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Hotels in El Puerto de Santa Maria

Being a very popular destination for tourists and lovers of the rich cultural and historic heritage that is kept in the town, it is no surprise that there is an abundance of hotels and places to stay here. The most unusual hotel in El Puerto de Santa Maria is the Monasterio San Miguel.

Cortelazor

The old centre of this tiny, ancient hilltop village, stunningly located within the Parque Natural Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche, has been declared of Cultural interest. Cortelazor itself was founded in the mid-13th century, and these days its economy is based on livestock.

Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee was a poet and novelist, best-known for his autobiographical trilogy Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), and A Moment of War (1991). The trilogy depicts Lee's boyhood in the country, his journey to London to seek his fortune, and his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.

Festivals in Bayarque

Festivals in Bayarque: Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de San Blas, Día de San Marcos, Semana Santa, Corpus Christi, Cruces de Mayo, Fiesta de San Antón de Pádua, Fiestas de Verano and Fiestas de Nuestra Señora del Rosario.

Holiday Villas to Rent

Located next to the popular Marbella and Puerto Banús, San Pedro offers a more authentic option for those who want to integrate into Spanish culture a bit more during their holiday. Surrounded by golf courses, the beach and close to towns such as Ronda, it is no surprise that San Pedro has always been a popular summer resort.

Cogollos de la Vega

Cogollos de la Vega forms part of la Ruta del Califato and has the perfect combination of natural beauty - the Sierra de Huétor - and culture, in the form of important prehistoric sites. Archaeological remains from the Palaeolithic era offer some of the most impressive attractions in Cogollos de la Vega. There are also traces of Neolithic, Roman, Visigothic and Arab culture in the village.

History - Copper, Bronze and Iron ages

Chalcolithic (early Copper Age) This is the period with the earliest phase of metallurgy. Copper, silver and gold started to be worked. It is also a period of increased social complexity, rise of the first civilizations and of exchange networks that would reach to the Baltic for amber and North Africa for ivory and ostrich-egg products.

Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)

'Stand up Paddleboarding', popularly called SUP, or surf a remo in Spanish, is an alternative to surfing which sees users stand on their board and propel themselves through the water using a paddle. The sport is usually performed in the calm sea or a lake as larger waves or strong winds make it challenging. It reached Tarifa in 2011 and became popular in other parts of Andalucía by 2015.

El Pinar

As well as a rich historical and artistic heritage, resplendent in various religious buildings, El Pinar offers one of the most spectacular landscapes in the Alpujarra: the steep, narrow Tablate ravine, with its ancient bridge dating from the 15th century which serves as the main gateway to the Alpujarras

Hotels

As one of the first towns you come to in the western Alpujarras region in Granada Province, Lanjaron is a small but popular destination for visitors. Popular for good reason too. Set among the beautiful rolling mountains of the spectacular Sierrra Nevada region and home to a natural source of fresh mineral water, now widely sold, the modest village of Lanjarón is a must visit for anyone in the region.

Sorihuela de Guadalimar

Sorihuela de Guadalimar is part of the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y las Villas Natural Park. Its landscape is dominated by olive groves, cereal fields, and orchards. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Alcalá de los Gazules

Alcalá de los Gazules is a spectacularly located historic hilltop pueblo blanco (white town) with stunning architecture. The town is situated in the middle of Cadiz province on the A-381 road from Los Barrios to Jerez. This road is often called "La Ruta del Toro" (Route of the Bull) for the bull-breeding ranches in the vicinity. With a population of about 6,000, Alcala is worth the short detour for a visit.

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