Links Page For Transport, Services, Resources And Utilities In And Around Olvera, Cadiz

Please send any information or possible links regarding this page to: info@olveraproperties.com

Airlines | Car hire | Local Taxi Services / Removals | Bus and Rail | General Resources | Weather, Currency, and Maps | Hobbies and Sports | Hotels, Rentals and Holiday Homes | Other Sites of Interest | Local Town Halls | Estate Agent Sites

Airlines:

Monarch Airlines, or Crown Air fly to Gibraltar three times a day from Luton and Gatwick.

RyanAir; fly into Jerez, Granada, Malaga and Seville.

EasyJet; Low cost flights to Malaga.

Jet2; Low cost flights to Malaga.

Thomsonfly; low cost flights to Malaga.

British Airways; standard flights to Malaga.

Iberia, is the Spanish carrier and lands at Granada, Malaga, Jerez and Seville to name but a few.

Car hire:

CarJet, book before you fly and pick up a good deal with no driver insurance excess!! Gibraltar and most main cities in Spain.

Crown, have a presence in all major towns in the Cadiz, Seville, Jerez and Malaga area and most of Spain.

Arrow Car Hire, also a presence in Cadiz, Seville, Jerez and Malaga, as they contract Crown amongst other car hire companies. Same car - at a far cheaper rate. Their eMail is: info@arrowcars.es Tel: 952 564 912

Local Taxi Services / Removals:

Pete Elliott, will perform airport pick-ups, rides to Ronda and journeys to Malaga, Marbella and Gibraltar.
Peter and Di own a farm and their lifestyle is truly Andalucian so if you what to Experience Olvera, on your holiday, let this couple guide you into a world of possibility. Pete also plays a mean gituar!
(0034) 667 893 949 or (0034) 634 681 922

Dave Tilly, Dave will do airport pick-ups, rides to Ronda and journeys to Malaga, Marbella and Gibraltar. For long trips please give some notice.
Dave also is a fishing guide and runs Fishing Andalucia and can be contacted at rodandline@yahoo.com
(0034) 954 858 390 or Mob: (0034) 666 385 423

Pyramid Moves is a professional removal company based in Gibraltar that specialise in national removals throughout Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal. Taking you all the way with care!

Bus and Rail:

R.E.N.F.E.  The train between Algeciras and Granada stops at Ronda, from there you need other transport (see Taxi above) but the journey is exquisite and cheap at around 6 euros.
Approximate departure times:-
7:00, 12:10, 15:35, 18:30 from Algeciras and
7:00, 9:54, 16:33 and 20:29 from Ronda

Bus Routes and Timetable

Andalucia.com. has put together this fairly comprehensive timetable of bus routes. The bus and coach services are operated by different private bus companies. Most operate from the main bus terminals some however do use their own bus station. Phone numbers are also listed.

Bus Routes and Timetable

T.G.Comes bus service. On this web site you will find an easy-to-use service for purchasing bus tickets. From the comfort of your home,at any time, and without suffering any line-ups at the ticket office. Services for Algeciras, Cadiz, Jerez, La Linea, Rota, San Roque, Sevilla and Tarifa.

General resources:

For local resources click here

Spainish Property Insight is a Spanish property information web site run by Mark Stucklin, author of the Spanish Property Doctor column in the Sunday Times. This informative website also has an active Forum.

Structural Surveys Spain: When buying a house in the UK it is normal procedure to have a structural survey before purchasing. Why should it be any different in Spain?
This site also has good advice on correct building procedures.

My Cadiz is for the benefit of English speaking residents and visitors in Andalucia and the Costa de la Luz. It gives helpful information about living here, lists the various services and products that are available and has a brilliant Forum.

Just landed . . . Multi lingual "How To" guide for all sorts of daily chores.

Campo de Gibraltar is an area that covers the southern tips of Cádiz and Malaga provinces. This is a good (Spanish) site to gain information on cultural, nature, sport and tourism as well as much other useful data.

