Tips and Links

Map of Competa (you can click on the map to open the original Open Street Map)

Tourist information

  • Turismo Competa with general information and activities agenda.

  • Oficina de Turismo , Avda. de la Constitución, 1, Competa


Villages in the area

  • Canillas de Albaida

    • Beautiful white village. Much smaller than Cómpeta and less lively, but perhaps therefore attractive. Nice to walk through and discover the picturesque square near the Church. There are several excellent restaurants.

  • Archez

    • Beautiful little village. Square with Moorish tower. Nice to see. There is a good restaurant called El Curo. Excellent food, meat from the grill but also traditional Spanish dishes.

  • Frigiliana

    • One of the most beautiful White Villages in Andalusia. Very nice to walk through. Beautiful streets with many shops and galleries. Touristy, but still very worthwhile.
      Can be easily combined with a visit to:

  • Acebuchal (From Frigiliana fifteen minutes uphill on a good, dirt road)

    • This village was burned down during the Franco era. One of the original residents returned around 2000 and brought the village back to life. There is one restaurant that only serves lunch. Delicious dishes, large portions, some a bit heavy.

Walking and Mountain biking

Possibilities for hiking and mountain biking from Cómpeta are unlimited.

You can get a lot of information about this at the Oficina de Turismo (opposite the bus station). There is, among other things, a booklet with walking routes for sale written by Joost Schepel. Joost Schepel has, with his walking organization Spanje Anders, put walking from Cómpeta on the map.

Many of its routes can also be found in Apps like Wikoloc and AllTrails.

There is a Three Villages Circular Walk from Cómpeta to Canillas de Albaida and Archez and back to Cómpeta.

You can also walk to Acebuchal from the Helicopter Field (Google Maps location) on a good dirt road. You cross a small river that you generally can walk through with good walking shoes without getting wet feet or otherwise taking off your shoes. 2 hours of walking, lunch in Acebuchal and back in another 2 hours!

Coast / Beach

There are many attractive beaches with just as many Chiringuitos. Our favorite is Bahia Beach Jazz at Torre del Mar.

For teenagers there is also an amazing Water theme park at Torre del Mar, Aquavelis

Historic towns in Andalusia

In multi-day trips you can visit some incredibly interesting and beautiful cities.

Granada

Must see: Alhambra

Córdoba

must see: Mezquita

Sevilla

Must see: Alcazar, Cathedral and La Giralda

Ronda

Must see: Puente Viejo, El Tago (from kloof)