Puerto de las Palomas
CA-9104 · Grazalema → Zahara de la Sierra · Spain
- Length
- 10 miles
- Drive time
- 30 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Andalucía's eagle pass: perfect hairpins from mountain-white Grazalema up to 1,357 m, then down to Zahara's castle rock above its turquoise reservoir. Griffon vultures ride the thermals overhead.
Highlights of the Puerto de las Palomas
- Grazalema white village
- Vulture colonies
- Zahara reservoir views
Where to stop on the Puerto de las Palomas
- Moeve Grazalema fuel — Last fuel in Grazalema before Puerto de las Palomas — nothing at the 1,357 m pass.
- Restaurante El Torreón food — Sierra kitchen on Calle Agua in Grazalema — game and tagarninas before the pass; closed Wednesdays.
- Puerto de las Palomas viewpoint — 1,357 m eagle pass — Zahara’s reservoir and castle sit in the bowl below; griffon vultures overhead.
- Castillo de Zahara viewpoint — Moorish castle rock above Zahara de la Sierra — the CA-9104 drops to the village at its foot.
Drive the Puerto de las Palomas
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