Discover Mollina: Wine, Architectural Heritage and Nature

Mollina is part of the Ruta de los Vinos de Málaga y Ronda. The vineyards of Bodega Cortijo La Fuente are located in Mollina at an altitude of 480 metres above sea level, on sandy and limestone soils.

Wine and regional products

The Cortijo La Fuente building was constructed at the end of the 19th century. CIVA is the Centro de Interpretación de la Vid, la Aceituna y el Aceite in Mollina. At CIVA, students and visitors can learn first-hand about the origins of local products. Wineries in Mollina can be visited by prior appointment and offer organised wine tastings.

Culture and history

The Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Oliva was built in the 17th century. It has three naves separated by round arches. The Convento de la Ascensión dates from the 18th century. It contains a characteristic sundial. Roman structures dating from the 1st to the 3rd century have been preserved in the Castellum de Santillán.

Nature and trails

The Sierra de la Camorra has a network of caves, including the Cueva de los Órganos. The GR 249.1 runs from Mollina via Fuente de Piedra to Humilladero. The route is 17.6 km long and is indicated as taking 4 hours and 30 minutes.

You can organise the local information by activity, time required and date availability. A route with a clearly specified length and duration has a different focus from a cultural site, a natural area or a visit by prior appointment. This allows the themes of exercise, architectural history, local products and landscape to be considered separately, without creating a fixed order.

Throughout the year

The Romería de la Virgen de la Oliva in Mollina takes place annually on the second weekend of May and is centred in the Santillán natural area. Following the religious ceremony, locals and visitors spend a day in the countryside in the Santillán natural area; a shared family picnic is customary. The Feria de la Vendimia in Mollina takes place on the second weekend of September.

When weighing several focuses against one another, nature and exercise stand on one side, and architectural history and local products on the other. A stay during a named festival weekend follows a different schedule from a visit arranged in advance. The combination you choose is entirely up to your own travel planning.

You can combine these three details with your own priorities, for example hiking, wine, architectural history, nature or a date in the festival calendar.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Mollina, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can serve as separate criteria alongside the destination-related attractions. These details can be compared with the areas of focus described above: wine and architectural history follow a different thematic line from caves, the route length or a set festival weekend.

Further destinations

Other destinations in the same selection include Ojén, Pujerra, Riogordo, Gaucín, La Cala del Moral, Torrox, Villanueva De Tapia and Atalaya Isdabe.

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