Unwind in your own tranquil
corner of Andalucia in a period village house and enjoy an authentic
taste of Spanish life.
Walking 1: 25000 maps are available at Casa Antonio for walking.
These maps show the main olive grove tracks which are well maintained and are excellent way to access the more remote areas of the countryside.
Planned walks are available
One hour circular walk from Casa Antonio on olive grove tracks giving views back to the village of Mures and beyond to the castle at Alcala La Real
Two hour circular walk from Casa Antonio on olive grove tracks giving views to surrounding villages and the Sierra Nevada.
Two hour circular walk from Casa Antonio taking you into the countryside giving you the opportunity of discovering the many cortijos and pueblos surrounding Mures.
A two hour circular walk from a nearby beautiful pueblo, famous for its 14th century Moorish castle with views to nearby Atalayas (Watchtowers) and dramatic landscape.
Four hour circular walk from Casa Antonio on olive grove tracks leading to other small pueblos where refreshment is available and spectacular views to surrounding mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
Four hour circular walk starting and finishing at nearby pueblo, through a spectacular gorge leading to a reservoir with stunning views to the snow capped (November – June) Sierra Nevada mountains..
Six hour walk from Casa Antonio on olive grove tracks through spectacular scenery with sheer escarpments, passing through an abandoned village with ruined hermitage and small monastery.
An easy, but varied, beautiful walk following narrow valleys of native woodland. Set at over 1100m the views are far reaching, over the tops of one mountain range to the next and beyond…..amazing, with spectacular views to Lake Colomera and the snow covered Sierra Nevada beyond, passing stunning escarpments along the way.
A lovely circular walk from Casa Antonio taking you into the countryside with sweeping views to the south to the mountains north of Granada and Moclin and to the west to La Mota at Alcala La Real.
Bird Watching
Sue Bryan, an RSPB member, conducted a survey of the local and migratory bird population in October 2006. A systematic list can be accessed from the button above. The systematic list has been updated to include some birds spotted from the garden by an enthusiastic birder in August 2008,
Sue has posted a trip report on her personal website.
“At any time of year, birding in and around the quiet location of Mures is a delight, if you are the type that likes to find your own birds. Crested Larks sing all year round as they forage in the fields. Hoopoes fly gracefully away as they are disturbed from the olive groves. Cetti Warblers announce their presence in the back garden with their loud vocal call as Blackcaps scold each other for invading their bush by the stream. Spotless Starlings group together as they fly around the village, whilst Serins perch up and delight you with their explosive song.
Nearby at the gorge in Colomera, Cirl Buntings and Rock Sparrows sing from the wires as Black Redstarts flit amongst the boulders. Crag Martins wheel overhead, before clinging on for ‘dear life’ high up on the cliffs. Stars of the show are the Black Wheatears competing with the Blue Rock Thrushes for food at the base of the cliffs.
Higher up in the Sierra Nevada Alpine Accentors can be viewed whist Red-billed Choughs are croaking overhead. Rock Buntings can be seen at Otivar, whilst viewing the stunning scenery just north of the Mediterranean coastline. At Hornachuelos Griffon Vultures are the main raptors on view, but at migration time the proximity of the short crossing between Gibraltar and North Africa, anything is possible!”
Sue Bryan is an avid birder, whose interests in birding started early. At the age of 7 she could be found rushing for the Observer book of Birds to identify a Waxwing feeding on the Cotoneaster in the garden and since then has travelled all over the world birding and wildlife watching from Africa to Asia and South America to Antarctica.
By profession, a teacher, she runs a birdwatching club for the children and has also worked for Norfolk Wildlife Trust as an Education Ranger taking groups around the reserves on guided walks. She takes part in many bird surveys and at present is involved with the Norfolk Bird Atlas Survey work. As a trainee ringer she has also helped other ringers at many different sites throughout the country.
Sue belongs to West Norfolk RSPB members group and to NarVOS (Nar Valley Ornithological Society) where she gives talks/slide shows on her various birding trips.
