Among the exuberant beauty of the mountain ranges in the Axarquía, the villages of Riogordo, Colmenar, Alfarnate, Alfarnatejo, Periana, Alcaucín and Viñuela constitute a route with a lot of personality, offering a unique mountain landscape, where the green of the olive groves and pastures predominates.  

The remains of large millstones and enormous orzas (ceramic storage jars) which have been found are testimony to the ancient tradition of olive oil production in the zone, the main protagonist of the traditional, rich and healthy Mediterranean diet. The verdial and hojiblanca olive varieties are used to make the best oils in the world, prepared in traditional mills to produce an entirely natural product. This oil is characterised by its fruity, very sweet flavour which is very pleasing to the palate.