{"id":8696,"date":"2020-02-06T06:18:25","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T05:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/que-ver\/espacios-naturales\/parque-natural-sierra-de-grazalema-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T11:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:31:34","slug":"cadiz-malaga-sierra-de-grazalema-natural-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/cadiz-malaga-sierra-de-grazalema-natural-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>C\u00c1DIZ AND M\u00c1LAGA <\/strong>&#8211; <strong>A prestigious Mediterranean mountain and an excellent base for ecotourism.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax.png\" data-id=\"19853\" alt=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-19853 lazyload\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"471\" data-id=\"19853\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax.png\" alt=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-19853\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax.png 471w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8-800x800.png\" data-id=\"19851\" alt=\"Ophrys speculum Grazalema\" class=\"wp-image-19851 lazyload\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"19851\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8-800x800.png\" alt=\"Ophrys speculum Grazalema\" class=\"wp-image-19851\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/circle-cropped8.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gyps-fulvus-1.png\" data-id=\"19895\" alt=\"Gyps fulvus Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-19895 lazyload\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\" data-id=\"19895\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gyps-fulvus-1.png\" alt=\"Gyps fulvus Andaluc\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-19895\" title=\"Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gyps-fulvus-1.png 374w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Gyps-fulvus-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capra-hispanica.png\" data-id=\"19854\" alt=\"Capra hispanica Grazalema\" class=\"wp-image-19854 lazyload\" title=\"Capra hispanica\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"426\" height=\"426\" data-id=\"19854\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capra-hispanica.png\" alt=\"Capra hispanica Grazalema\" class=\"wp-image-19854\" title=\"Capra hispanica\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capra-hispanica.png 426w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capra-hispanica-380x380.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Capra-hispanica-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Sierra de Grazalema<\/strong> is the last great mountain<strong> <\/strong><strong>(Pico Torre\u00f3n, 1,648 m)<\/strong> of Andalusia and the most accessible from the cities of Seville, Cadiz, Jerez, Gibraltar and, of course, the neighboring Ronda. This condition explains its enormous popularity since the time of romantic travelers and the first naturalist explorers of the nineteenth century to the present day. The area of the Natural Park covers more than 50 000 ha (500 km\u00b2) and has a dense network of trails, which allows for very beautiful hikes in the Sierra.    <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1190501-e1580770281361.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"white village in the Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1190501-e1580770281361.jpg\" alt=\"white village in the Natural Park Sierra de Grazalema\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The San Cristobal emblematic relief of the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park crowning its white village.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The set of <strong>limestone mountains<\/strong> dominates the plains of the Guadalquivir depression and the marshes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/parque-natural-donana\">Do\u00f1ana National Park<\/a>. Grazalema was the first natural park declared in Andalusia in 1984, and therefore one of the most prestigious and visited. The sierra is famous for the presence of the <g id=\"gid_2\">Spanish fir<\/g><g id=\"gid_3\">(Abies pinsapo<\/g>), an <g id=\"gid_4\">Andalusian fir<\/g> that is essentially adapted to a humid, shady and cool ecosystem. This means that the distribution of the species is limited by the torrid Mediterranean climate of Andalusia.   <\/p>\n\n<ul style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-accent-4-background-color has-background\">\n<li class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-1\"><strong>Limestone mountain<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2\"><strong>White villages<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3\"><strong>Pinsapos<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-4\"><strong>Payoya goats<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-accent-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5\">Griffon vultures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mountaineering and Mediterranean biodiversity<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The measurements of the National Meteorological Institute have forged the legend of Grazalema as <strong>one of the points with the highest rainfall<\/strong> in the Iberian Peninsula. It is true that the local weather station receives in some years more than 2 000 mm of rain, but this is a result limited to a very small area, a pond in the desert. The fact is that the Pinsapos forest only grows on the northern slope of the Sierra del Pinar and that it is necessary to request authorization from the park to access it.  <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1190501-e1580770281361.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1110666-e1579086531139.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"cone, red, spruce, fir, fir tree\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1110666-e1579086531139.jpg\" alt=\"cone, red, spruce, fir, fir tree\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The male cones of spruce trees contain the pollen (although botanists do not call them &#8216;flowers&#8217;).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grazalema is above all a <strong>white village<\/strong>, extremely charming and pleasant to visit, a refuge for travelers and bandits, very popular among Andalusians. Located at the foot of a cliff, overlooking the agricultural valley of the Guadalete and surrounded by peaks and rocks, it is one of the beautiful white villages of Andalusia that has managed to preserve its authenticity and tranquility. Starting point for excellent hikes,<strong> ideal<\/strong> base camp<strong> for ecotourism<\/strong>, especially for the quality of its services. Let&#8217;s not forget the other lesser known and equally spectacular villages or areas of the park, such as the <strong>L\u00edbar massif<\/strong> (province of M\u00e1laga).   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1180013-e1579092366145.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"L\u00edbar Massif, Republican\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1180013-e1579092366145.jpg\" alt=\"L\u00edbar Massif, Republican\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The L\u00edbar massif, a natural area as unknown as it is attractive in the Sierra de Grazalema and cradle of the Payoya goat breed.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The park is home to a very important colony of <strong>griffon vultures<\/strong><em>(Gyps fulvus<\/em>), the star animal, which cannot be missed during a visit. It is also rare to observe the <strong>ibex<\/strong><em>(Capra pyrenaica hispanica<\/em>), an endemic species, often discrete but locally abundant. Also present is a very rare species, an endemic Iberian-Maghrebi, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.florasilvestre.es\/mediterranea\/Papaveraceae\/Papaver_rupifragum.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Grazalema poppy<\/strong> (<em>Papaver rupifragum<\/em>)<\/a>, with a beautiful orange color and, among the lepidoptera, it is worth mentioning the <strong>Andalusian fritillary butterfly<\/strong><em>(Melitaea aethiere<\/em>), an endangered species whose best populations in Andalusia are found in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1180685-e1580749045808.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Payoya goats, Payoya goat, Payoya goat\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P1180685-e1580749045808.jpg\" alt=\"Payoya goats, Payoya goat, Payoya goat\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The goats of the Serran\u00eda de Ronda are called payoyas (Villaluenga del Rosario), montejaque\u00f1as (Montejaque) or cortesanas (Cortes de la Frontera).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, it is necessary to point out the importance of pastoralism for the conservation of biodiversity. The presence of herds of <strong>sheep of the Merina de Grazalema breed and Payoya goats<\/strong>, which allow to combine the useful with the pleasant, the conservation of biodiversity with a cheese production very famous throughout Spain. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fantastic opportunity to discover nature in Andalusia: discovery vacations in the province of Malaga. Or let yourself be tempted by a day trip. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Mediterranean mountain, excellent base for ecotourism. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park : Limestone ; White villages ; Pinsapos ; Payoya goats ; Griffon vultures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[561],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-natural-protected-areas-in-andalusia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}