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One of the prettiest
villages in the Sierra, Alájar is overlooked by the
towering Peña de Arias Montano.
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Tucked
away on the southwestern edge of the park is Almonaster, one
of the least spoilt villages of the Sierra.
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Aracena, the largest
town in the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche,
is dominated by a hilltop ruined castle and church.
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Aroche is located at
the far western edge of the Sierra close to the Portuguese
border.
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Cortegana's castle
dominates the skyline from miles around and is particularly
dramatic with the sunset behind it.
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Cumbres Mayores is
located at the northern most edge of Andalucía, only
10km from Extremadura.
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A tiny village of some
700 people, Fuenteheridos can get overrun with visitors.
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Jabugo is one of the
least picturesque villages in the Sierra, with abattoirs and
factories littering its outskirts.
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La Joya is a quiet,
peaceful place, a village with barely one thousand inhabitants,
some 70km north of Huelva.
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Palos de la Frontera
is the small sleepy village on the River Tinto just 10km upstream
form Huelva City.
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Algeciras is primarily
and unashamedly a port and industrial centre, sprawling round
the far side of the bay to Gibraltar.
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Cadiz Bay supports
a surprising wealth of wildlife, given the built-up areas
that are in and around it.
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Zufre is described
as 'a white village hidden amongst the clouds and nature'.
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By Jo Williams
Part of the Sierra Morena mountain range, the protected
park of the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de
Aroche is a beautiful, densely wooded area. It has small,
pretty whitewashed villages tucked away in valleys and dramatic
hilltop castles. Its rich and diverse flora and fauna include mixed
woodland of cork oaks, sweet chestnuts, olives and fruit orchards,
home to wild boar, mongoose, badgers and weasels. It's a good place
for birdwatching - you can even see eagles, black vultures and black
storks.
Under holm oaks that grow throughout the Sierra
are black Iberian pigs that feed on the oaks' acorns. The pigs are
used for a delicious famed cured ham, jamón ibérico. The proliferation
of pigs in the Sierra can be seen on menus, which are dominated
by pork. There are loads of great walks, some now well signposted,
along the many tracks that crisscross the Sierra.
Between the Sierra de Aracena and the coast are
the open-cast Río Tinto mines and an excellent
mining museum.
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