This modern golf course is located on the beach, combining the wonderful sights and sounds of the coast with the tranquillity afforded by the adjacent nature reserve. The course has wide multi-tees, Bermuda fairways, large greens and numerous large lakes to negotiate at several holes. The course is a varied combination of links and American styles, suitable for all abilities.
Every Spring, the town of El Puerto de Santa Maria, blooms into bursts of colour. El Puerto de Santa Maria began its Fiesta de Los Patios around the year 2000. The "Association of Friends of the Patios of El Puerto de Santa Maria" (Asociación de los Amigos de los Patios Portuenses) sponsors a type of "open-house".
Books about the history and culture of Andalucia: The Duchess of Rio Tinto by Martin Murphy, Granada, the seizure of the sultanate, Andalucia by Michael Pauls and Dana Facaros, South from Granada by Gerald Brenan, Andalucia by Michael Jacobs and more.
Blood Wedding, Hand of Fatima, The Chosen Man, The Silent and the Damned, Costa del Sol, The Return, Don Quixote de la Mancha, Loosely Translated, The house of Bernarda Alba and other plays, Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca.
Almond trees were domesticated as far back as 3,000 BC and have been part of Mediterranean culture for millennia. Approximately 1.7 million tons of almonds are produced every year around the world. Spain is the second-largest almond producer in the world (13% of annual production) after the United States (over 40% annually) and relies on Andalucia and Valencia as its main producing regions.
I met Don Lorenzo (aka Lawrence Bohme, English writer and former resident of Montefrio, a hilltop village in Granada province) on the Internet. That does not sound remarkable, but actually it was, taking into account that we're talking about way back in 1993.
Cascamorras festival in Guadix and Baza has been declared a Fiesta de Interés Turístico Internacional (Festival of International Tourism Interest) due to its intriguing history. Although the festival is relatively little-known outside Granada province, by latest estimates up to 20,000 people take part, running through the streets and covering each other in black olive oil in Baza and coloured paste in Guadix.
Now one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Cabo de Gata nature reserve, San José has an abundance of restaurants, tapas bars and cafés to accommodate the influx of tourists that descend upon the town all year round.
One of the most popular holiday resorts along the Costa Almeria, just 15 minutes drive from the city of Almeria itself, Roquetas de Mar has an abundance of dining options and restaurants to accommodate the waves of Spaniards and foreign tourists that descend upon the resort during the summer season.
Cordoba´s Mezquita, once the largest mosque in the world, is the most well-known and outstanding monument in Cordoba. In order to truly experience the mezquita and its surroundings, we think that the best thing to do is to stay in a hotel nearby, possibly with spectacular views of this terrific building.
San Pedro Boulevard is a park built over the main coastal highway through this town. Since it opened in December 2014, the park has become a popular feature of the town. One of the more distinctive aspects of the boulevard is its eye-catching footbridge that passes over the central roundabout and connects the two areas on either side of it.
This exceptionally pretty yet little-known marina, one of the most attractive in the whole Mediterranean, is located in the small seaside town of La Herradura. The port is situated on the eastern side of a natural headland called Punta de la Mona, on the other side from the town. It is geographically outstanding, with a perfectly-protected situation, courtesy of natural features.
Walking through the streets of Vélez de Benaudalla, visitors should stop for a look around the Museo de Aceite (Museum of Oil), established to promote the culture of andaluz products: olive oil in particular.
Jaen has a good selection of restaurants, the vast majority of which serve traditional Spanish and Mediterranean food. Fish and seafood are a popular choice in Jaen, trout being the star player, so expect to find prawn and shellfish dishes, as well as meat.
Bus from Chiclana to other towns stops at the large roundabout called Plaza de Andalucia in the centro of the town just north of the bridge over the Rio Iro on the old coast road which is now A-9034. There is not a bus station as such but there is a hardstanding for bus infront of Hotel Alboran.
Bus from El Puerto de Santa Maria to other towns stop on the main N-340 road just outside the train station. it is not a bus staton as such, just a bus stop.
Making your way to the shore from the town, you could pause for a while in the cool Parque de la Fuente to enjoy a moment in the shade, before taking to the beach for a sun session, or a walk around the Peñon, the massive rock jutting out to sea, a prison in the first and second centuries, eventually a Christian burial site.
Calahonda is the last beach on the Costa Tropical before it becomes Costa Almeria. This is a very popular beach with lifeguards, showers, chiringuitos and pedalos for hire.
Aguadulce is one of the most important touristic hubs of Almería province, located only 8km from Almería city. The town experiences a huge influx of tourists during the summer season and, as a result, has a number of hotels, hostals and self-catering options to accommodate this wave of people.
At the far end of the village there is a field that also operates as an unofficial car park which is looked after by security volunteers. Nearby, on the beach with its own parking area is the Serenade Bolonia beach bar.
