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We are committed to updating our pages as regularly as possible, allocating over half of our editorial resources to this essential task, to ensure that you can always find the latest, most reliable information on popular topics and places.

Here is a list with the latest pages that have been updated or created. Most recent are at the top of the list.

Casa Árabe

A contemporary building in the fashionable Neo-Mudejar style of the late nineteenth century

Vicky Berrocal - Designer & TV presenter

Designer, TV presenter and Andalucian icon Vicky Martin Berrocal, whose dresses have adorned Harrods' windows, talks exclusively to andalucia.com about her passion for fashion, flamenco and foreign travel. I am meeting Vicky Martin Berrocal in her exclusive spa-club in the El Porvenir area Seville. The interview with the Sevillana darling, star of the small screen and queen of the catwalk.

Serrania de Ronda - Family Hotels

A selection of hotels which are especially well-equipped for, and welcoming to, families. In general this means that various age groups and their needs are catered for, from babies, toddlers and children to teenagers. In terms of facilities, these family hotels will usually offer things such as cots, baby baths, and bottle-warmers, restaurants with kids’ menus, games rooms, and outdoor play areas.

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Aire Hotel & Ancient Baths

Overlooked by the Alcazaba, this is Almeria's hottest hotel. The square where it is located was formerly called Plaza Vieja, the hence hotel's name. The 10 minimalist rooms have oak parquet floors, huge flat screen TVs, high-tech bathrooms with rainshowers (not everyone will like the loo’s glass walls) and oversized retro photos covering entire walls.

Balneario Sierra Alhamilla, Almeria

The wonderful 18th century two-storey building, which now houses the Sierra Alhamilla Balneario (Spa), was restored from ruins in 1984 by Isidro Perez. Originally built on Roman and Arabic ruins, it took 8 years of painstaking work to bring it back to its original historic beauty and retaining its authentic medieval atmosphere.

Festivals

Popular festivals in Dehesas de Guadix are San Bernardino de Siena, San Antón, San Isidro and Fiestas Populares.

Diana Navarro

Singer Diana Navarro from Málaga already has a title for her new autumn CD: “The Green Path”. This is meant to pay homage to her most admired flamenco singers. However, not all of them fit, which is why her intuition tells her this is one project that will have a part two.

Bédar - History

Although we do not know when the town was founded, the origins of Bédar date back to the Moorish period, when it was part of Vera. Serena was the name of a village, the oldest and most important village in the present municipality. During the Moorish period Serena was independent from Bédar, but after the uprising the Moriscos were expelled in 1570, leaving Serena completely uninhabited. So in 1575 deserted Serena was annexed into the municipality of Bédar.

Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Almara

Designated a natural park in 1999, this large and rugged mountainous region of 40,663ha stretches across the provincial border of Granada and Malaga. Its western part in Malaga province is known as the Axarquía and is famous for its attractive villages dating from Moorish times. It is also superb hiking country and its numerous steep mountainsides make it ideal for climbers.

Hunting

Andalucia boasts the largest amount of hunting opportunities within the developed world and offers a great selection of all forms of hunting. It is clear why so many hunters travel to Andalucia each year to enjoy their sport and win prestigious trophies.

Festivals in Ítrabo

This page provides information about annual festivals taking place in Ítrabo each year.

Festivals

Popular festivals in La Calahorra are Fiestas de San Antón, Fiestas de San José, San Marcos, Fiesta de San Gregorio Nacianceno and Día de la Raza.

Pedro Bacan

Pedro Bacán (Pedro Peña Peña) was born in Lebrija, Seville, in 1951, and like most gypsies from this part of Andalucía, flamenco was a natural ingredient in the process of growing up. He was born into one of the most illustrious flamenco clans of the last two centuries. He is the great grandson of the legendary singer El Pinini, son of cantaor, Bastian Bacán, and nephew of La Perrata.

Hotels

Carboneras is a very popular tourist destination and keeps growing in popularity due to its close proximity to both the beach and the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Reserve. Its beaches are very well-known, especially as one of them was the setting for the film Lawrence of Arabia.

Hotels in Algeciras

Primarily an industrial port town, Algeciras is always busy with people passing in and out of it. There are numerous luxury hotels, namely the Hotel Reina Cristina, as well as a number of smaller, cheap hotels - perfect for an overnight stay. 

Quesada

Quesada is a must for cultural tourism when visiting the Jaén province. Unsurprisingly, it encompasses various historical monuments, in addition to the Natural Monument of the Cueva del Agua and the set of caves with cave paintings of the Sierra de Quesada, which are declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It has about 5200 inhabitants.

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