Slow Travel in Andalusia: Olive Groves, Whitewashed Villages & Baroque Towns

We spent a few days deep in the Andalusian countryside, staying in a 200-year-old Hacienda surrounded by endless olive groves, exploring whitewashed villages most travelers never reach, and discovering why this region produces some of the best olive oil in the world.

🫒 Seville, Granada, and Málaga are all incredible, but this is the slow, untouched side of Andalusia.

After a few days exploring Seville, we picked up a rental car and drove two hours into the heart of the Andalusian countryside, where we stayed at Hacienda El Tarajal, a beautiful boutique hotel surrounded by olive groves in the UNESCO-recognized olive oil region of Priego de Córdoba.

Over a few slow days, we visited the Baroque capital of Spain, Priego de Córdoba and we also discovered two of Spain's most beautiful villages: Zuheros, a quiet whitewashed village with a 9th-century Arab fortress and Iznájar, perched above the largest reservoir in Andalusia.

If you've already done the typical Andalusian cities, this is what's next.

📍 Priego de Córdoba, Zuheros & Iznájar - Andalusia, Spain

CHAPTERS
0:00 — Leaving Sevilla & Heading Into the Countryside
0:56 — Arriving at the Hacienda (Olive Country Intro)
2:24 — The Sahara Dust That Stained Everything (Kalima)
3:31 — Priego de Córdoba (The Baroque Capital of Spain)
5:26 — Balcón del Adarve (Best Viewpoint in Town)
7:23 — Inside the Church of La Asunción
8:54 — Tapas at Taberna Aguernica
11:16 — Spanish Supermarket Prices (Sticker Shock from London)
12:36 — Hacienda El Trajal (Where We Stayed)
14:53 — Dinner in Zuheros (One of Spain's Most Beautiful Villages)
21:01 — Picking Up Olive Oil from a Local Producer
22:34 — Iznájar (Andalusia's Hidden Hilltop Village)
25:06 — Patio de las Comedias (Award-Winning Hidden Gem)
30:05 — Restaurant El Piloncillo (The Surprise Dinner of the Trip)
32:15 — Sunset Over the Olive Groves & Final Thoughts