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Festivals in Urrácal: Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Día de San Blas, Día de Andalucía, Semana Santa and Día de la Asunción de la Virgen María.
An archive round up of news items of interest to visitors and residents of Sotogrande from 2021.
Jete has become a popular destination for rural tourism. Situated to the south of the Sierra de Almijara, its village centre extends between the banks of the Río Verde. It has about 1000 inhabitants.
Acclaimed as one of the greatest literary works of all time Don Quixote has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in Spain in 1605. This timeless work which the comic adventures of a bold knight and his faithful squire as they ride out to right wrongs and rescue fair ladies. Biting satire and brilliant irony characterise this tale, regarded as the first modern novel.
In the far south-eastern corner of the Iberian peninsula is this sun-baked province, with the highest hours of sunshine and lowest rainfall in Europe. Given Almería's climate, it´s no surprise that much of the province is comprised of semi-arid desert-like landscape.
Long terraced tees and large greens amidst fragrant orange trees are characteristic of the well-maintained golf course at Los Naranjos. Los Naranjos is run on the philosophy that "golf means more than just sport". The new Andalusian style clubhouse bears this out, emphasising a total golfing experience.
Festivals in Huécija: Cabalgata Reyes Magos, Fiestas Patronales en Honor a San Blas, Semana Santa, Cruces de Mayo, San Juan, Fiestas en Honor a la Patrona la Virgen del Carmen and Día de los Chumbicos.
An archive round up of news items of interest to visitors and residents of Sotogrande from 2024.
Inside Jaen´s impressive Renaissance cathedral, behind the high altar, is a much-prized religious artifact: a cloth said to have been used by St Veronica to wipe Christ´s face as he carried the cross to Golgotha. The lienzo del Santo Rostro (cloth of the Holy Face) has an image of his countenance, allegedly, and is housed in its own chapel.
Benahadux sits over the Andarax River and is home to many archaeological remains from the Copper Age. The town’s primary economic activity is the production and trade of straw, oranges and potatoes. It has about 4,360 inhabitants.
West of Aracena is the GR 41.3 that runs all the way to La Nava taking in Los Marines, Fuenteheridos and Galaroza. This footpath goes past many groves of sweet chestnut trees, so it is a particularly beautiful walk to do in the autumn, when the changing colours of the chestnuts are spectacular.
Despite some recent construction around the village, the view of Hornos del Segura from afar remains spectacular. The ancient wall of this former Arab fortress stands almost intact, and the village is crowned by a castle with tower. There are numerous fantastic viewpoints overlooking the surrounding Sierra de Cazorla Natural Park. It has about 600 inhabitants.
The best way to discover the villages of Granada is by car many of the whitewashed villages of Granda are impressive historical monuments in themselves. The province of Granada also has a coastline, the Costa Tropical, inland cave duelling villages, skiing in the Sierra Nevada.
The Tourist Office is located in the Town Hall of Terque, opening from Monday to Friday.
Benizalón has an Arab past which is evident in its centre, with narrow and cobbled streets flanked by whitewashed houses. It has about 250 inhabitants. The first reliable data on the occupation of the area dates from the Moorish era. After the expulsion of the Moors from the Kingdom of Granada in the sixteenth century, the town became part of the State of Tahalá.
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If you are considering visiting Écija you may find our maps a useful tool, we currently provide two maps.
The first is a handcrafted map giving the location of Écija with the corresponding local road network.
For the second, we have embedded a Google map which is centered on Écija.
The Albuñán Ethnographic Museum contains numerous antique pieces that evoke the history and cultural traditions of the town.
Palos de la Frontera is predominantly an agricultural village due to its vast trade of local strawberries and raspberries. It is also well known for being where Christopher Columbus set sail eventually reaching America in 1492. It has about 8500 inhabitants.
The marble and stone carvers of Andalucia are known for their traditional working of tombstones, pantheons and adornments. The carvers of Jaén are well known for their finely carved marble ashlars. There are many factories in the province of Malaga, such as the Colegiata at Antequera. There is a well known quarry at Macael in Almeria Province that produces marble which rivals that of Carrara in purity.
