バザの絶景の山頂・トップ6

Both mountain ranges ensure that it hardly rains in this semi-desert area.

No bike road

The ascent to the summit of the Santa Bárbara peak (2,271 m) starts from the car park at the pass along a well-signposted mining lane. Immediately there is the detour that goes up to the summit and other paths to visit the old lead and fluorite mines of Calar. The path passes between the mouths of several mines protected by wooden walkways and reaches the highest peak of the natural park. The panorama surrounds the entire horizon of the province of Granada, with good views of Sierra Nevada and the broken profile of the Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas mountains. The descent is through the same place until the pass of the Mina.

Sierra de Baza and Sierra de Los Filabres are part of a remote mountain range over 2.000m height in the province of Granada and Almería, and the most isolated area of Badlands. This mountain range was a historic crossroads of cultures, and its legacy includes remains of Roman aqueducts or Arab castles. At the highest point of the range lies the iconic Calar Alto Observatory (2.168m), easy recognizable from fara way. The range also includes one of the most iconic and spectacular mountain pass in the Iberian Peninsula, el Puerto de Velefique (1.820m), popular by the high number of hairpin in the South side. The South limit of Sierra de los Filabres reaches the village of Gérgal, considered the North gate of the Tabernas Desert.

If you're planning on being at the summit for sunset, make sure that you, and everyone in your group has a working headtorch (a phone torch is Not a substitute). Also pack a warm top, waterproof jacket and beanie in case of rapid weather changes.

There is a circular rough vehicle track that encircles the mountain. Near this viewpoint is parking space for 2 or 3 cars or campervans. From there, it's a 5 minute walk to the viewpoint.

The sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of the Head that rises on the top of the Jabalcón hill and from where a large part of the Bastetan region can be seen. Hermitage-sanctuary built in the middle of the 20th century. A simple reinforced concrete cross tops the low wall where we find a ceramic painting representing Our Lady of the Patron Head of Zújar. Inside, we can see through the hole in the keyhole, the wood carving of the owner of the hermitage, La Virgen de la Cabeza The last Sunday of April the pilgrimage of the Virgen de la Cabeza is celebrated, highly venerated in this town.