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Ojén

Village · Ojén

About

• White village at the foot of Sierra Blanca, a short distance from Marbella, with cobbled streets running down the hillside
• Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación (founded in 1505), with Mudéjar details, and remains of the castle
• Fuente de los Chorros (1905), with five spouts
• Molino de Ojén (18th century) and Museo del Aguardiente: Ojén aguardiente was distilled from 1830 with a secret recipe
• Caves next to the village: the Cueva de las Columnas (reached by stairs) has the best views of the village and the mountains

Good to know

• Themed market on the second weekend of every month in the main square
• Eating: Bar Castillo Solís (gambas pil pil, Iberian pork) or churros at Er Mojaito
• From here, the MA-5300 climbs to the Refugio de Juanar: viewpoints of the Macho Montés and the Corzo, and game dishes
• The village is uphill: wear comfortable shoes
• Local product: pasas al aguardiente (raisins in aguardiente, a local spirit)

Near here

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  Molino de Ojén and Aguardiente MuseumWine and food · Ojén · 15 min18th-century water mill on the banks of the Almadán river: it first ground flour and later oil
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  Juanar: Mirador del Macho Montés and Cruz de JuanarHiking · Ojén (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minOfficial trail El Juanar–Puerto Marbella: 2.7 km one way, about 1 h 15 min, easy, along a track shaded by pines
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  Climb to La Concha from the Refugio de JuanarHiking · Ojén / Marbella (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minLa Concha (1,215 m), the shell-shaped peak you can see from all over Marbella
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  Refugio de Juanar–Los Castillejos and the Spanish fir forest (loop)Hiking · Ojén (Sierra Blanca) · 30 minCircular route of about 7.85–8 km and 525 m of ascent along the Senda de José Lima

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