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

Estepona Orchidarium Tour

This page presents a walking tour of the Estepona Orchid House. The information is taken from the green information panels placed along the winding path inside the Orchidarium. Each station describes different orchids and ecological aspects of the tropical environment.

Wing foil in Tarifa

Wing Foiling is the latest-born board sport : it consists in managing a wing not attached to the board and carried with two hands while standing on a hydrofoil mounted on a short stand up paddle board. This a cross-over discipline between Windfoiling, Kite Foiling and SUP Foiling.

Pabellon de la Navegación

This impressive riverside building was originally designed for Expo 92, when it had replicas of Columbus' three ships moored outside (now at the Muelle de las Carabelas in La Rabida). Today the Pabellon houses an excellent interactive museum about maritime navigation.

Festivals in San Roque

If visiting San Roque village or one of the other suburbs in the area, bear in mind the following dates (dates change slightly each year to take in weekends where possible): February: Carnival time. Easter Week - when the streets of San Roque a filled with the scent of orange blossom, jasmine and incense and the whole village is involved in organizing and taking part in the processions and celebrations of Semana Santa (Easter).

Summer Ferias

Summer Ferias in the villages surrounding Sotogrande

Lanjarón

Lanjarón is the first town you come to in the western Alpujarras and is considered the gateway to the region. The town is famous for its mineral water, which is sold throughout Spain.

Festivals

Festivals in El Valle include the Three Kings procession, Semana Santa, Summer Fair, Fiestas de San Antonio in Melegís, Fiestas de Santa Ana in Restábal, Fiestas de la Virgen del Rosario in Melegís, La Función de Saleres and Fiestas de San Cristóbal in Restábal.

Pilares

There are up to 23 water fountains throughout the municipality that were used by ancient inhabitants to collect water for their homes.

Iglesia de la Encarnación

The church was built on the site of an early mosque between 1555 and 1560. This mosque was later destroyed by the Moors and its reconstruction was delayed until 1603.

Juviles

Situated among chestnut forests, in the highest region of the Alpujarra, Juviles is a small village with links to the past and an air of tranquillity. The most important archaeological remains here are those of an old castle known as El Fuerte. It is a Mozarabic fortress built at the turn of the eighth century. Inside you can still see some old wells, while outside, you can enjoy panoramic views of nature in its purest state: the Taha de Juviles.

History of Castril

According to notes by the researcher Henríquez de Jorquera, the origin of Capileira dates from the Gothic period. Antonio Nevot Robles, a Capileira scholar, corroborated this, as the area's place names have a Latin origin.

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