Walking at Finca el Cerrillo

Finca el Cerrillo provides a great base for a walking holiday. The hotel is situated just outside Canillas de Albaida, a Moorish 'pueblo blanco' or ‘white village’ situated at 600metres (2,000ft) above sea level in the natural park of the Sierras Tejeda and Almijara. The setting is magnificent with a backdrop of mountains and the Mediterranean only 30 minutes away.

The village is typically Andalucian where agriculture is still important with local peasant farmers relying on mules for transport and using traditional methods to grow a huge variety of fruits and vegetables on terraced fields. The area is unspoilt with an abundance of wild flowers especially in the Spring.

The area offers incredible variety for all grades of walking. Circular walks, leaving directly from the hotel, pass through shady olive groves, orchards and vineyards ending in whitewashed villages. The Natural Park, with its forests of Corsican Pine and aromatic, shrub-covered hillsides has spectacular views of the mountains and the sea.

Walking is enjoyable throughout the year – January and February usually have clear blue skies with sunshine and cooler air temperatures.