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The local football team is Marbella Fútbol Club. It was founded in 1997 following the collapse of Club Athletico Marbella which was owned by Jesus Gil. The new club was initially called Unión Deportiva Marbella and renamed in 2013 to appeal to a wider international fan base.

Taxis are white, with a yellow stripe; look for the green light on the roof to indicate it's free. Extra charges for luggage, weekends, holidays and night time - see below for details. A taxi from the airport will cost around 20 euros.

The Tajos de Mogarejo Natural Monument consists of steep cliffs up to 30m high, which used to be a quarry. The materials from this were used in the construction of Seville cathedral. The Tajos are near the village of Montellano, on the A376 near the Cadiz provincial border.

The Bib Gourmand recognition is given to the best value-for-money restaurants – offering a three-course meal at a reasonable price.

The tourist office of a Órgiva is located in the Plaza de la Alpujarra

Markets (mercados) are a common sight in towns and villages throughout Andalucía, and are an essential part of Spanish life, largely unaffected by competition from supermarkets and hypermarkets. They are colourful, noisy and entertaining and an experience not to be missed, whether you plan to buy anything or not.

• The young South African star shines at the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters
• 5 Spaniards in the top 7 of the event
• Adri Arnaus qualifies for the Open Championship

The species of olive tree growing in neat rows across Andalucia today is the Olea Europeae. It is sufficiently important to have inspired the Regional Government to track every commercial tree. In fact each one has its own GPS co-ordinates and is carefully monitored by officials to ensure correctness for EU subsidies.

These are small walls in the intertidal zone close to the beach at Rota, which cover 110ha and are exposed at low tide. They have been used for collecting shellfish and fish since Roman times and continued to be in use until the 1950s.

Torre de Perdigones is a 45-metre-tall square brick tower near the Puente de la Barqueta with a dual purpose for visitors: as part of the Macarena district’s industrial heritage, and also sd a camara oscura (and viewing point) providing superb vistas of Seville.

The Centro Comercial Paniagua is located next to the original Cortijo Paniagua. McMicking purchased the Cortijo in 1964, using it as the centre of operations for the construction of the Sotogrande Estate.

The Tourist Office of Luque is located in Paseo de las Fuentes.

The Parador de Nerja is a family beach hotel. This is a modern establishment with 98 comfortable rooms, most of whose ample balconies look out to sea, lovely lawns along the clifftop, and an outdoor swimming pool for the summer visitors who come to enjoy the eastern Costa del Sol.

Gimnasio Atenas was one of the pioneering gyms on the Costa del Sol. It opened in 1985 and has been going from strengthto strength ever since. It is easy to find, at the entrance to Marbella from the Malaga opposite Marbella port, in Calle Pintor Pacheo. The gym has a large machines room, Spinning classes, several aerobic rooms for the different classes, Jacuzzi, sauna and an indoor heated swimming pool.

Not the most beautiful of Andalucia’s provincial capitals, having lost many of its historic buildings in the devastating Lisbon earthquake of 1755, Huelva nevertheless has its own charm. Since Phoenician times it has been an important port, serving akey role for exporting minerals from the Rio Tinto mines.

Castellar offers a beautiful and rich historical and artistic heritage, as well as being a favourite spot for the practice of rural and sports activities such as small game hunting in the Sierra del Oro. It has about 3,300 inhabitants.

The church was erected in accordance with a papal bull issued by the Metropolitan Church of Granada in 1501

Hugh Thomas is a British historian who specialises in Hispanic culture and holds the title of Lord Thomas of Swynnerton. He is a prolific author and one of his best-known books is "The Spanish Civil War" is a classic work. Thomas is particularly enamoured of Seville and Semana Santa (Holy Week).

The train station is called Huelva and it opened on the 23th April 2018. It is located in the south of the city and the main access is from the south on Avenida de Cadiz and also and access from Avenida Escultura Miss Whitney. It is a simple single storey building of 1,200 m2, and includes main hall, commercial units and other areas of public use.

There is very little accommodation within the park itself, and camping is not permitted in the summer. The mountain villages situated around the park offer various places to stay.