White Villages bike tour, from Ronda to Arcos de la Frontera

Ronda, arrival

Whether you come by bus, train or car, you should try to get to this fabulous town as early as possible. Have a stroll, see the oldest bullfight ring of Spain, and the famous "Puente Nuevo" (New Bridge) and take some good wines and tapas.

Ronda - Olvera (36 km)

We leave Ronda heading northwards and make for Setenil de las Bodegas, one of Andalusia's most surprising villages, a focal point of the Cádiz mountains white villages route. The people here made use of the gorge to build their houses. It is one of the finest examples of this type of architecture, which instead of excavating into the rock simply makes use of natural overhang, with the houses developed laterally along the rock face. Lose yourself in the village's intimate corners and tapas bars... We then follow the Trejo River and soon see the village of Olvera in the distance, with its typical church and 12th Century castle atop a hill.

Olvera - Puerto Serrano/Montellano (40/48 km)

Olvera was originally to have been a stop on the Jerez-Malaga train line, but the line was never completed and the village went back to its business of producing olive oil. Eventually, new roads removed the need for a railway; now the railway has been given a new lease of life as one of the first Vías Verdes, or greenways (old re-conditioned railway lines), in Spain. You cycle for 36 km along this greenway (no cars), passing the Peñon de Zaframagón (Nature reserve with one of Europes' largest colonies of vultures). You pass through many tunnels (up to 30) - some up to 1 km in length - where lights come on automatically as soon as we enter!  Follow the Guadalete River as far as Puerto Serrano, where the greenway finishes and where you sleep in a bungalow next to the old railway station, now a restaurant. Or you ride to the village Montellano, where you sleep in a 3-star hotel with swimming pool.

Puerto Serrano/Montellano - Arcos de la Frontera (42/50 km)

You leave the hotel and follow a narrow country lane, almost a cycle lane, surrounded by gentle rolling hills covered in sunflowers, cotton and vineyards. You will pass the bodega Regantío Viejo and continue on the same road to get finally to the white village of Arcos de la Frontera. This town is situated on cliffs high above a meander in the River Guadalete. This is a typical defensive hill village with cobbled streets leading up to a castle, built in the 15th Century on Moorish foundations. The view from the castle and village is staggering. You will stay in a hotel in the historical centre of Arcos.  

Arcos de la Frontera, fin

After breakfast, just leave the bikes at the hotel and take a bus or taxi to Jerez or back to Ronda.

Accommodation with breakfast

Information on the trip

Telephone helpline

Luggage transport

Services not included

Bike rental with delivery & collection

E-Bike rental with delivery and collection

Extra night (charming Hotel in Ronda)