El Rompido is a pretty fishing village by the sea and has a broad range of shops including Post Office, Bank, Pharmacy, Bakers, and Supermarkets. Nearby lies the large town of Cartaya which is a great place to visit and sample the Tapas bars, local restaurants, browse the shops or visit Carrefour…a huge Supermarket that provideds everything you might need during your stay.

Between El Rompido and Cartaya is a water park and go-kart track which are open in high season, and other places to vist are Ayamonte, a thriving Spanish town near the Portuguese border (40 minutes drive back towards Faro), Seville, the Spanish city famous for it’s Tapas, Old town architecture and Flamenco (a 1 hour drive east of the Villas) and Huelva (30 minutes drive east), the town from which Christopher Columbus sailed to discover America (visiting La Rabida is a must!!).

El Rocio is an interesting place (45 minutes east of the villas on the road leading from Matalascanas to Almonte) and resembles a wild west cowboy town. A totally authentic Spanish town it is the focus of an annual pilgrimage from the church on Whit Sunday each year involving hundreds of thousands of people. In the summer it is much more relaxed (and quiet!!) but provides an intriguing insight in to how Spain used to be.

The Parque Nacional De Donana is a top ranking nature reserve stretching over 100,000 hectares (including wetland and dry Donana) and lies 40 minutes east of the Villa’s. There is an abundance of flora and fauna to include reed beds, bulrushes,cork, oak, and pine, and over 250 birds , deer, wild boar, mongoose, and Lynx.

Regarded as the most important nature reserve in Europe, it provides any nature enthusiast with much to do and see. The park is close to the Rio Tinto mines which are open to visitors and offer all the family a spectacular day out.

Weather

Winters

Typically beautiful days with clear skies with the odd day of rainfall in November. Daily highs are 16 degrees to 18 degrees and you do feel the warmth of the sun….lows rarely fall below 10 degrees. In all this period (September to May) is ideal weather for golfing, rambling, and site seeing.

Summers