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Dear guests, today we offer you an unique experience here in Europe: the possibility to see how it worked one of the last and unique sugar cane factories in Europe. In this museum you will discover the manufacturing and commercialisation sugar processes between the 13th and 18th centuries in Spain. This museum offers an educational tour through nearly one thousand years of sugar cane culture, what will let you understand the history of the tropical coast of Granada. In addition to this, it preserves...

Dear guests,In this post we are going to the capital of our province, Granada, exactly to Sierra Nevada.Sierra Nevada is one of the places you have to visit if you go to Granada. In this post we are going to talk about the ski resort of Sierra Nevada, because if you visit one of our houses you have to visit it. The ski resort of Sierra Nevada is located on one of the highest peaks in Spain, the Veleta peak at 3396 metres above sea level. Still in Sierra Nevada there is another higher peak, the...

Plácido DomingoThe next 26th of March will be the concert of Placido Domingo in Motril. The town is only 15 minutes away from Salobreña.The performance will be in the Plaza de Toros, which will be accompanied by the Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga and the soprano Mariola Cantero from Granada.This performance is to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the Teatro Calderón de la Barca in the city of Motril.The concert will take place in the Plaza de Toros de Motril as the number of attendees can...

Querido huésped,  si eres un apasionado del senderismo, este post va dedicado para ti.Nos movemos al pueblo de Mijas, está situado en la provincia de Málaga. Entre los municipios de Torremolinos y Fuengirola. En este pueblo se encuentra la ruta de los Duendes. Es una ruta corta y con unas vistas magnificas. Donde puedes ver el mar desde las alturas. Lo que más destaca del sendero son las figuras de gnomos que te vas encontrando. Se pueden hacer varias rutas, pero si quiere ver las figura...

En los últimos años la demanda de las frutas tropicales en nuestra comarca se ha incrementado en unos porcentajes muy grandes. Málaga y Granada se han convertido en uno de los suministradores por excelencia de todo el mundo debido a sus ventajas competitivas, el cual ofrece una mejor calidad que las frutas tropicales que provienen de Sudamérica. Hasta hace 50 años el cultivo de caña de azúcar era el predominante en Granada y la costa malagueña. Las últimas fábricas de la caña de azúcar...

Dear guest, the night of Saint John, which we can also find named the San Juan night or Saint John´s eve. It is a religious tradition in where the birth of Saint John the Baptist is celebrated. It is celebrated on June 24th, celebrating the arrival of the summer solstice at the same time. The summer solstice is when the days begin to be shorter.This tradition is established in the European-Mediterranean countries, and it has been maintained for a long time. Nowadays it has become the night of change...

Dear guest, the main goal of Grandes Villas is that you enjoy your holiday, but in the unfortunate case that you fall ill, it is necessary to know what to do. On the contrary that in your country of origin, here in Spain the emergency doctor does not usually come to your house, so depending on the severity, you have the following options:-          Health Center: it is the place where you will find the family doctor. If you come from an EU country, I advise you to travel with...

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), includes the disciplines of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses. This broad description includes the use of horses for practical working purposes, transportation, recreational activities, artistic or cultural exercises, and competitive sport.- Centro Ecuestre Las Maravillas: they offer horse riding in the mountains and on the beach....

Dear guest, sea kayaks are small marine boats with a deck, where the paddler sits inside and partially covered by a skirt, propelling himself with a two-bladed paddle. Currently, kayaking encompasses various disciplines: white water (river), surfing, Olympic (track or competition), polo, etc., having millions of followers around the world.On the Costa Tropical you could enjoy kayaking near wonderful coves and cliffs, this being an unforgettable experience.In Castell de Ferro (Motril), at La Rijana...

Dear guest, the churro is a flour-based dough cooked in oil, a food called "frying pan fruits." Churros are popular in Spain, Portugal, France, Latin America, the Philippines, Belgium, and some areas of the United States. The manufacture and sale is carried out in specialized premises called churrerías or churros factories.Their basic ingredients are water, flour (generally wheat, although it can be from another origin), oil and salt.Their shape can be straight, stick-shaped, in loops or curlers...

Dear guest, the new exterior variant of Granada A-44, which with 27.3 kilometers will alleviate the current ring road of this Andalusian province capital, has recently entered service after a global investment of 340 million euros and some works that have been extended in the different sections over thirteen years.The new exterior variant, which becomes part of the A-44 highway that connects Sierra Nevada and the Costa Tropical and improves the corridor that goes from Bailén (Jaén) to Motril (Granada),...

Dear guest, this route starts at the Parque de la Fuente de Salobreña in the direction of Supermecado Día, we start the road through the Meadow of Salobreña, until we reach the wall of the river.We take the direction of the sea and arrive at the bridge that will allow us to pass to the other side of the river. We return to the beach and continue walking along the same sand of the beach to Los Moriscos Golf Club. We continue walking through the sand and we pass by the wall of Villa Astrida, the...