Surrounded by hunting preserves and ranches, “Venta del Alto” Resort is located at the foothills of the Sierra Morena, at 15 minutes from Seville and 40 from “Sierra de Aracena” National Park.
This rural touristic resort puts together the best of tradition and modern commodities to offer you the best for your stay.
This place is located at the beginning of the “La Ruta de la Plata” itinerary, on the top of a steep street known as “Cuesta de la media fanega”. According to evidence dating from the Roman Ages, this location was since those times a place for rest for cavalries.
The place is also well-known in Spanish literature. It appears namely in the chapter quoted below where the bandit from Seville Diego Corrientes was captured:
"Diego Corrientes was pursued by several groups of shotguners, members of the Society of Seville and led by lieutenant Mr. José de Puértolas. He was caught in a stocking station near “El Garrobo” village, on Seville’s Mountains, from where he pretended to enter the area of “Encinasola” to cross LA RAYA (the border) and enter Portugal"

Extract from "Papeles de Ladrones y Jueces de Bandidos. Papel I. Francisco de Bruna y Diego Corriente". 1776-1781(“Papers on thieves and Bandit’s judges. Paper I. Francisco de Bruna and Diego Corriente”), by José Santos.

36 beds, 20 rooms, 2 floors. Built in 1980, renovated in 2001.

Air conditioning in rooms, Bar/coffee shop, Car park, Credit cards accepted, Garden/terrace, Heating, Meeting room, Non-smoking rooms, Picturesque spot, Swimming pool, Telephone in rooms, Television in rooms

"Venta del Alto" Resort is located in the North-western part of the province of Seville, at 30 kilometres from the city by “AUTOVÍA DE EXTREMADURA (MÉRIDA)” HIGHWAY. By car, it takes approximately 25 minutes to reach the resort from the Airport or from “Santa Justa” Train Station. If coming from Madrid, distances depend on the road chosen. There are two options: N -VI or N-V. For the N-V, there is a distance of 503 Kms (5 hours) while for the N-VI there is a distance of 570 Kms (5 ½ hours). Consider also purchasing a flight pass or travelling by AVE (Spanish High Speed Train) which takes 2 ¼ hours from Atocha (Madrid’s train station) to Santa Justa (Seville’s train station).

“Venta del alto” resort enjoys a privileged location. From there you can reach the following places in a very short time: 1- Sevilla (35 Kms) in 25 minutes. 2- “Aracena” Natural Park (50 Kms) in 35 minutes. 3- Matalascañas beach resort, the village of “El Rocío”, “Doñana” National Park, and Huelva’s beach (126 Kms) in 1 ½ hour.

All year.

All day.