The best gravel rides around Alfarnatejo

I was there mid november and the fountain was empty...

Entrance to the town of Triana

The Puerto de los Alazores is a mountain pass in the Sierra de San Jorge, in the province of Granada, close to the border with Málaga. This pass is located in the Cordillera Penibética and is approximately 1040 metres high. This pass was an important route in the past, especially during the journeys between Granada and Málaga. According to some sources, Ferdinand II of Aragon crossed here in 1487 to conquer Vélez-Málaga. In the area around the pass there are different types of trees, such as the pino carrasco, elms and pino resinero. It is also the place where the Guadalhorce River rises.

In Alfarnate, La Venta de Alfarnate dates back to the 13th century, and is considered the oldest in Andalusia. Due to the numerous stories and legends surrounding it, it is considered a true popular monument, and it is not for nothing that it now houses the Museum of Andalusian Banditry. All kinds of people and all social classes have passed through here: muleteers, black marketeers, bandits, even King Alfonso XIII and Saint Joseph of Calasanz, not to mention artists, painters, and more. La Venta de Alfarnate remains faithful to its principles, its mystery, and its romantic magic. Its cuisine is fundamentally based on Andalusian mountain and country cuisine, with notable dishes including Alfarnate crumbs, eggs a lo bestia (roasted eggs), garlic goat, fried lamb blood sausage with tomatoes, and scrambled eggs with anise porridge.

A colorful route with many beautiful areas. The 101 channels are truly breathtaking with so much water. The Rosario River is full of beauty with those spectacular waterfalls.

The Fuente de los Cien Caños is an impressive natural monument located in Villanueva del Trabuco, on the limestone slope of the Sierra de San Jorge. The fountain is known for being the source of the Guadalhorce River, the longest and most voluminous river in the province of Malaga.

Passage between two peaks at 1050 m high

Birth of the Guadalhorce River