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The Valleys and Villages
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Puerto Lope -
Montesols
nearest neighbour, very much a working village, which boasts a Post Office, two
banks, doctors, dentist, four supermarkets, butcher, baker, hardware store and
chemist.
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There is also
a disco and several cafes and bars where one can sit and watch the world go by.
You can still see the " goat man " wandering around the area, with his dog and a
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Moclin -
a typical
whitewashed village perched on a hillside, with two restaurants, a bank, shops
and a small local museum. What makes Moclin so special are the Moors hilltop
fortress,
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( it was in
this very area where the Moors made their last stand against the Christians )
and the spectacular views over Granada to the Sierra Nevada. Set in a Natural
Park with wonderful walks around the area and with tourism growing in the
Granada Province, continuing prosperity is assured for this beautiful part of
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Alcala la
Real - a
small town, which is overlooked by a large hilltop fortress. On Tuesdays there
is a large market, where you can buy anything from a kilo of oranges to a goat
or family of chickens.
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In the centre
of the town there is a very pretty park, where you can sit in the shade and
enjoy a leisurely cup of coffee and light lunch. There are some very good shops,
some specialising in shoes and handbags. Supermarkets are also very much in
evidence, with excellent
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Montefrio -
one of the more spectacularly sited
towns in this part of the country, cradled between two rocky outcrops, each
topped with a church. The most interesting of the hilltop churches is the 16th
Century Iglesia de la Villa, a superb building, but no longer in use.
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The town has
the even bigger neoclassical Iglesia de la Encarnacion at its heart, with an
enormous dome and some bizarre acoustics. When it comes to eating, Montefrio is
acclaimed for its morcilla ( black pudding ) and chorizo, excellent at the bar
La Fonda, close the Iglesia de la
Encarnacion. |
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Illora -
a small
market town, also about 8km from Montesol.
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In this town
you will find a tile shop with an amazing selection of tiles to choose from.
Illora is where we will take you to choose all the tiles for the villa of your
choice. |
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Pinos Puente
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small market town about 5km from Montesol.
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There you
will find a good selection of shops, including a very modern large supermarket.
Pinos Puente is also our nearest 24 hour emergency medical clinic. An evening
out in the La Cruz de Granada restaurant, - you can treat yourself to one of the
best steaks you have ever
tasted. |
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Malaga -
picturesquely situated at the foot of the Montes de Malaga, amid
luxuriant sub tropical vegetation, is one of the oldest Mediterrenean
ports.
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Malaga is
particularly famed for its raisins ( pasas ), and its excellent wines - already
well known during Moorish times. Today Malaga is the centre of the Costa del
Sol, and almost 5 million holidaymakers fly in every year to its international
airport, named after Malaga's famous artist Pablo
Picasso. |
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Cordoba -
the most
important town in Andalucia after Seville. It lies at the foot of the Sierra de
Cordoba, next to the Rio Guadalquivir.
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Filled with
narrows winding streets, small squares and low whitewashed houses, most of them
with beautiful patios, the town has a Moorish atmosphere. In fact it is still a
western European Mecca because of the famous great Mosque, which is now a
Cathedral. Yet despite these later alterations, it still ranks along with
Granada as one of the two most splendid examples of Islamic art and architecture
in western
Europe. |
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