Southern Spain 2018

This was a self-guided tour created by Christian Saborio and Peter Morgan for late May of 2018.

Starts in Seville and makes its way to Córdoba via Granada. After Granada we come back heading towards Ronda and will eventually catch a train to Seville where we will return the bikes.

The cycling company was Renta a Bike Sevilla. Carlos helped us along the way to make the reservation for the bikes. The cost for 15 days for each bike was 115 Euros, which was rather cheap compared to previous cycling trips in France. You can find more information about the bikes we hired in this section.

Ride Segments

Day 1 – Seville to Carmona

The ride with no downhills that never ends! I’m writing this at the wonderful hotel in Carmona, absolutely knackered from riding what could have been 70 Km. I guess my first warning would be DON’T DO THE RIDE in the GPX file, it was torture. While the website ‘routeyou’ has created wonderful routes in the […]

Day 2 – Carmona to Palma del Rio

Nice room, quiet with a HUGE bathroom in Carmona. No children to wake us up in the morning! We packed, picked up the bikes from the store room and headed off for brekkie at a bar by the circular plaza. Salmorejo with cheese and jamon at unearthly prices.Coffee for Christian, tea for me. Caused a […]

Day 3 – Palma del Río to Córdoba

The temperature during these days have been very kind with us, and for this reason we are not out riding at the crack of dawn. We took our time and had breakfast at the fantastic hotel where we stayed the night before [HOTEL NAME]. The fellow at the reception was very friendly and chatted with […]

Day 4 – Córdoba to Zuheros

AirBnB in Córdoba was good. Alex the owner, in Barrio Nuevo 10. Leaving Cordoba was good: bike paths out of the city – the only problem being the pedestrians who chose to walk down the bike path … Highway then, a bit busy but reasonable shoulder to ride on and we commenced what we had […]

Day 5 – Zuheros to Priego de Córdoba

We left Zuheros hoping we would have stayed one more night. The town is mystical and has lots to offer. Our hotel was fantastic and so was the brekkie they offered for 4 Euros. Lots of jam, chorizo, goat’s cheese, “tostadas with tomate”, etc. The personnel at this hotel were very nice, especially Antonio from […]

Day 6 – Priego to Montefrío

Nice little hotel tucked away in a little square with a fountain. We left the bikes outside while we went up to the room which was also lovely, overlooking the square. The owners didn’t know what to do with the bikes, since they had people inside in the atrium and we couldn’t get the bikes […]

Day 7 – Montefrío to Granada

After a quick pack-n-go, we had coffee at the café a bit down the road where we stayed. From there we could watch all the old blokes who seem to just stand and do nothing for most of the day. They are harmless, as we were told by the apartment manager, but at times it […]

Day 8 – Granada to Alhama de Granada

The time spent in Granada was fantastic, it is a lovely town with so much to offer, two nights was definitely not enough, but we had to move on. Getting out of Granada was a bit hectic…at the beginning the route was OK and even took us out of the city following a lovely bike […]

Day 9 – From Alhama de Granada to Periana

We started the day a bit late as we wanted to see what the route was and make last minute alterations. After yesterday’s experience of riding long hours in dirt roads that were in no way gentle, we wanted to be sure that we were not headed in the same direction, figuratively speaking. We were […]

Day 10 – From Periana to Antequera

Cortijo de la Monjes – arrived and immediately headed for the pool and the sun, it was heaven. After an hour or so, including a dip, we went back to the apartment and got ready for dinner which arrived at 8 as announced: chicken with green pepper on a tortilla with a bottle of red. […]