Cortijo Balzain Casas Rurales
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Collado de los Apretadores
... climbing since I started from the Cueva, but the col is actually 400m metres higher (and about 550m above sea level). It forms a minor gap in the ridge between Cerro Mangueno and the towering Almendron, and is also known as Collado Galgos. From here, you can see across the deep Chillar gorge towards Frigiliana.
The track, now deteriorating, continues northwards, traversing above the Chillar. I decide to follow it a bit further. ...
Fiestas and vultures
... the Spanish way in the hills. I couldn't do anything about it, so I tried the cheap beer from the supermarket - spectacular at 50p/litre.
The village backed onto a Parque Natural with magnificent mountains and we took an afternoon to climb up (exaggeration really, this was a stroll up a perfectly good track) to watch the griffen vultures on the other side of the valley. We also found a reconstruction of ...
My First Week In Granda
... sell things. Hopefully later this week we can go back. Tomorrow we are going to Sevilla. It’s a 3-hour bus ride, but it should be a blast! My classes are going well. I’m taking Spanish for Business Professionals and another Spanish that reviews grammar and is writing intensive. The Spanish for Business is more of a business class than a Spanish class. Even when the teacher gives us the English translation, we still don’t know what he is talking. Also ...
Reich und Schön im Mittelalter: Granada II
... hat ja nicht lange gehalten: Anstatt das Wissen um Medizin, Mathematik, Philosphie etc. der unterworfenen Mauren (und natürlich auch der intellektuell führenden jüdischen Community) zu nutzen, setzte man mit dem Alhambra-Edikt auf religiöse Intoleranz, Vertreibung und Schlimmeres...Aber letztlich war es vielleicht dann doch wieder nur die Gier (spanischer Erbfolgekrieg etc.), der alles zunichte gemacht hat.
Der Albaycín
Nach dem ich nun genug von ...
Reyes Magos
... was not here on my return from England. I rescued my lonely planet from her room before I left (for those who dont remember or who have joined me recently and cant be bothered to read the previous (I dont blame you.. theres alot!!)) This American woman was taking my lonely planet, my bible, on weekend trips away with her. Today I found sections of it written in, circled, crossed out, you name it.. no reason to tell you this, but I felt like it.
Tapas and wine tonight... Espana, te ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed