Walking in Grazalema Archives - The Sierra de Grazalema

Discover Grazalema with Clive’s Audio Guided tour

September 3, 2026October 23, 2025 by Clive Muir

If you’re visiting Grazalema, my self-guided audio tour is a great way to discover the village beyond the obvious sights. I’ve lived in the area for many years and created this tour myself, drawing on my knowledge of Grazalema, its history and the places I’ve come to know from living and working here.

VoiceMap audio guided tour of Grazalema — **Glorious Grazalema: From Moorish Settlement to Andalusian Treasure** takes you on a walking tour through the village, with GPS-triggered commentary playing automatically as you reach each location. You’ll hear the stories behind the places you’re visiting rather than simply walking from one sight to another with a guidebook.

It’s not a traditional guided tour where you have to meet at a particular time. You buy the tour, download it to the VoiceMap app and then explore Grazalema when it suits you. Walk at your own pace, stop for photographs, have a coffee or lunch, and continue when you’re ready.

Clive Muir

I’ve been living in this lovely area of Western Andalucia for the last 20 years or so and dedicate most of my time to the running of English language tourist information websites for the towns of Cádiz, Ronda, Grazalema, the famous or infamous Caminito del Rey, and also Wildside Holidays, which promotes sustainable and eco-friendly businesses running wildlife and walking holidays in Spain. My articles contain affiliate links that will help you reserve a hotel, bus, train or activity in the area. You don’t pay more, but by using them you do support this website. Thankyou!

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September in the Sierra de Grazalema

August 2, 2026September 18, 2025 by Clive Muir

September in the Sierra de Grazalema is a good time to watch Bee-eaters, Short-toed eagles and Booted eagles on their Southerly migration.

The temperature begins to cool from the searing August heat and, if there is rain, then the ground will soften, giving way from dried straw colours to a soft green as plants sprout anew after their summer dormancy. Some of the flowers we can see now are Round-leaved fluellin, Common ivy, Fennel, Rosemary, White asparagus, Apple mint and Maritime squill. A range of fruits and berries begin to ripen, which can add a surprising splash of colour; Sloe, Blackberry, Hawthorn, Laurustinus, Peony, Turpentine Tree and Strawberry tree.

Clive Muir

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Summer heat in the Sierra de Grazalema

August 8, 2025 by Clive Muir

Someone has turned up the heating here in the Sierra de Grazalema and the little rain and cooler temperatures of the spring seems to be a long distant memory. We’ll soon be in the high thirties and the forecast is for more intense heat to come this year which will probably take us into the forties and the blazing summer heat in the Sierra de Grazalema

Clive Muir

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April wildlife in the Sierra de Grazalema

April 24, 2024 by Clive Muir

April wildlife in the Sierra de Grazalema starts with some bird species returning from their wintering grounds and many passing northwards to their breeding grounds. The first newborn Spanish Ibex take tentative steps across the rocky terrain whilst streams and permanent ponds are full of spawn and larvae of amphibians. Many snakes and lizards are out of hibernation and hungry for a snack!

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March in the Sierra de Grazalema

March 19, 2024 by Clive Muir

March in the Sierra de Grazalema brings more migratory birds returning back to their breeding grounds, with large groups of Short-toed and Booted Eagles passing through to Central and Northern Spain, and then “our” breeding pairs settling back home.

Short toed eagle in the Sierra de Grazalema

Clive Muir

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