Arcos de la Frontera

This two-day tour goes from Malaga to Arcos de la Frontera and returns without repeating any road.

Gateway to the Route of the White Villages, Arcos de la Frontera is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Spain, in which its old town stands out, declared a Historic Site, where monumental jewels such as the castle of the Dukes of the 15th century, the remains of the walled enclosure, the Basilica of Santa María and the church of San Pedro, as well as its palaces and stately homes. Therefore, Arcos de la Frontera is a perfect destination to spend a night after a fantastic motorcycle day.

In the biker aspect, this tour is magnificent, since to the extraordinary roads of the Sierra de Grazalema it adds the also excellent roads near the Guadalhorce reservoir. It is a tour with a huge number of curves, with a total of 2,305. This gives us an average of 1,152 curves per day, which will delight the most demanding riders. But for this reason it is not a tour for beginners, even though the roads are good and there is very little traffic, especially on weekdays.

With regard to landscapes, this tour passes mainly through the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, one of the most beautiful areas of Andalusia, which is surprising for its greenery, caused by the large amount of rain it receives because in this point converge the Atlantic and Mediterranean currents. The passage is basically wooded, highlighting the Pinsapos, (a type of tall fir), the cork oaks and the holm oaks. But although this area is the one that registers the highest amount of annual precipitation in Spain, it has the peculiarity that it is not an area with many rainy days a year, (what happens is that when it rains it does so intensely), so it is relatively easy to anticipate the rain, and therefore avoid it.

In the monumental aspect, this tour also includes passing through Ronda, one of the most touristic cities in Spain, in the two days of the route, although in the second we only recommend going around it to be able to spend some time in Marbella.

And in terms of accommodation, Arcos de la frontera has a national Parador located in a privileged place.