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The Via Verde Subbeticas is a southern extention of the Vía Verde of the Olive Oil that originates in Jaen city. The Via Verde Subbeticas covers 56 km, much of it on the fringes of the limestone mountainous area of the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. It links a series of beautiful villages, such as Zuheros, Luque and Cabra.

We received an email from one of our readers, Cheryl Jessop asking if Semana Santa would still go ahead. We replied "As far as we know the Feria is still planned to go ahead. Of course it will depend on events over the next month, but we do not hear any talk of cancellations in local media or social media." We had received several similar emails of the previous week so set up a Coronavirus page to advise tourists of the normality in Andalucia. Things changed very fast over the next few days

A round up of news of interest to visitors and residents of Sotogrande for 2025. Latest news added to the top, older items archived for future interest.

There are several versions about where the name of this village comes from. One was the money that was used to pay the Church for agricultural purposes and the other related to the units of ownership I the Roman times. The history of Diezma dates back somewhat, as it used to belong to the Moors, who called it Dexme –a Visigoth place name-.

This town is a few kilometres from the border with the region of Extremadura and the province of Badajoz. Its population is about 1300. Cala is within the Parque Natural de la Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche. The name Cala comes from the Latin word callentum meaning beautiful.

The imposing Torre del Homenaje is part of the Castillo de Jimena, which was built by the Arabs as a defensive fortress in the tenth century. After it was conquered by Fernando III in 1234, the castle became part of the city of Baeza and later passed into the hands of the Nasrids. In 1457, the castle was handed over to the Order of Calatrava, who reformed its defenses and adapted it into a manor house, eventually becoming the property of the Marquises of Camarasa. The tower itself was Declared an Asset of Cultural Interest in 1985: the painted frescoes inside have largely deteriorated, and only parts of a naval scene are still visible today. Located in Plaza de la Constitución.

If you are considering visiting Rota you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Rota highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Rota with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Rota.

The verdiales come from Los Verdiales, an olive-farming region of Málaga where verdial olives are cultivated, and they are thought to have strong Moorish origins. Although they are not strictly flamenco, they are the prototype of the fandango.
The verdiales are certainly very old and are believed to be the oldest surviving style of fandango.

Festivals in Bayarcal: Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Carnaval, Día de Andalucía, Jueves Lardero, Quema del Judas, Semana Santa, Olla de San Marcos, Semana Cultural, Castañada and Fiestas en Honor a San Francisco Javier y a la Inmaculada.

Estepona Urban bus line E-1 travels from the Beverly Hills Urbanisation to the town centre and on to Mcdonalds restaurant at the eastern entrance to the town.

Colomera is a village in Granada province with a typical centre, amongst the narrow streets the church is the most important monument.

Andalucia has over 1000km of coastline, along two seas: the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, which meet at the Straits of Gibraltar.

Here is a list of the main festivals celebrated during the year in Frigiliana

Lebrija is a walled town enjoying panoramic views over the surrounding vineyards. It has about 27, 400 inhabitants.

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Festivals in Cuevas del Almanzora: Fiesta de la Virgen de la Portilla, Fiesta de la Virgen del Rulador, Fiestas del Carmen, Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Fiestas de San Antón, Fiesta del Martinete and more.

Cabra is part of the Sierras de Subbéticas Natural Park, which makes this area ideal for "active tourism" and adventure tourism. In fact, the highest point in the Sierra de Cabra mountain range has been designated an official view point and is known by many as "Andalucia's Balcony".

Bayarque is an ideal destination for nature lovers or those seeking peace and quiet. The countryside surrounding this Almerian town is especially beautiful and features large vegetable gardens in the meadows, dense woodland and the ‘Pinar de Bayarque’ pine grove. The town has around 200 inhabitants. Before the Moorish revolts of 1568.

La Palma del Condado provides a traveller with many attractions both cultural and gastronomic during any season. The old part of town has been declared of cultural interest and the surrounding countryside is becoming ever more famous for their production of wine.

Fernán Núñez is surrounded by rolling hills, cereal fields and olive groves. It has roughly 9.600 inhabitants and is home to the famous Palacio Ducal.