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On the first day, after getting acquainted with the horses, we ride to the small town of Los Gazques through dry riverbeds (ramblas) over steep hills past almond, olive- and fig trees. |
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In Los Gazques, we visit Pepe and his sister, Dora, to taste their homemade wine, which is famous in the region. The view from the hilltops is always different and unique.
The following day, it's back to the horses after breakfast. We ride through a large, green valley along the old roman military road, through ramblas and pine forests back to the finca.
The sixth and last riding day leads us through canyons, along lonely paths, and past deserted fincas. Along the way, we sometimes come across lizards and snakes (not poisonous), hares and rabbits, foxes, occasionally a wild boar, red-legged partridges, eagles and other birds of prey, little owls, golden orioles, bee-eaters, rollers, little ringed plovers and many other animals. We spend about 4 to 6 hours a day in the saddle with an hour’s break for lunch. We ride about 29 hours in a week. During the warm summertime, the riding tours vary according to the weather. You leave us again after breakfast on Saturday.
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The second and third days are filled with the two-day ride to Vélez Blanco, the protected village with its high-seated Renaissance-Castillo. We ride through the natural park Los Vélez with its ruined water mills and old pine forests, where the horses spend the night. Before we drive home for dinner, we have a look at the castillo built in 1506.
Next to Vélez Blanco we find the Cueva de los letreros Cueva de los letreros (the cave of letters) with its paintings from the new stone age, the oldest in Andalusia. In the cave, which unfortunately cannot be viewed, the INDALO (the trademark of of the province Almería) was discovered and recovered. This stick figure can be found in every tourist area on the Andalusian coast as a talisman on all souvenirs.
On the fourth day (Wednesday), we ride to Los Cabreras, passing viniculture, almond and olive trees. This landscape is replaced by oaks and stone pines.