Spain: Andalucia - Granada to Malaga Bike

• 7 days
• 6 nights
• 6 breakfasts
• 5 picnic lunches
• 5 dinners
• snacks
• luggage handling
• guide and van support
• maps and route notes
• set your own pace

Andalucia is an area of enchanting and extraordinarily varied scenery. Crossing it from Granada, home to the Alhambra Palace, to Malaga, the gateway to Africa, you are more likely to be held up by a herd of goats jamming the narrow lanes than by the scarce traffic. Travelling on horseback in 1750, Etienne de Silhouette described this area as “the best part of all Spain, the most fertile, the richest; in short, the one in which all of Nature’s gifts have been distributed”.

Landscapes apart, Andalucia is also one of the great melting-pots of the Mediterranean. It is the westernmost meeting-place of the pre-historic migrants from the Greek islands and later the Phoenicians, Carthaginians and Romans. Later, and more significantly, came great waves of Muslim invaders - Moors and Berbers from Morocco, the last of the Omayyads from Damascus, and other Arabs from Syria. Their kingdom,“Al-Andalus”, lasted over 700 years, leaving a rich cultural heritage and distinctive traditions you will see, as you rest in villages having a distinctive Moorish character.

You can explore minarets of old mosques scarcely disguised as spires on baroque and gothic churches, Mudejar arches, jasmine-scented courtyards and castellated fortresses. The rural charm of this fascinating region is further enhanced by abundant greetings from the friendly descendants of such a cosmopolitan past, making this a relaxing and rewarding opportunity for active exploration!

• Spain
  • Andalucia

If you have been on tour with us in the last 3 years, you will receive a 5% discount as a returning guest. In addition, if you have referred new customers to us since your last Freewheeling Adventure, you are entitled to a reduced cost. Each new guest who mentioned you as a referrer will save you $150 off your next trip.

• Cost: $3595 (per person, 8 days, 7 nights, 7 breakfasts, 3 dinners, luggage transfers, maps & route notes)
• Self-guided adventures can be requested any time.

Hybrid or Road: $275

Moderate to challenging terrain on quiet country roads. The route has been designed to avoid the steepest mountainous climbs. Be prepared for challenging ascents and fun descents through the foothills of this mountainous region.