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What to see and do in Grazalema

What to see and do in Grazalema (Sierra de Cádiz, Cádiz): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Nature · 1 Food and drink

How far each place is from the centre of Grazalema

Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema 3.2 km

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What to see and do in Grazalema

Grazalema
Village
White village of the Sierra de Cádiz conquered by Rodrigo Ponce de León in 1485; in 1490 the Catholic Monarchs granted the lordship of the 'Seven Villages' of the sierra. Resettled in 1520 by order of the 1st Duke of Arcos, it experienced a notable boom in woollen cloth-making in the 17th century.
Parque Natural Sierra de Grazalema
Nature
The first Biosphere Reserve declared by UNESCO in Spain, in 1977; the municipality of Grazalema, with more than 2,000 mm of average annual rainfall, is one of the rainiest spots on the Iberian Peninsula.
Manta de Grazalema
Food and drink
Handmade wool blanket, a historic product of Grazalema's textile industry, documented in the municipality's Textile Museum; it is accompanied by a local cheesemaking tradition, payoyo cheese, made with milk from payoya goats.