Altavista search engine and text translation Babel Fish

Wikipedia the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Paginas Amarillas, Spain's edition of the Yellow Pages.

Weather, Currency and Maps:

MSN weather, MSN´s offering of the weather with a satellite view.

INM weather, in conjunction with the Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, a Spanish language 7 day prediction. Other pages have various satellite views.

Currency exchange, Useful Xe Personal Currency exchange Assistant popup.

Currency exchange, offering currency transfer for individuals and companies.

Map of Olvera, Via Michelin´s very useful map service.

Olvera by satelite, Download Google Earth from this site for free - install it - then go to co-ordinates: 36º56´ N 5º16´ W eye altitude 6000ft (or just type in Olvera, Cadiz 11690, Spain. )

Hobbies And Sports:

Experience Olvera, Peter and Di own a farm and their lifestyle is truly Andalucian. What do you want to experience on your holiday?
Let this couple guide you into a world of possibility.

Andalucian Guides, Bird watching site. Interesting and up to date
April - Nov
(956 45 14 19 or 956 43 23 16 or 647 713 641)

Buitre Birding Tours is based in Olvera and offers a full range of safaris, from flamingos to Griffin vultures and fish-eagles to bee-eaters, from mountain outcrops to saltflats and seaside dunes. Frank Hair can supply all the equipment that you need for a full day or half day tour.
956 122 001 or 652 552 956

A bird watcher´s site, An entheusiasts bird watching site.

A bird watching hotel, Hotel for bird watchers in this region (Grazalema)

International birders web site. The link opposite takes you straight to the Andalucia page.

Paragliding, Come with us to Grazalema's Natural Park and fly the best place in southern Spain

The British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association oversees pilot and instructor training standards.

Aldalucia Web´s Paragliding: Above the cloud (...What clouds?)

Fly Spain Paragliding: Southern Spain is famous for the most reliable weather in Europe, whether it be paragliding thermalling holidays with the Griffon Vulture or tuition.

Mountain biking the Via Verde: El perfil, como es lógico en un trazado ferroviario es muy suave, aunque se nota mucho en nuestro pedalear la pendiente ascendente constante en dirección a Olvera

The Adventure Company, Offeres activities including walks in Las Breñas forest & along cliff tops to Cape Trafalgar; mountain biking & sea kayaking. Also time for optional activities.

International Bicycling Tours (Pueblo Blanco Tour): All the info you need if you are on your bike!

Hotels and Rentals and Holiday homes:

Fuente y Pino Hotel

Fuente y Pino Hotel Restaurant, Bar, Garden, Terrace, Non Smoking Rooms, Continental Breakfast, Rooms/Facilities for Disabled, Family Rooms, Free Parking, Elevator, Heating, Luggage Storage. Children's Playground, Karaoke, Darts, Walking, Horse Riding, Outdoor Swimming Pool. Room Service, Meeting/Banquet Facilities, Laundry, Internet Services, Fax/Photocopy.
0034 956 130 232 or 0034 956 130 309
JULIAN BESTEIROS S/N, 11690 - Olvera. Spain

Hotel Sierra y Cal

Hotel Sierra y Cal : Air Conditioning, Heating, Telephone, Television, Lift, Bar/Café, Money Exchange, Meeting Rooms, Garden/Terrace Pool, Handicapped Access, Parking, Accepts Credit Cards.
0034 956 130 542
Av. Ntra. Sra. de los Remedios, 4, 11690 - Olvera, Spain

Antigua Estación Ferrocarril Via Verde de la Sierra

Antigua Estación Ferrocarril : This hotel and restaurant is at the beginning of the Via Verde and provides excelent food and drink. Open Tuesday to Sunday 2 to 4 p.m. for lunch and 9 to12 midnight for dinner. There are 6 rooms from 50€ for 2 people. Bikes to rent: 9€ for 4 hrs, 12€ for the day.
0034 661 463 207 or 0034 637 858 103

Holiday Homes in Olvera, Stay with us while you search for Your Own Home in the Sun! We can Also take care of After Sales, finding tradesmen, Handymen, Painters etc, Check out the web site for more info or eMail : zoe@rusticrouteholidays.com

Property for Sale in Spain, Spanish properties for sale in Spain, agents for Spain including the Costa del Sol and offering Costa Blanca, apartments, townhouses and villas for sale.

