Alpandeire - Sierra de Jarastepar

Alpandeire is located in the centre of the Ronda region (Serranía de Ronda) , that is about 17 kilometres from Ronda, and it is 120 kilometres from the capital of the province. Its urban area  is located 700 metres above sea level, the annual average rainfall is about 1.200 l/m2 and the average temperature is14º C

The origins of this lovely village go back to the year 711, being one of the first fortified villages by the Moslems in the Serranía de Ronda. But we know about the existence of the prehistoric man because of the archaeology found in Alpandeire, which went on for Brass Age, since burials like Encinas Borrachas, Montero and the Sepultura del Gigante have been preserved.

Monuments

Monolith of Fernando VII 
Fountain 
Antiguo Pósito 
Old Quarter 
Church of San Antonio de Padua 
Statue of Fray Leopoldo 
Dolmens of Encinas Borrachas 
Casa Natal de Fray Leopoldo

Gastronomy

We can find in the gastronomy of Alpandeire dishes like rabbit fried with garlic, lamb with tomato sauce, in winter hot gazpacho and in summer it is served cold. Between the desserts we can emphasize the homemade confectionery to Easter, like the borrachuelos (sponge cakes covered with rum), pestiños (honey-coated fritters), suspiros (cakes with almonds and white) and the rosquillón. There are another sweets like the dried figs with walnuts and the orejones (dried peaches).

How to get there

To get Alpandeire from the Western Costa del Sol you have to depart from San Pedro de Alcántara by the Motorway A-376 towards Ronda. Twelve kilometres before Ciudad del Tajo you have to take the road MA-525, that on the same latitude as Cartajima it is called MA-518 until Júzcar. Between Júzcar and Faraján you have to continue through the road MA-517 and through the MA-516 from this village until Alpandeire. This is the same road that changes its name according to the municipal area that crosses.

From Western Costa del Sol, through the Motorways AP-7 or through the old N-340 you arrive to Manilva, where you find the Motorway A-377 until Gaucín. In this village you access to the Motorway A-369 that crosses by Algatocín Benadalid and Atajate. Nine kilometres from Atajete you have to turn off by the MA-515, which takes you to Alpandeire.

Distances

To Ronda 17 km  
To Málaga 120 km  
To Marbella 64 km