AS the name suggests (the prefix 'Ben-' found across the region derives from the Arabic 'ibn', 'son of'), this is another village of Moorish origins. Located very near to Montejaque, the settlement can be found in two halves. The original village was built on a mountainside with the lower community in the Guadiaro river valley that grew up around the railway station. The area is popular for rural tourism, and offers excellent walks, mountain views and potholing. Indeed, the lower part of the municipality runs into Grazalema Natural Park, with the valley dominated by the striking limestone peaks of Ventana at 1298 metres and Palo at 1400 metres above sea level.

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Benaojan
Friday, 21 August 2009
AS the name suggests (the prefix 'Ben-' found across the region derives from the Arabic 'ibn', 'son of'), this is another village of Moorish...

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