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Here is a list with the latest pages that have been updated or created. Most recent are at the top of the list.

Peña del Hierro Mine

This is the mine which is open to visitors. It is10 km from Minas de Rio Tinto village - you drive in convoy leaving from the mining museum, following your guide in his vehicle (it's too complicated to explain on a map).

Club de Golf Corta Atalaya

In 1990 the new Atalaya golf course was built next to the village of Minas de Rio Tinto; the original was founded in the 19th century within the Rio Tinto copper mine. The course is 2,300 metres long, with grassed greens but the fairways are bare earth, reminiscent of the original course used by miners and engineers.

Festivals in Senés

The Festivals in Senés are Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, Día de Andalucía, Semana Santa, Fiestas en Honora El Divino Rostro y Fiesta del Emigrante.

Home Birth

Independent midwives for home births are scarce in Spain, but they do exist, and their numbers are increasing all the time, as home births become more popular. Some of the main reasons for the boom in popularity of home births in Spain are.

Beas

Beas is located in the centre of the province of Huelva within El Condado. Most famously known for its belenviviente, a live Christmas nativity that has spectators coming from all round the country, and also has a great name for the production of olive oil. It has 4,190 inhabitants.

Bus Service

There is a bus service from Dólar to Granada City using the local bus company BAM. The bus stop in Dólar is on the GR-5200.

Malaga City Top 10

Malaga has moved on from being the jumping-off point for holidays in the Costa del Sol. The city’s remarkable renaissance over the past decade has seen its status upped to Andalucia’s cultural capital, with an astonishing range of museums, as well as excellent tapas bars, cool roof terraces, and street-wise art in the form of graffiti, while shoppers will love the seafront Muelle Uno.

Golf - La Duquesa Golf Course

La Duquesa Golf Course is a typical Trent Jones layout demanding concentration and straight driving.

Winding around El Hacho beacon hill overlooking the Mediterranean across to Africa, La Duquesa in terms of facilities is probably the most complete club on the Coast, with tennis, squash, gym, sauna, jacuzzi, bowls, yacht harbour and, of course, golf.

Montemayor

Montemayor is one of the vollages located on the tourist route; Ruta de los Castillos, (Route of the Castles) as there are two castles in the village; Castillo Ducla de Frías and Castillo de Dos Hermanas. It has about 3,900 inhabitants.

Six Marbella Watchtowers

There are about 100 different watchtowers (Torre Vigia or Torre Atalaya or Torre Almenara) along the coast of Southern Spain. Some are of Moorish origins others from date from the later Christian re-conquest period. All with the purpose of looking out for invaders from the South. They have lasted the centuries with remarkable strength.

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación

Following the Reconquest by the Catholic Monarchs, the Moorish Taifa of Granada became the Christian Kingdom of Granada. A preserved document relating to the construction of the church states that, on 26 May 1505

Zújar

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.

Organ Transplants

Every year in Spain around 8,000 people see their lives improved thanks to a very efficient and effective organ donor programme. There is a national organ transplant coordination centre, but alot of work is required at the regional level too – and this is handled through the Andalucian regional health service.

Villaralto

Villaralto is home to the Museo Pastor, located in an old village house, a must-see for those visiting the town- which has about 1,100 inhabitants.

Foro Iberoamericano

Built by José Álvarez Checa Curbelo and Tomás Curbelo between 1999-1991 for the celebration of the fifth centenary of the Discovery of America. Its construction would bridge the gap between the Old and the New World to symbolize the embrace between the two continents.

Guillena

Guillena is located close to the Club de Golf Hato Verde, therefore being an ideal location for keen golfers. It has about 12, 500 inhabitants.

Ayurvedic Medicine

Ayurvedic Medicine is traditional Indian medicine that makes use of oils, herbs and other natural ingredients along with massage to promote health and healing As a holistic medical philosophy Ayurveda also encompasses diet.

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