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Nigüelas is a village which reveals charm in every corner. Its location is extremely privileged - it is the highest municipality in the Valle de Lecrín. The 3000-metre-high “Pico del Caballo” mountain impresses visitors with its grandeur - in winter it is capped with snow, while in summer or on a clear day, it offers view down to the sea.
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.
The area of Navas de San Juan was occupied as early as the middle of the 2nd millennium BC, as evidenced by the settlements of Castellón and La Atalaya.
The town of San Fernando, often referred to as La Isla del Sur (the Island of the South), is not actually an island but a small peninsula, set within the stunning setting of the Bay of Cadiz. Covering an area of some 30 km2, it is connected to Cadiz City by an eight kilometre strip of land and for centuries was connected on the rest of the mainland only by the Zuazo bridge. It is an important Andalucian town, with a population of close to 100,000.
The Via Verde Subbeticas is a southern extention of the Vía Verde of the Olive Oil that originates in Jaen city. The Via Verde Subbeticas covers 56 km, much of it on the fringes of the limestone mountainous area of the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park. It links a series of beautiful villages, such as Zuheros, Luque and Cabra.
If you haven't been able to return home and have nowhere to stay, the Spanish authorities have published a list of hotels and short-stay accommodation that will remain open during the state of emergency. Not for tourism but only within the existing rules.
La Campiña de Jaen is the rural area in the north western part of the province consisting of the following municipal districts. Andújar, Arjona, Arjonilla, Cazalilla, Escañuela, Espelúy, Lahiguera, Lopera, Marmolejo, Villanueva de la Reina.
There are several versions about where the name of this village comes from. One was the money that was used to pay the Church for agricultural purposes and the other related to the units of ownership I the Roman times. The history of Diezma dates back somewhat, as it used to belong to the Moors, who called it Dexme –a Visigoth place name-.
Arroyomolinos de León is at 609m above sea level, with a population of about 1000. It is located east of Cañaveral de León within the Natural Park of the Sierra de Aracena and Picos de Aroche on the border between Huelva province and Extremadura region, offering beautiful natural scenery. Like Cañaveral de León.
This church is named after the day of festivities which took place when Fernando III won Jimena from the Arabs in 1234. The church was built in the Gothic style, with features like pointed arches, offset by a Renaissance, semicircular entranceway. The church has undergone various restorations, and the current roof, three golden altarpieces, carving of the Virgen del Rosario and square tower all date from 1960. Located on Calle Audiencia.
If you are considering visiting Rota you may find our maps a useful tool, we provide three maps, one of the region of Andalucia with Rota highlighted. The second handcrafted map gives the location of Rota with the corresponding local road network. In order to help our readers we have also embedded a Google map which is centered on Rota.
The verdiales come from Los Verdiales, an olive-farming region of Málaga where verdial olives are cultivated, and they are thought to have strong Moorish origins. Although they are not strictly flamenco, they are the prototype of the fandango.
The verdiales are certainly very old and are believed to be the oldest surviving style of fandango.
The Tourist Office is located in the Town Hall of Almócita, opening from Monday to Friday.
An interview with Rev'd Dr. Tony Carroll, Chaplain of the Costa del Sol West Anglican Chaplaincy
Colomera is a village in Granada province with a typical centre, amongst the narrow streets the church is the most important monument.
Andalucia has over 1000km of coastline, much of which is beautiful sandy beaches. You can find many long, straight, flat stretches of coast which are popular with families, swimmers, and watersports enthusiasts all around the region, although a large proportion of such playas are on the Costa de la Luz, specifically in Cadiz province, although also in the Huelva part too. Some are completely undeveloped, without even a chiringuito beach restaurant, while others are in towns.
There are seven different hairdressers in or near Sotogrande. They are open mornings and afternoons from Monday to Saturday. Below we list the principal hairdressers in Sotogrande with contact details and a short description from their websites.
Lebrija is a walled town enjoying panoramic views over the surrounding vineyards. It has about 27, 400 inhabitants.
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Due to its location and natural resources, Cuevas de Almanzora has been a settlement for various cultures throughout history. The area was once home to a mining village called Villaricos, from which the Phoenicians established a neuralgic trade centre from the seventh century BC.
