Easy hikes and walks around De Estepa

The Laguna de Fuente de Piedra is the largest natural lagoon in Andalusia and an important wetland in the northwest of the province of Málaga. It is best known for its large colony of greater flamingos, which nest here in spring and provide one of the region's most impressive natural spectacles. The shallow salt lagoon also attracts nearly 200 species of birds and is an important resting place for migratory birds. Surrounded by salt marshes, reed beds, and Mediterranean vegetation, the area offers ideal conditions for wildlife. A visitor center provides information about the flora and fauna, while birdwatching platforms and guided tours offer nature lovers exciting insights. The lagoon is an ideal spot for nature photography amidst a fascinating landscape. The Laguna de Fuente de Piedra is also an ideal destination for cyclists who want to combine nature experiences with physical activity. The area offers a variety of cycling routes of varying difficulty levels, leading through the picturesque landscape and along the largest natural lagoon in Andalusia. The “José Antonio Valverde” visitor center serves as a good starting point for cycling tours and offers information about the flora and fauna of the region.

The Cerro del Palo Viewpoint is located in the northeast of the Fuente de Piedra Lagoon, one of the largest saline-lagoon complexes on the Iberian Peninsula. This lagoon, with 1,365 hectares, constitutes the base level and natural drainage of an endorheic basin (closed depression) of 153 km². Its morphology of shallow waters, exposure to the wind and marked seasonal character, conditioned by rainfall, make it a unique place.

This natural reserve, with its 1,400 hectares, is a unique enclave within the wetlands of the Western Mediterranean. It is home to the largest colony of flamingos in the entire Iberian Peninsula and the second largest in Europe after the one in Camargue, France.

The Fuente de Piedra Lagoon is a wetland located in the Antequera region, in the municipality of Fuente de Piedra, in Spain. It is the largest salt lagoon in Andalusia, 6.5 km long (northeast-southwest) and 2.5 km wide (northwest-southeast). Together with the Gallocanta lagoon, it represents one of the two large lagoons remaining on the Iberian Peninsula. It constitutes the most important enclave where the common flamingo breeds regularly, with the Fuente de Piedra nesting colony, along with the one in the Camargue, being the most relevant in the Western Mediterranean and Northwest Africa.

It is the largest salt lagoon on the Iberian Peninsula. It has a large population of flamingos, being one of the most important in Spain. It is an ideal place to observe these curious birds, as well as other migratory species.

You'll be glad to have a bit of suspension on these cobbled streets as you climb the hill overlooking the city. You will reach the sites of the Santa Clara Convent and the impressive Alcázar Palace on the hill of San Cristóbal that dominated the city since Moorish times.

Esteva is a town known for having an important manufacturing industry of two typical Christmas sweets, mantecado and polvorón, especially in Spain. In the town, however, there is its castle, towering over the rest and where you cannot leave the town without having visited the castle.

Cordoba municipality already very close to Seville. It is famous, among other things, for its quinces, grown in the extensive orchards on one side of the Genil River. On the other shore, olive trees and vines predominate, typical of the Cordoba countryside. Formerly the two shores were separate municipalities, one in Seville, Miragenil, and another in Córdoba called Puente de Don Gonzalo, but they were finally unified under a single Cordovan municipality in 1834, although Miragenil hardly grew.