El Torcal Nature Reserve, formed in limestone over millions of years by the action of wind, rain and ice, is situated between Malaga and Antequera close to the village of Villanueva de la Concepcion and in the small mountain range of Sierra del Torcal. Visitors wishing to explore the park have a choice of two […]

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La Cañada Shopping Centre – situated just off the N340 at the junction for Ojén – is a hive of activity, and is the largest mall on the Costa del Sol with over 150 shops split over two levels. Fashionistas flock for the clothes, foodies for the restaurants, movie-buffs for the cinema, and everyone else […]

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If you fancy escaping from the coastal resorts of the Costa del Sol you should try heading a short distance inland to the white washed village of Coin. Situated in the Valle del Guadalhorce, at the foot of the northern face of the Sierra de Mijas and overlooked by the Sierra de Alpujata in the province of Malaga, Coin is is one of the most up and coming villages on the Costa del Sol located about 30 minutes drive from the airport of Malaga and 30 minutes from Marbella.

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When I looked at the jar of molasses made with Salobreña sugar it saddened me to think that, because the factory had been closed down, no one would be able to smell the recently harvested sugar or hear the clanking of the 19th century engines that had milled it. The cultivation of sugar, this […]

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Jamon serrano, loosely translated, means mountain ham, and, as the name suggests, it comes from Spain’s mountainous areas. Traditionally, every country had a way of preserving food, before the advent of fridges, and in Spain, legs of pork were salted and hung in the cool mountain air to dry and cure over a period of […]

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