After arriving in Gibraltar, we’ll transfer you into the heart of rural Andalucia and the dramatic hilltop setting of Castellar de la Frontera. One of the region’s most atmospheric fortified villages, Castellar’s ancient castle walls overlook the vast forests of Los Alcornocales Natural Park, providing a wonderful introduction to the landscapes you’ll be exploring during the week ahead.

After meeting your local representative and learning more about the route ahead, you can settle into your accommodation and enjoy your first evening surrounded by centuries of history, spectacular views and the unmistakable ambience of southern Spain.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 560 Metres Approx.

Your Andalucia cycling adventure begins on wonderfully quiet roads winding through the cork oak forests and rolling hills of Los Alcornocales. The riding today is a gentle introduction to the region, allowing time to appreciate the scenery as you settle into the rhythm of Andalucia. Along the way, you’ll pass traditional fincas and remote villages before reaching Jimena de la Frontera, a charming white village crowned by a magnificent Moorish castle. Spend the evening wandering its narrow streets and enjoying views back across the forested valleys you’ve ridden through.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 1,335 Metres Approx.

Today’s route takes you deeper into the mountains as the scenery becomes increasingly dramatic. Quiet roads thread through rugged limestone landscapes, pockets of woodland and wide-open countryside, revealing some of the finest cycling terrain in the province of Cadiz. The climbing is steady and rewarding, with magnificent views across the surrounding sierras. Your destination is El Bosque, a traditional Andalusian village lying on the edge of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, where a relaxed evening atmosphere awaits after a memorable day’s riding.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 1,590 Metres Approx.

For many riders, this will be the standout day of the tour. Leaving El Bosque, you’ll enter the heart of the Sierra de Grazalema, where spectacular mountain scenery accompanies you throughout the ride. The optional climb over Puerto de las Palomas is one of the undisputed highlights of Spanish road cycling, offering breathtaking views across reservoirs, peaks and white villages far below. Whether you choose the shorter option or tackle the full mountain route, your reward is an arrival in the dazzling Zahara de la Sierra, perhaps the most beautiful of all Andalucia’s pueblos blancos, dramatically perched above a turquoise reservoir.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 1,310 Metres Approx.

Leaving Zahara’s stunning setting behind, today’s ride traverses a landscape of rolling farmland, olive groves and distant mountain views. Quiet roads and charming villages accompany you southwards before you arrive at Arcos de la Frontera, one of Andalucia’s most celebrated whitewashed villages. Perched dramatically on a limestone ridge above the Guadalete Valley, Arcos offers a fascinating maze of cobbled streets, historic churches and viewpoints. It’s easy to understand why this beautiful hilltop town is considered one of the jewels of Cadiz province.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 1,160 Metres Approx.

Gradually the mountains begin to soften as you leave the sierras behind and head towards the Atlantic coast. The route passes through a landscape shaped by agriculture and centuries of history, with sweeping views and wonderfully quiet roads characterising much of the day. Your destination, Vejer de la Frontera, is often regarded as one of Spain’s most beautiful villages. Its whitewashed houses, flower-filled courtyards and labyrinth of lanes reflect centuries of Moorish influence, while its elevated position offers spectacular views towards the ocean you will soon encounter.

• Meals: Breakfast
• Ascent: 700 Metres Approx.

Your final ride delivers a fitting finale as you follow the spectacular Costa de la Luz, or “Coast of Light“. Sweeping Atlantic vistas, endless sandy beaches and traditional fishing communities provide a wonderful contrast to the mountain landscapes of earlier days. The route passes through a region renowned for its tuna-fishing heritage before continuing towards Tarifa, mainland Europe’s southernmost town. Positioned at the meeting point of the Mediterranean and Atlantic, with Morocco clearly visible across the Strait of Gibraltar, Tarifa provides a memorable and atmospheric finish to your southern Spain cycling journey through Andalucia.

• Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, transfer back to Gibraltar for your onward journey. Leaving behind the white villages, mountain roads and Atlantic coastline of Cadiz province, you’ll depart having experienced one of the most varied and rewarding cycle routes in Spain.