ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS IN ANDALUSIA
Andalusia or ¨Al-Andalus¨ (Land of the Light) is one of Europes and Spain’s most renowned regions for cycling and adventure holidays. With it’s spectacular climate, and amazing scenery it's the perfect cycling destination or combined outdoor holidaying experience. With our amazing cycling tours you can cycle through this spectacular country side and be captivated by our Natural Parks flora and fauna. In some cases you might even see endemic species!
One of the main reasons why Cycleronda set up cycling tours in this green region was because, there was an unlimited range of outdoor activities for the whole family including: ski-ing, canyoning, mountain climbing, hiking, parachuting and of course CYCLING!
There are many Natural Parks in the western part of Andalusia, and all of our bike routes are located within three provinces, that stretches from Cadiz right through to Granada. For onroad cyclist you'll mostly be riding in Malaga, Cadiz or Seville provinces. With one of our bike routes it’s possible to cross three provinces in one day!
The friendly region of Andalusia consists of 8 provinces: Seville, Granada, Cordoba, Cadiz, Malaga, Huelva, Jaen, and Almeria with a combined population of 7 million. Andalusia also covers 17.3 % of the Spanish territory which is a little more than 87.000 km sq!
Their are many Natural Parks that you'll be able to see whilst your cycling or hiking in the surounding area of Ronda:
1. Los Alcornocales (the area of Jimena and Gaucin)2. Sierra de las Nieves (between Ronda, El Burgo and Tolox)
3. Montes de Malaga and the most famous and the most spectacular
4. Park of Grazalema. Further away we have the Parks of El Torcal (Antequera) and Sierra Nevada/Alpujarras which are close to Granada, the capital.
Unique in this beautiful region of Malaga (and nearby to Cadiz) are the remains of the Moorish influences and it’s famous White Villages. Andalusian capitals like Cordoba, Seville and Granada boasts spectacular remains of their monuments, the most unforgettable of which is, Granada's Alhambra palace. Granada has a good train service that connects with Ronda and within two hours you can be in either city. In Ronda you have everything at your disposal: sports, leisure, art, history, culture, white villages, shopping and authentic Spanish food at tapas bars or local restaurants.
The main source of income has always been from working the land, however in the last 10 years tourism is gradually changing this. Spain is also renowned for it's exotic products like Olives, Jamon and fine Wine. One of Spains biggest export products are olives and olive byproducts such as oil, soap, olive pitts etc. Serrano Ham or Jamon Ibérico are also world famous and in the Southern point of Spain this is the heart of Flamenco and bullfighting.
If you would like more information on Andalusia, activities in this region please visit:
www.rondatoday.com
www.andalucia.com
www.andalucianatural.com
Cycling Weather in Andalusia
Generally the weather conditions in Andalusia and the Serrania de Ronda is extremely good as it has the most yearly hours of sunshine in all of Europe. Sometimes weather can be unpredictable especially through some of the winter months where it's extremely cold, and in the height of summer with a few days of unbearable heat.
Normally when it rains, it won't take long before the weather fines up again. Two or three days of rain in a row it's pretty rare in our recommended cycling seasons. In winter and early mornings in spring it can be colder than coastal regions, this is due to Ronda's altitude, its surrounded passes and the micro climatic weather that covers a large expanse of the Andalusian mountain ranges.
Generally winter time in fairly short in the Serrania, which is followed by spring in March, and then before you know it, it's summer. With summer finishing late in November it makes the region of Ronda, one of Spain's most attractive places for outdoor activities like cycling. If your planning a cycling tour with us in winter or spring be sure to pack a couple of long-sleeved jerseys.
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