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Starting in Alcalá de Guadaíra 14km south of Seville, this vía verde (greenway) covers 28km and ends in Carmona, running along the foot of a string of hills (alcores) after which the route is named. Dotted along the hills and located close to the greenway are several picturesque towns overlooking the fertile vega (plain).

Tourist Office in Macael

We list some of the four star hotels in Marbella plus a link to a detailed explanation of the hotel star rating system in Andalucia.

Pinos Genil is a village in Granada province is divided in two by the river Genil, and is a popular destination for rural tourism enthusiasts and nature lovers.

Since 2011 Sabinillas has hosted a full moon festival every August on its beaches, with live bands, dancing, body painting, craft stalls and friends getting together on the beach for moonlight picnics. The full moon festival was inspired by the famous lantern and full moon festival in Koh Pha Ngan in Thailand, although this one is more family orientated.

Cabalgata Reyes Magos, The Three Kings procession is celebrated on the evening of 5th January.

There has been a human settlement on the site of Olvera for more than two thousand years. Archaeological findings suggest this verdant agricultural region north-east of Ronda was an important area for settlement as far back as the Palaeolithic era, at least twelve thousand years ago.

Festivals in Suflí: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de la Candelaria, Día de Andalucia, Semana Santa, San Marcos, Cruces de Mayo, San Luis Gonzaga and San Roque.

The third edition of the Flamenco Festival Trocadero in Sotogrande will again present some of the most iconic names from the world of flamenco. This is a gathering which is sure to attract both aficionados who prefer the more orthodox style of this art, along with those who enjoy fusion and the new trends within the world of flamenco.

Píñar is a village in Granada province which forms part of the Ruta de los Castillo, thanks to its magnificent medieval fortress.

Antequera Santa Ana station is the new Antequera train station on the AVE high speed rail line and is located about 17km to the north west of the town. It is just of the A-384 in the direction of Campillos. When the futuristic station building was opened on 16 December 2007, the station was critised as a white elephant in the middle of nowhere that cost 10m €.

This is a defensive watchtower from the XVI century. It takes its name from the Roman baths, which are about 50 metres to the west. It is one of a chain of towers along the coast built at that time to warn the locals of pirates and possible Moorish invasions from North Africa. It is slightly conical in shape, but less so than the others, and leads to a larger terrace, perhaps to accommodate larger artillery. Built of stone, not brick, it is 13m high and has a diameter of 8.3m at the base.

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).

There was a large construction boom in Andalucia from 2000 to 2007. This can be seen from the number of new housing units built according to the Ministry of Public Works.

The Tourist Office is located in the Town Hall of Canjáyar, opening from Monday to Friday.

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

Blood Wedding is set in a village community in Lorca's Andalusia, and tells the story of a couple drawn irresistibly together in the face of an arranged marriage. This tragic and poetic play is the work on which his international reputation was founded. Like many of Lorca's passionate and intensely lyrical plays that focus on peasant life and the forces of nature.

The landscapes surrounding Tabernas are practically lunar. Its canyons and rocky plains have been used as film sets since the days of Clint Eastwood and the Spaghetti Westerns. More recently, Game of Thrones was filmed in the desert gorges known as the Rambla del Cautivo and La Rambla del Buho near the village.

In a magnificent setting near Benahavís, surrounded by pine and oak trees, this course is used exclusively by guests staying at the Marbella Club and Puente Romano Hotels, only 20 minutes away. Designed by Dave Thomas it enjoys wonderful views of the mountains and the Mediterranean, and on a clear day Gibraltar and the African coast are clearly visible.