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Estepona has become a fashionable place for both foreign and Spanish residents to buy property such as country estates. Although Estepona doesn't have the "ritz" of neighbouring Marbella, Estepona retains the charm of a traditional Andalusian fishing village. In Estepona, you have it all from village houses to million euro villas and country estates.
In Alpujarra de la Sierra, a village in Granada province, the Chestnut Festival is a harvest tradition that was almost lost until villagers decided to get back on track in 1986. Since then they’ve been roasting chestnuts, dancing and singing faithfully every year. You’re welcome to join them! Also in Alcaucin, Malaga Celebrating, and living thanks for, the chestnut harvest. According to local legend, the oldest trees (castaños) are in the Mecina Bomaron, and date from Moorish times.
Moriles is a particularly interesting place for those keen on sampling Spain's rural wine culture. Visit in the last week of September for the Fiesta de la Cata Anual del Vino. It has around 3700 inhabitants.
Tourist Office in San Pedro de Alcántara: Avenida del Marques del Duero, 69. Phone: 952 768 750. Helpful office and also has a model of the Basilica del Mar.
The Alquife Castle has a pentagonal layout.
Wedged in between the impressive mountain ranges of the Sierra de Baza to the south and La Hoya de Baza and the Sierra del Pozo to the north, sits the proud and beautiful Andalusian village of Zújar. It is in the Altiplano region of the Granada Province, at a comfortable drive of approximately 110 kilometres drive from Granada City.
The crumbly Christmas cookies collectively known as mantecados, which you will see in the months leading up to Christmas, individually wrapped and sold either by weight, or in a box, are made in a town located in the eastern part in Seville province, Estepa.
This modern 6220 metre course opened in 2006 and is situated in Puerto Real, close to the city of Cadiz. It is close to the sea, and set in beautiful surroundings.
The course has very large greens and bermuda fairways all in pristine condition. The five lakes, 90 bunkers and variable tee-positions give this course plenty to test the seasoned golfer.
Facilities include a newly constructed clubhouse, a 250 metre long driving range, as well as pitching and putting greens. A luxury hotel is to be constructed in the near future.
Much of the interior of Almeria province is semi-arid steppe. It is a parched, lunar landscape of low, mostly barren mountains and dried-up river beds, like a scene from the North American Wild West and it´s no surprise that this is where many spaghetti westerns were shot. You can visit Mini Hollywood, near Tabernas.
Find out about Spanish language books: In the Garlic by Valerie Collins and Theresa O'Shea (a translation of the Spanish idiom 'in the know'), Speak the Culture: Spain by Andrew Whittake, Teach yourself Instant Spanish by Elisabeth Smith.
Some of the great modern Architects have an association with Andalucia. Buildings and Housing complexes throughout the region are testament to the creative vein that continues to run through southern Spain.
Aznalcázar is one of the thirteen villages located within the Doñana National Park. It has about 4400 inhabitants.
Gestalt Therapy is a form of self-help through the guidance of a qualified therapist. The aim is to get you to become aware of your own unhelpful patterns and to find better solutions to make your life easier and happier.
Festivals in Benahadux: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Carnaval, Día de Andalucía, Jueves Lardero, Semana Santa, Festival de San José, Romería de San Isidro, Fiestas de la Virgen del Carmen, Festival de la Virgen de la Cabeza and more.
There are numerous purpose-built conference centres and exhibition centres in Andalucia with all the supporting facilities one would expect. They are usually owned by their respective town halls.
Many of the hotels in Andalucia and on the Costa del Sol offer conference and exhibition facilities in comfortable surroundings.
The Plaza de Toros de la Merced (bullring) was built from 1901-1902 and commissioned by architect, Trinidad Gallego Díaz, who was inspired by the bullring in Madrid, known as "the one on Calle Aragon".
Popular festivals in La Zubia are Fiestas Patronales de San Juan de Nepomuceno, Fiestas de San Pedro, Fiestas de San Antonio and Día de la Cruz.
Los Palacios y Villafranca was born as a result of the unification between Los Palacios and Villafranca de la Marisma in 1836. It has about 38, 100 inhabitants.
