The mosque [distant] above Almonaster la Real

David Cross

Use Casal buses to visit other places in the Sierra de Aracena [but get the firm or your hotel to send you the printed timetable!] Particularly beautiful and interesting is Almonaster la Real with its ancient five-aisled mosque perched on a hill above with a Victorian bullring adjacent. Slightly bigger is Cortegana where you may have the luck to see a black stork or an imperial eagle, whilst Jabugo is said to provide the best ham in all Spain.

There is a bus on to Lisbon three times a week from Aracena and regular links with Sevilla.