This town is within the steep mountains of the Sierra de la Grazalema natural park. The mountains have tons of hikes that start in Grazalema. We saw many many bicyclists who stop in town to fill up on water and otherwise prance around in their spandex outfits. Tourism is the primary industry, but historically had lots of sheep herding that lead to wool crafts. An interesting fact unknown to Wikipedia is that the very small town is divided into two neighborhoods directly in the middle. The names are Jopones and Jopiches which translate to 'big bull penis' and 'small bull penis'. The 'small bull penis' part of town is where the wealthy lived with the more grand houses and where most of the state institutions are located. The division of the town was based in religious separation with Jopones belonging to the Religious Brotherhood Nuestra Senora del Carmen and Jopiches belonging to the Religious Brotherhood of Nuestra Senora de los Angeles. Driving through the Sierra del Pinar mountain range was a bit of a thrill with steep cliffs - but beautiful views. We went to lunch in the nearby town of Zahara where we had been several months ago. I had a delicious seafood paella.
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