Self Catering Accommodation: If you are looking to book a self catering holiday or stay in self catering accommodation then use our guide for the latest details.

Links To Other Sites Of Interest:

Andalucia.com, Information about Andalucia, for those interested in this region of Southern Spain.

La Luz magazine, A bi-monthly English-language magazine, la luz covers the towns and villages of the Costa de la Luz, extending from Tarifa to Chiclana, and inland to Medina Sidonia and its environs.

Local Connections magazine, Spanish/English magazine based in Antequera. Good articles, useful information.

YouTube, Andalucia es de Cine production - a short video promotion about Olvera.

Sur in English newspaper, serve the English-speaking population on the Costa del Sol.

The Olive Press newspaper, serve the English-speaking population on the Costa del Sol every fortnight and has an online forum page for any comments you may like to make.

Don Campo: Independent Ikea deliveries from Seville, will meet you at Ikea Seville, load your purchase into their van and transport it to your property then help to carry it in. They also offer a shopping and / or assembly service. Phone +34 954 931 214 (mobile 656 631 001).

La fundacion via verde de la sierra, has lots of information about the Via Verde. Here is a personal YouTube Video of the area

AboutUs, is a wiki whose goal is to create a free and valuable Internet resource containing information both about websites and other community created topics.

Links To Local Town Halls :

Olvera: what this whole site is about.
Olvera es una calle, una iglesia y un castillo. Pero, ¡qué calle! ¡Qué iglesia! ¡Qué castillo!

Pruna: Small friendly town 12 minutes from Olvera centered round olive pressing.

Cádiz Province, Oficial Website of Tourism in the Province of Cadiz: Colourful but slightly flakey and out of date in the English version.

Cádiz City Town Hall, Lots of flashing lights.

Alcalá del Valle, small, pretty village 20 mins. east of Olvera.

Algeciras: Mediteranian coastal town that boasts being the biggest harbour in Europe after Amsterdam.

Algodonales: Pleasant town 25 mins west of Olvera, that climbs a mountain providing very French type views. Lots of free running water.

Arcos de la Frontera: Central to Cadiz province, a large town with stunning cliffside views and Moorish influences.

El Gastor: a pretty village 20 minutes west of Olvera with lots of interesting views and routes.

Grazalema: half an hour south of Algodonales, high in the mountains, reputedly has the highest rainfall average in Spain, has snow most winters and a species of antideluvian fir tree that is unique to the tundra.

Zahara de la Sierra: pueblo blanco just south of Algodonales and 20 mins from Olvera overlooking a lake.

Setenil de las Bodegas: very unusual village with some homes in caves, 20 minutes south east of Olvera.

Tarifa: wind capital of Europe. Furthes southern point of Spain on the 36th parallel, looking over the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa.

Estate Agent Sites:

Olive Country Homes Estate Agents: are a friendly Andalucian based estate agency. They pride themelves on making your house purchase as smooth as possible. Fully registered, they will help you find the right house, giving you support and assistance throughout the whole process.

Rural properties in Spain: Rusticas de Galicia.

Kyero - Find your dream home in Spain: Get weekly updates about new properties which are EXACTLY what you're looking for It's quick, easy and free.

Libercasa - Buscador inmobiliario con ofertas : de más de 500 agencias inmobiliarias especialistas en viviendas turisticas y secundas viviendas.

ThinkSpain - Property search Spain: Spanish news and content

Esterplace: is an accommodation and real estate directory, where real estate property owners or real estate agencies connect with vacationers and home buyers worldwide.

Overseas Property Agents: Worldwide real estate for sale and rent from many overseas property agents.

Daltons Property : For buying and selling property of all types.

The Big Mover - Property search Spain: The one and only, free for all property portal that quite simply works, just enter your search criteria and make a start.