Jimena de la Frontera is a pueblo blanco (white village) uniquely situated to give the traveller the option of an incredible array of activities while staying in a typical unspoilt Andaluz village. Located about 30km inland from San Roque on the road and railway to Ronda, and at around 200 meters above sea level Jimena is surrounded by the Los Alcornocales Natural Park, covering 167,767ha from Tarifa in the south to the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park in the north. The park is named after its handsome and beautifully kept cork tree grove, the largest in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the most important ones in the world.

The beautiful and photogenic white washed streets are crowned by an imposing Moorish castle, from which you have you have clear views down the valley and over the bay to Gibraltar and Algeciras. JImena has a fairly checkered historical past, having been inhabited at various times by the Iberians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians as well as by the Romans, who made good use of the rich metal deposits found there. Around the year 750, it was of great commercial importance to the Moors, who also used it as a strategic military point. Over the centuries Jimena was conquered and re-conquered on many occasions and twice fell into the hands of the Christians, but by in 1879, during the reign of Alfonso XII, Jimena was so highly considered that it was given the title of Cuidad. Today Jimena retains its village ambience and is a delight to visit.

Enjoy the beautiful walks around the area at you own pace, the beautiful and varied colours of the spring blooms, the migration of different bird species, the beaches of the Atlantic and Mediterranean, the route of the white villages, mushroom picking, some of the local gastronomic delights from which there are many dishes useing the natural ingredients found in the surrounding forest, or from locally grown produce, etc... Whatever the time of year there are so many things to do and see you will want to come back for more.