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There are many water fountains that we can see in Laroles, made with stone slabs.

This mountainous town on the road between Ronda and Coí­n is dominated by the limestone outcrops of the surrounding mountains of the Serrania de Ronda. The bizarre rock formations of El Torrecilla (1900m) and its surrounding parque natural overlook the town and provide the source for the Río Turón that runs through it.

There are many opportunities to participate in adult education programmes in Andalucía. To a certain extent your options will depend on your language skills.

This chapel was built in plastered masonry, with a bell tower that shares its first third of wall with the hermitage, while doubling it in height. The altar is crowned by a half-orange vault.

Information about the cinemas in Fuengirola. Address and link to listing of Alfil multicines Parque del Sol and >Cinesur Parque Miramar.

Olive oil is one of the main products of Andalucia and is a staple ingredient of many Spanish recipes. Here are some of the recipes from the gastronomy section that you can try out using the famous Andalucian olive oil.

The natural parks of La Axarquia include Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Almara, Montes de Malaga Natural Park. Another natural bueaty spot is Lake Viñuela.

The laundry area dates back to the 18th century and has recently been restored.

The Guardia Civil wear green uniforms and are less reactionary today than they were during Franco's control. They are responsible for national security, customs and for crowd control at large events. Their traffic department patrol the main highways with cars and motorbikes and organise radar speeding checks.

The Interpretation Centre offers a journey through the history of the southeast of the peninsula, focusing on the Iberian and Roman cultures of Almeria and their main exponent in the Bajo Andarax: the archaeological site of “El Chuche”.

While strictly not-flamenco and more of a lo-fi post-punk group like the USA's Sonic Youth (LN take their name from a Bauhaus song), Granadinos Lagartija Nick collaborated with singer Enrique Morente on a latterday flamenco masterpiece, 'Omega', which set various Lorca texts to a mix of electronics, low-slung new wave guitar and impassioned cante jondo. It's still performed occasionally and became an instant nuevo flamenco classic.

The municipality of Lepe boasts over 20km of sandy beaches stretching from the newer resort of La Islantilla to La Antilla, Nueva Umbría and the marshes of Rio Piedras. The beaches get very busy during the summer season.

Playa Central is the main beach in Isla Cristina and very popular with both locals and tourists meaning it can get crowded during the summer months. This 1500 metre-long European Blue Flag beach can be used to access the sand dunes and Santana Path (Caminito Santana), a popular part of the beach.

The new hotel features contemporary Mediterranean indoor-outdoor architecture and Andalucian cuisine with 153 guest rooms

The town of El Borge is situated at the foot of the Cerro de Cutar mountain, on the border of the Axarquia and Montes de Malaga comarcas, and is known as the "raisin capital" because the town is one of the largest producers of Muscatel raisins.

Selling one’s property is an art. The property market in Marbella has always been competitive and sellers with less experience might achieve far better results if they take advice from experienced professionals.

The Calar Alto Hispano-German Astronomical Observatory is situated in the Sierra de Los Filabres, north of the province of Almería, and is operated jointly by the Max-Planck Institute of Astronomy in Heidelberg (Germany) , and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (CSIC) in Granada.

Five-Star Hotels ON THE COSTA DE LA LUZ

Andalucia has a 15 five-star Gran Lujo (GL) hotels and 31 five-star hotels. 

Most Spanish tourist offices abroad, including that in London, carry information sheets, which while pretty basic, include some useful addresses for disabled travellers, together with details of accessible accommodation throughout the country.

Guadalmina is a beachside community that stradles the A7/N340 coast road, dividing it into Guadalmina Alta and Guadalmina Baja. Its west boundary runs along the Guadalmina River which is also the Marbella / Estepona boundary. Guadalmina is a mature urbanisation mostly developed in the 1980s.