153 M. RAILWAY in 6¼–8½ hrs. (fares 36 p. 30, 28 p. 20, 19 p. 30 c.);
express on Mon. & Frid. only; change at Bobadilla (Railway
Restaurant). Beyond Bobadilla views to the right.
_Cordova_, see p. 68.—The train crosses the _Guadalquivir_ and runs
through a dreary hill-country (_Campiña_). Looking back, we see Cordova,
the Sierra of Cordova, and Almodóvar (p. 68).
We cross the _Guadajoz_ several times. Beyond (21 M.) _Fernán Núñez_ the
vine and olive culture begins. 31 M. _Montilla_ (1165 ft.), once famed
for its _Amontillado_, resembling the wine of Xeres (p. 59). Farther on,
to the left, we have a view of the distant Sierra Nevada (p. 49).
47 M. _Puente Genil_ (Rail. Restaur.). The town lies 2 M. to the N.W.,
and is seen to the right as we cross a lofty bridge over the _Genil_
(see below). The train ascends to the plateau of the _Sierra de Yeguas_,
in view, farther on, of abrupt Jurassic mountains.
62 M. =La Roda=, junction for Utrera. (Lines to Cadiz and Seville, see
R. 6.)
Running to the S.W. the train soon reaches the watershed (1477 ft.)
between the Guadalquivir and the Guadalhorce. Beyond (69½ M.) _Fuente
Piedra_ we observe on the right the _Laguna Salada_, a salt-lake
resembling the shotts of N. Africa (p. 169).