Last weekend we headed up to Monachil, a pueblo on the outskirts of Granada. On the outskirts of the village, walking up towards Los Cahorros gorge, there is a smallholding where we encountered the techno goats last October.
Unfortunately the goats weren't there this time (maybe they were at a rave?) although we did meet a man leading a donkey laden with hay. That was quite country.
Los Cahorros is stunning. Rocky outcrops, a deep valley with a river winding through it and a pretty scary suspension rope bridge. After the rope bridge is a path that sticks out from the sides of the gorge with the river on the other side. It's not high, it's not deep but there are bits that you have to climb round or under, and La Cueva de las Palomas (the cave of the pigeons/doves - depending on how romantic you like your names to be) to pass through. It's ace!
Then you reach the valley, from where there are a variety of walks high and low, forest or mountain (or both). We headed up and found a high meadow to have lunch, a doze and be stared at by a billy goat.
On our way back we bumped into a Scottish lad who takes mountain bike tours up into the hills around Monachil. Looked like a lot of fun, I think we'll be popping in to see him at some point.
Incidentally it was fiesta weekend in Monachil, and although we didn't stay for the festivities we were told that one of the highlights was the climbing the greasy pole to win a pig competition. We ain't in Barcelona now... ES
More photos of Monachil
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