Ronda Road - Reserva de Alcuzcuz
The main entrance to the Reserva de Alcuzcuz estate is on the left-hand side ascending the Ronda road. Opposite the entrance to La Heredia. There is a security post at the entrance to this quiet family Urbanizacion.
The land is famous as that belonging to the Alcuzcuz estate of Manuel Heredia who died in 1846. Alcuzcuz was inherited by his daughter, Maria Heredia y Livermore who married Andrés Parladé y Sánchez de Quirós, Conde de Aguiar. They built the current estate house in 1850. This in turn was inherited by her son Andres Paladé Heredia (1859-1933) By the 1960s the now smaller Alcuzcuz estate was inherited by renowned interior designer Jaime Parladé Gross and his British wife Janette. The manor house is now a boutique hotel in extensive wooded grounds. The full history can be read on the BRIGHT's History of Real de la Quinta.
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The Alcuzcuz estate gained its hispano-arabic name from the interesting wheat product made there. It was made of little balls of flour paste and honey, which were steamed and put into an earthenware container that had holes that allowed the steam from a larger container to enter. Variations of the product included adding fresh butter, sugar, and raisins to form the cous cous we know today.
The hotel and the Alcuzcuz urbanisacion can be accessed by from the original entrance slightly higher up the Rond Road. At this entrance is found the originalestate gate lodge house which is now a terrace cafe with spectacular views and decorations shop.
