Estación de Benaoján

After leaving the Cueva del Gato, we drove the short distance to the pueblo of "Estación de Benaoján", situated just below the main village of Benaoján.
We were hoping to find a cafe with outside seating to have a coffee but unfortunately we couldn't find anywhere so we carried on exploring.

The village was undergoing a lot of modernisation, principally with the rail track being improved and upgraded to accept the AVE high speed trains.

The fast flowing Rio Guaduares rushes through the centre of the village.

At the bottom of the village, the Rio Guaduares joins the Rio Guadiaro and the level to which the river flooded can be seen on the left of the picture.

For walkers, the bridge across the river here was the mid point of walks leading to Ronda (3 hrs 10 mins) and Jimera de Libar, the same distance. Not today though.

These lovely flowers were in abundance around us but not being very botanical I'm afraid I don't know their name. Would be grateful if anyone looking in could let us know.