Star Route
Discovering the authentic inland Andalusia
The star routes allow us to get to know a territory, visiting the most interesting parts and discovering all the landscapes without having to change our accommodation and allowing us after riding a horse to make cultural visits, discover the monuments and gastronomy, is therefore the combination perfect for a vacation on horseback. In our visit to the Sierra de Andújar we can visit:
– The monumental cities of Úbeda and Baeza (70 km)
– Visit the monumental city of Arjona (15 km)
– Visit the monumental city Baños de la Encina (40 km)
– Visit the city of Jaén (50 km)
– Visit the city of Córdoba (78 km)
Route description
Day 1.- Arrival of clients in Andújar at the Oleum hotel (located in a 16th century palace) https://hoteloleumandujar.com or hotel Palacio sirviente de Mieres https://palaciosirventedemieres.com/, Welcome and explanation of the route. The accommodation will be made every day in this hotel in the center of Andújar on a bed and breakfast basis The horse riding program consists of 4 half-day routes and 1 full-day route through all the landscapes of the Sierra de Andújar natural park.
Day 2.- The Andalusian horse – we know dressage horse
Cowboy dressage is an equestrian sport that, according to the Royal Spanish Horse Riding Federation (RFHE), consists of «performing in succession and within a square, a series of exercises taken from those that are executed in the field to work with cattle bovine».
For horse lovers, we cannot get to know Andalusia without knowing the ¨doma vaquera¨ and that is why we are going to start our week getting to know this type of ¨work riding¨.
Presentation of the horses and explanation of the bases of cowboy dressage.
-Visit to the Spanish-Arabian horse farm in the same equestrian center
-Know the harness and trimmings of cowboy dressage
-Class on the track, beginning cowgirl dressage
Departure through the countryside with a cowboy saddle to enjoy this type of riding.
Duration approx. 3.5 hours.
Day 3 .-The culture of olive oil.
Transfer of the clients to the farm of the chain to meet our horses. Today we make a radial route that passes in the first part between olive groves to enter the meadow of scrubland characteristic of this area, we will border the Mestanza stream using trails and we will know the culture of oil, this path is the one used by farmers to access their olive farms (cortijos) some of which have old mills to transform olives into liquid gold (oil)
Visit and oil tasting in Almazara (oil factory).
Duration approx. 3 hours .
Day 4.- Route of the miners
Today we will walk a path that borders a ¨Toro bravo¨ cattle farm, this path was used for hundreds of years by the miners who worked in the different mining operations that have existed since Pre-Roman times, the path goes up to high mountain areas, which will allow us to have beautiful views of the town of Andújar and the Guadalquivir valley.
Duration approx. 3 hours .
Day 5.- Along the banks of the Guadalquivir.
Our walk today runs along the banks of the Guadalquivir and the Jándula will submerge us, on occasions, in a wonderful gallery forest. The poplars, tamarisks, willows, oleanders and ash trees that populate these banks not only serve as a refuge for animals, including many waterfowl, this trail has also been a historic passage for transhumant cattle between the Sierra Morena and the valley. After crossing the Roman bridge we will go down the right bank until we reach Andújar.
Duration approx. 4 hours.
Day 6.- Route of the way of the virgin -San Gines
We leave ¨la Finca la Cadena ¨ heading north to fully enter the Sierra de Andújar Natural Park where we will discover the beauty of ¨Sierra Morena ¨ through a narrow path, constantly ascending, between native shrub vegetation such as mastic, rosemary , and rockrose, This is one of the most beautiful places where the abundance of deer and fallow deer, among other species, does not make it difficult to admire these animals. This route is the one used by people and horses for the pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Cabeza that once a year gathers more than 3000 horses and riders. We will arrive at the hermitage of San Gines where we will have a picnic.
Picnic lunch with typical products of the local gastronomy.
San Gines hermitage picnic
Duration approx. 5.30 hours. Full time.
Day 7.-End of the program.
After breakfast transfer of clients.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Price : €1050
includes :
-Transfer from Andújar bus or train station to Hotel
-Transfer each day of the program from the Hotel to the equestrian center
-Hotel accommodation with breakfast included
-Full day picnic
Does not include:
-Other transfers
-Other meals, drinks
-Tickets to museums or monuments
Minimum group: 2 people
Maximum group: 5 people
Supplements :
single room: €30 /night
minimum group (1 rider) : +130 €
We can organize other transfers for you:
Malaga airport transfer price €260 each trip maximum 4 passengers
Ave de Córdoba transfer station: €100 each trip maximum 4 passengers
* The amount of supplements for small groups, individual rooms and special transfers will be paid directly to the guide upon arrival before the start of the route
