The Wolves of the Sierra Morena, Andalucia

Most wolves of the Sierra Morena Mountain Range are found in Sierra Morena Oriental, mainly in a strip of land between Fuencaliente and Despeñaperros mountain pass (Jaén and Ciudad Real provinces). A few individuals still survive in Sierra de Hornachuelos (Córdoba) while in Western Sierra Morena wolves might finally have extinguished. We have estimated 6-10 [...]

 
The perfect Bah humbug escape!

LOOKING for a hideaway to escape the Christmas consumerism? Well, high up in the Sierra Morena Mountains sits one of Spain’s most isolated retreats Dubbing itself, ‘Spain’s most primitive hotel’, the Sierra Mountain Refuge was once an old goat shed. Now fully restored, using only local, second-hand materials, this beautiful retreat can sleep up to [...]

 
A Bah humbug escape from normal life

Looking for a hideaway to escape from routine? Well high up in the Sierra Morena sits one of Spain´s most isolated retreats. Dubbing itself, “Spain´s most primitive hotel”, the Sierra Mountain Refuge was once an old goat shed. Now fully restored using only local, natural materials this beautiful retreat can sleep up to 15 people. [...]

 
Photos from some of our first guests

Deborah and Jon, our first guest at our new Refuge in Andalucia, after we first opened, just sent us some pictures from their visit. I think they enjoyed a lot and we are looking forward to have them again around, I hope they will bring some good music from Manchester as I believe it is birth [...]

 

The wonderful colours of autumn have now arrived here in the Sierra Morena. The temperatures have fallen and it is now time for us to start our fires in the evenings in the refuge. These photos were taken by some of our latest visitors to the refuge.

 

Nice video shot of the extreme mountain biking opportunities around our refuge here in the Sierra Morena in the heart of Andalucia. En Extremo Duro Arroyomolino 16032010 from José Segura on Vimeo.

 
Visitors spend four days at our mountain refuge

Sierra Morena mountain refuge has finally opened the second week of Sepetember. We had the first visitors. It was a very nice couple from Manchester.  From the first minute they enjoyed the tranquility of the place, the food, the music, and the walking. They also helped us harvesting tomato, pumpkin, marrow from the garden, they [...]

 
Walk from Arroyomolinos de León to Cerro de los Bonales

This road climbs to the highest peak in the Natural Park Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche and the province of Huelva, the Cerro de los Bonales. This is cool and moist by the combination of two factors, the latitude and the altidude. There is alos the Atlantic influence which can allow us to [...]

 
Wildlife found near the refuge in the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche

Northwest of Andalucia, north of the province of Huelva is situated the extensive Sierra de Aracena. This natural area is dotted with a vast network of rivers and streams belong to the basins of the Guadalquivir, the Guadiana and Odiel rivers. It comprises up to 28 municipalities with a long tradition in rural areas. In [...]

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