the wind howls and ruffles the hair of the head. Winter licks the Ronda highlands and rocky hills, hard, become more poise if possible. The wind howls and rocks the bare chestnut leaves, the low scrub, thickets of rosemary dance their tune. Howls howling wind and this gives character to the village before us. White, pure, almost seem carved on the hillside on which are being forgotten. The first sunny days this winter morning tune cubic terraces and warms the bones
man, senior, who walks alone and slowly through the mountain road. Glow in her cheeks. not understand the Ronda mountains or the valley of Genal of seasons, living with abundance, with passion, intensity. If autumn gives us the golden hues of brown and forest green shoots of spring flowers, summer peek let the calm of winter laziness and seasoned fields and roads are open to walkers for your ride. Their peoples tight streets embraced each other and make your own coat paths of ancient flavors. It palate, with intense relish these white villages strung like jewels in the mountains of an ancient crown. Parauta is one of them. Quiet and tough. Arrival
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The smell, perfume, scent of embers, the rags of smoke stacks off assaults us with just poke his face out of the vehicle. It is dense, intense, deep, authentic. The home fires are lit here to warm to really hot. The winter is cold and hard at times and Parauta women and men know this well. We parked next to the power of the house. A great pinsapo, a hallmark of the Sierra de las Nieves which also belongs Parauta, welcomes us. We dip your hands in cold water and feel intense bite them in winter. Its location at the entrance of the town gives an idea of \u200b\u200bits importance before the arrival of running water. Supplied the town its flow cool and clear. The name seems to suggest the existence in this place of an old Moorish farmhouse, but as much 
part of the history of Parauta appears steeped in the mystery of the unknown. In any case, the source stressed the significance of these elements in ancient peoples. From the viewpoint that offers water pipe covered with a roof we can see the grandeur of the mountains of Jarastepar and Oreganal of The Cliffs and Almola court. The landscape is harsh and hard, but That gives it an impressive telluric force. Nature, here, seems to be one with the man, in an overlapping set of relationships centenarians. All a step in the city center
walked through the main entrance to town. Streets formed by low houses, very white, whitewashed over and over again, we are plunged into his embrace. We are in first with a perfect example of rural tourism for the Ronda mountains, the Houses of Parauta. A series of 21 apartments scattered through the city center that have preserved and maintained the essence of folk architecture and mountain in all of them. One way to live a great experience for a type of tourism family, romantic, sports, entertainment etc ... And during the days that visitors staying in them may feel a more than people living in what its proponents define it as a personal experience, an experience to remember. In the website of the resort so special (www.casasdeparauta.com) will see all options open. 
In our walk through the village we will find many of them. Continued wind howls between the winding streets. We walked through quiet streets practically empty until the morning breaks in the horn of the baker's van. As a flutist who makes his Hamellin spell women begin to emerge over the doorways. Just warm it with aprons covering their neck and thick socks. Wave to pass very friendly and they go to claim the bread warm and
talk and talk and smile, Baker negotiated with the prices and products, and engineered to slowly back, away from their houses. We keep going until you reach the Plaza de la Constitution. Bundles of firewood are stacked in a stairwell of some houses. We crossed the bow of the street and see an amazing Altillo pinsapo with a colorful lemon tree in the center of a square. Intersecting streets in this neighborhood high and lost in impossible corners. The sun is gaining ground and lights, little by little, the streets, tempering its walls. In the Plaza de la Constitution
look and read you with delight a ceramic panel which discusses the importance of esparto and its relationship to Parauta. The information we learn that the esparto was obtained from the mountains of Oreganal, where it is abundant and that he performed various utensils although its development was costly in time and inclination. The esparto was collected, kept in water fortnightly basis and then beat it with machacadero. After this process, the branches become flexible and strong, being ready for braiding. In developing the 
different tools involved the whole family, "the elderly and children by halter and Tomizo, preparing women and men the pleitas trammel nets and sewing these pleitas until the piece agreed." From the square of the Constitution go down the street to the temple Church of the Immaculate Conception. The mountains are always present in our tour Parauta are part of the city center as a building more. It seems that
houses have been excavated in the rock, torn from the hills powerful. We peeping every now and next Cartajima municipality, with the church tower presiding over its skyline. We walked the flowers in the beds, between health is of some neighbors, immersed in the quiet calm of this unhurried visit. And in this situation of tangled streets, the church. At the time when Ronda was conquered by the Christian armies of the Catholic Monarchs, the year 1485, ordered to build temples in all municipalities in the mountains, hence many of the churches of the region belong to the XV and XVI . Such is the case of the parish of the Immaculate Conception. Bell tower stands as a nerve into the blue sky. The tower, built in brick Moorish style, is today
painted white, whitewashed 
thus keeping the entire village. Topped with a hipped roof whose eyes hang four bells. Next to the church opens a new plaza, which presumably will be the center of social life Parauta in time to come. We walk, we investigate, we
peered into the streets, its balconies, walk down their streets, we hope the unmistakable aroma of grilled feeding the household. We walked, quietly, with relish. 
And slowly we got back to the square of the Constitution, crossed under the arch of the street Attic and there, ask a man comes up and tells us the right path. Let's see the oak Valdecilla intuit already over some rooftops. He is twenty feet high and it is estimated that three in diameter. It's awesome, lush, full of vigor. Seems to look out for the good of the people, scan the mountains, the wind combed from his glass. If we continued from the front, right, arrive to the town of Igualeja, if we turn to the left, culminating in the main street of Parauta. We take this direction. It is a paved promenade lined with street lamps, where the chestnut trees, stripped, their ribs seem to stretch toward the rising sun. The walk to give yourself the oak Alquería source is splendid and invigorating. Olive, orange and lemon trees full of fruit ... We walked ... Farewell
aspire. The smell of burning coals. Sorry. The cold skin. Listen. The birds remained quiet. See. The enormity of the mountains. Palate. The orange fell on the stone walk. Parauta enjoy the five senses in a soothing visit where print nature untamed nature to a village that lives with and serves as a refuge and rest to the traveler who intends to visit more than a simple walk. A unique experience. Tourist information and links
Hiking: Given its geographical location, Parauta is a natural point of departure and arrival routes
walkers pass through the valley of Genal. Furthermore, in its municipal district includes part of the slope of the Torrecilla peak, the second highest in the province of Málaga, part of Natural Park Sierra de las Nieves. Precisely in its foothills lies the recreation area and camping Conejeras the same name, both frequented by hikers. In the municipality of Parauta can also find the famous Pinsapo of Escaleteras, a great specimen of this tree species is an endemic of Sierra de las Nieves and it is quite a natural monument. On the website of the Long Steps Assoc Senderista are some Parauta routes that have a point of departure, destination or transit. La Fiesta del Conejo: Conejo The Party has become since its first edition in 2008 in one of the essential events of the Ronda highlands and the High Genal. Parauta welcomes the celebration of this day more than 1,500 visitors willing to taste the dish, which in its first edition was rice with rabbit. The festival takes place accompanied by the almost continuous verdiales groups that embellish and give a touch of color and have their first school in the Ronda Parauta precisely. In each new edition of the Fiesta del Conejo dishes are always drawn up following different recipes traditional. The tasting of the rabbit is accompanied by sweet wine. In 2009 the party received the title of Provincial Tourist Singularity. The Rabbit Festival held in November.
Links: We take as reference the website of the Tourist Board of the Costa del Sol and Parauta municipal website. Provision of tourist accommodation as we include Parauta Homes web.
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