To
the north, the extent is bounded by a line running through
Olvera, Antequera and Granada, but the walks tend to be
concentrated within specific areas. These areas are the
Alpujarra, the Sierra Nevada, the Axarquia, the Parque Natural
Montes de Malaga, the Sierra de Mijas, the Sierra de Las Nieves
and the Sierra de Grazalema. (It would be impossible within a
single book to provide walks close to every town or village
likely to be chosen as a holiday destination.) While all
relevant transport timetables are included, a car is therefore
recommended if you really want to penetrate this part of Spain.
Accordingly, many of the walks are circular - or linear walks
are designed so that you can pick up a bus to take you back to
your car at the end of the hike. |
