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Órgiva History

Órgiva has been identified as the Greek colony of Exoche, mentioned by the geographer Ptolemy. The first written references to the town appear in the writings of al-Udri (11th century) and al-Idrisi (12th century), with the names yuz Aryuba and hisn Órgiva, respectively, as an administrative district and castle of the Cora de Elvira.

Sierra Norte de Sevilla

The central section of the immense Sierra Morena is made up of the extensive and sparsely populated Sierra Norte de Sevilla Natural Park, a landscape of gently rolling hills clad in dense evergreen oaks. It's similar to the adjacent natural parks of the Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche and Hornachuelos, in the provinces of Huelva and Cordoba respectively.

Hotel Casa 1800

The magnificent iron entrance gate tells you hotel’s name, in case you missed it. All the 24 rooms in the three-storey casa-palacio, built in 1864, are different. Casa 1800 has an unusual mix of décor, but it works – as you come in, the lobby has exposed brick (original, though rather out of place in an elegant palace), a chandelier, gold velvet-upholstered baroque furniture, parquet brick floors and a leather sofa.

Corrales de Rota Natural Monument

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.

Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet is classified by employing ten principles, which include using olive oil; eating plenty of fruit and vegetables (plus legumes and nuts); bread and grains; fresh, local, unprocessed foods; dairy products on a daily basis; moderate red meat, eggs and wine; plenty of fish and poultry; and lots of water.

Chris Chaplow - Managing Director

Chris Chaplow was awarded an honours degree in Civil Engineering at King's College, London and worked in management on a number of major construction projects before moving to Spain in 1991. An early internet adopter in 1993, launching Spain's first online image bank leading to founding Andalucia,com in 1996

Andalucia.com - Third most visited travel destination website worldwide

Andalucia.com is the third most popular travel destination website in th eworld. It has been an online travel guide to Andalucia, helping travellers and tourists since 1996. Andalucia.com offers comprehensive and up-to-date information about Andalucia to tourists and residents, in both English and Spanish. According to Alexa, the website traffic measuring company, Andalucia.com is ranked the 56.994th most popular website in the world.

Huelva City Top 10

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

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.

Hugh Thomas

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).

Huelva City Train Station

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.

Hotels in Zahara de los Atunes

In Zahara de los Atunes, there is an abundance of accommodation options, ranging from self-catering villas and apartments to hotels and hostels. The vast majority of hotels in Zahara have direct access to the beach and views to the sea. There is everything from budget hostels to big, resort style hotels and smaller, boutique hotels, suiting everyone´s needs.

Hotel Catedral

This small hotel is in an attractive restored 1850s mansion, right on Almeria’s cathedral square, located in the centre of the historic quarter. The neomudejar mansion has kept many of its original features, with high ceilings, sweeping staircases and chandeliers.

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