Popular with Spanish families, this salmon-pink motel-like lodging stands at the bottom of a hill of cork trees, with trails heading off nearby. It has a good restaurant specialising in regional cuisine. Look for it 500m east of Almonaster, just off the HU8105 to Alájar.
Posada El Camino
Andalucía
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High above Alájar, this rocky spur provides magical views over the village. The site takes its name from remarkable 16th-century polymath and humanist…
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