Finca La Morisca Finca La Morisca is a remote farm set in open country 12km from the “white village” of Alcala de los Gazules on the edge of the famous national park Los Alcornocales. The horses are free to roam like a wild herd through 20 hectares of meadows with many olive trees to give shade from the sun. Long before the foundation of Alcala de los Gazules this was a settlement where simple farmers lived, tended their crops and kept their livestock.
La Morisca has a long history which dates back to when the Moors from North Africa occupied this part of Spain. The name comes from the word “morisces”: these were Moors who were pressed into Christianity so they could remain here. At work on our farm we have found much evidence of its history: ceramics, old walls and graves dating back to this period. Close by there is a very famous well whose water is said to have healing properties for kidney complaints; this is used by many locals.
