The Sierra de Grazalema is one of Spain's most ecologically outstanding areas and in 1984 was declared the first natural park in Andalucia. The park is home to over 1,200 species of plant some of which are found nowhere else. The best known of these is the Spanish Fir, or Pinsapo, which has grown here since before the last ice age. The other flora is clearly Mediterranean and includes holm oak, cork, carob and wild olive. Our apartments make an excellent base for exploring Grazalema.

A combination of relatively high rainfall and limestone geology has produced a landscape of high rocky ridges and deep caves and the park contains two of Spain’s best known caves. The Cueva Hundidero-Gato with its biggest cavern measuring 4km long and an entrance of 60m tall is Andalucia's largest cave system and the Cueva de la Pilata, which has art dating from the Upper Palaeolithic era 25,000 years ago.