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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.

Valle del Zalabí

Valle del Zalabí was formed in 1973 by the merger of Alcudia de Guadix, Exfiliana and Charches; this village is located near the coast of Almería and has several tourist accommodation in caves.

Don Lorenzo in Montefrio

I met Don Lorenzo (aka Lawrence Bohme, English writer and former resident of Montefrio, a hilltop village in Granada province) on the Internet. That does not sound remarkable, but actually it was, taking into account that we're talking about way back in 1993.

Carmona

Carmona is a picturesque, small town with a magnificent fifteenth century tower built in imitation of Seville's Giralda, which is the first thing you see upon arriving. It has about 28, 500 inhabitants.

Vélez de Benaudalla

Vélez de Benaudalla is well-known by climbers as it has some of the best spots in the area to practice this sport. One example is the Garganta de los Vados, in the Guadalfeo River gorge. Nature lovers will also find places such as the Toba River valley, which separates the sierras of Chaparral and Los Guájares. It has about 2885 inhabitants.

Toro Toro

Best-selling author Michael Morpurgo turns his storytelling skills to the drama and tragedy of the Spanish Civil War, illustrated by Michael Foreman. TORO,TORO is the story of a young boy growing up in Andalucia, Spain, on a farm rearing bulls for the bull ring. Antonito hand rears a little black calf and they become firm friends, but the boy doesn't yet understand the fate of the black bulls -- the corrida and death.

Festivals in Peligros

Popular festivals in Peligros are Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Fiestas de San Ildefonso, Carnival, Día de Andalucía, Semana Santa, May Crosses, Fiestas de las Mozuelas, San Juan, Festival Internacional de Folclore, Fiestas de Verano and Romería, Día de la Virgen del Rosario, Fiesta de la Castaña y el Mosto, and Halloween and All Saints’ Day.

Villarícos

The charming small town of Villarícos is located approximately ten kilometres north of La Garrucha, a lively fishing harbour in the process of development with villas, hostels and hotels, as well as some fine seafront fish restaurants. Villarícos is situated in a unique position on the mouth of the Rio Almanzora and the coast. There is a strong fishing community here, as well as several unspoilt beaches.

Artola Golf Course

With short flat fairways and oval greens Artola offers the fully-fledged golfer a reasonably priced practice facility. Jorge Rein designed this 9-hole pitch and putt to provide guest golfers with an ideal form of relaxation during long summer evenings. It gives learners an opportunity to play at the finer points of chipping and putting without the daunting task of 18 holes alongside more practiced golfers.

Country House Hotels

The following hotels are all country houses in rural settings. It is similar to the concept of rural escapes but in this case the grand house hotel stands out often in its own extensive grounds. Enjoy the natural beauty of the Andalucian countryside, with its stunning scenery of mountains, forests, and plains.

Granada City - Fascinating Fact 3 - Alhambra

The intricate interiors of the Alhambra are as instructive as they are exquisite. Under Islamic law, no depictions of living beings (people, plants or animals) are allowed, so instead the walls and ceilings are covered with symbolic, geometrical patterns, as well as the Nasrids´ motto.

Pechina

Situated in valley of the Sierra de Alhamilla and served by the Andaráx River, Pechina is well-known for its magnificent Balneario of 58ºC hot springs, which is open all year round. Pechina plays an important role in the history of the province as it was once the dominant Bayyana documented by Arab geographers and historians, the origin and mother of the city of Almería.

Coripe

Coripe is ideal for lovers of nature and rural tourism due to the wealth of flower and fauna and also an ideal terrain to undertake activities such as hiking, horse riding or mountain biking. It has about 1300 inhabitants.

The origin of Coripe goes back to the primitive Irippo founded by the Turdetani between the fourth and sixth centuries AC. Some coins of that time still exist in the Archaeological Museum of Seville. The Romans later changed the name to Coripo.

History of Paterna del Río

The name of Paterna seems to originate in Paternum or Paternus, although the remains of Iberian swords found in the Gaviarra mines cast doubt on this assumption. The dramatic and challenging landscape of La Alpujarra meant that its Arab occupation took some centuries, but the Mozarabic population was very important in the times of the Caliphate. In 913, the young Caliph Abd al-Rahman III had to cross Sierra Sulaira.

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