The Lake District is situated near Ardales and El Chorro, this area is a thrue Mekka for nature lovers and outdoor entusiasts, no matter age.

The lakes
The lakes are devided into three different lakes called; Embalse de Gaitanejo, Embalse del Conde de Guadalhorce and the biggest of them all Embalse del Gualdalteba-Guadalhorce. By the lake you will find various restaurants and picnic sites as the area is a quite popular excursion spot. Here you have the option to do different watersports such as kayak or canoeing. You can even fish in the lake, we have a couple of fine fishing rods for free disposal.

By El Chorro you find the most overwhelming natural gorge, here an enormous rock has been divided as with an axe and the edge is very sharp and narrow, it is called La Garganta del Chorro; the throat of the spring. The water runs from the lakes and a bridge connects the two rock sides where the train goes through on the Malaga-Cordoba run

Outdoor activities
Do you enjoy walking or mountainbiking you will find several marked walking paths across the fields. And the mountains behind our finca have some of Spain's best possibilities for mountain climbing. Paragliding and Rapelling is also very popular.

The villages
The neighbouring villages are Alora, Antequera, Pizzara, Bobadilla and Campillos. El Torcal is close by and spectaculary formed from limestone weathered over eons of time and its moon-like landscape makes it a "must see" attraction.

Alcazar de Bobastro by El Chorro is the remainings of an old Moorish fortress and the ruins of the first chuch in Spain; Iglesia Rupestre de Bobastro.

Alcazar de Bobastro
The rests of a morish castle
8 km
 
Iglesia Rupestre de Bobastro
Spain's first church
7 km

Cueva de Ardales
Prehistoric cave with wall paintings
20 km

Cueva de Menga, Viera and Romeral
Antequera
35 km

Presa del Chorro
Dam build in 1914-21
4 km

Presa de Guadalteba-Guadalhorce
Dam build in the 70's
2 km

House of the Engeneer
Precious villa by the lake
4 km

La Molina
Roman bridge from the 1st century
20 km

Desfiladero de los Gaitones
National park by the lakes

El Torcal
National park with 'Flintstone' rock landscape.

Sierra de las Nieves
National park with waterfalls
20 km from The Lake District 
 
El Chorro
River coming out throgh a gorge between the rock walls 

Embalse de Guadalhorce
Large artificial lake

Predator birds
e.g. eagles, voultures, hawks and wowels

Migratory birds
e.g. the southern nightinggale

Larger mammols
e.g. iberian mountain goat, wild cat and genette