Just thinking about the stunning rose gardens of the Generalife -  their fragrances are with me.  These are not sub tropical gardens with rare species at every turn.  They are an oasis of calm famed for their architecture and original design dating back to the late 13th century when Granada was already the most beautiful [...]

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I first saw a photograph of the castle at La Calahorra many years ago and was fascinated by it’s unique shape and solitary location.
Now, living in Andalucia, I found myself driving across the moonscape region of Guadix in Granada province and just 20 kms or so further on La Calahorra appeared as an isolated [...]

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Located just 40km from Malaga in the Antequera region is the picturesque whitewashed village of Villanueva del Rosario.
The village is surrounded by a stunning landscape dominated by the El Jobo and Camarolos mountains which is home to the highest elevation in the region at El Chamizo (1,641 metres). The whole area is truly an [...]

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There are many famous Andalucian people, from classic artists like Picasso to world famous modern actors like Antonio Banderas. . However some Andalucians a more infamous than famous, and one of those is the 19th Century bandoleros, (bandits) José María Pelagio Hinojosa, popularly known as “El Tempranillo”,
He was born in 1805 in the village of [...]

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Located 85km from Malaga in the Antequera region of Malaga province close to the boarder with Cordoba and Seville provinces is the pretty Andalucian village of Alameda.
The landscape around the village is mostly flat and covered in an abundance of olive groves.
The history of the village days back to 2,500 BC during the Chalcolithic or [...]

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