Santa Lucia – Patria (Arabic village)
A walk of 14 km, taking approximately 4 hours, takes you to visit the stone remains of the old Arabic inhabited area with great views of Conil de la Frontera from the top. You can visit the aqueduct and water mills, the quarry and the Church of La Muela. All around you will observe typical Mediterranean vegetations with lentiscos, acebuches, cork trees and fields cultivated with beetroot, wheat and sunflowers.
Santa Lucia – Fuente el Chorrillo
From the village church this is a walk of 11 kms taking 3 hours on fairly difficult terrain. We will see abundant vegetations, the Barbate River and, behind wire fencing, some bulls of Jandilla. We will see the remains of old ceramics and we will fortify ourselves here with some homemade cooking from the local ventas.
Santa Lucia – La Muela
With difficult ground and a hill to start with, we will walk 9 km in 1 ½ hours. We will enjoy magnificent views all around us, with Vejer de la Frontera from the highest point and we will see the old watermills. During the walk we will be able to refresh ourselves in the crystal clear water springs and we will have a stop at the Roman aqueduct. In La Muela we will be able to see some wonderful views of the area with the Atlantic coast below us.
Santa Lucia – La Saladilla
We leave again from the Church and walk 4 km in 1 ¼ hours on an old track to arrive again at an intermediate area of La Muela.
By car we can arrange tours to other areas, visiting the close by villages of Vejer, Barbate, Conil and sampling local foods and walking on beautiful uncrowded beaches. Inland there are many villages of interest such as Medina Sidonia or Benalup where you will find other attractive sights and enjoy foods of the area.
Locally, the Fiestas of Santa Lucia are very special with all the villagers taking part. The most important celebration is 13 th December, the “Day of Santa Lucia” where traditionally a local pig is cooked in a variety of ways and served tapa style during the day. There are games and attractions during the weekend for all ages. Everyone contributes and enjoys the occasion. Visitors are made very welcome.
The village is very Spanish where day to day traditional Spanish life continues alongside the arrival of the tourist who seeks the peace and quiet of the countryside. There are two excellent restaurants, very well known in the area for the quality of their fish and meat, a traditional “venta” (small bar) and a camping site tucked away at the top of the village, which is open all yeare.