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Feliz Navidad y Prospero año nuevo.Desde el equipo de Grandes Villas, os deseamos una feliz Navidad y una feliz entrada de año 2023.Sabemos que no estamos pasando tiempos fáciles, pero os agradecemos la seguridad depositada en nosotros.Esperemos, que este año 2023 sea mejor y que vayamos dejando de lado los problemas. Solo queda decir de nuestra parte que muchas gracias.Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.From the Grandes Villas team, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2022.We...

Dear guests, today we talk about one of the most beautiful villages of Spain: Lucainena de las Torres, located in the region of Almería. This white and green village is well-known for its beautiful streets decorated with typical andalusian flowers and its pintoresque corners where you can relax after the day. In this place, everywhere you see it's a perfect site to take a photo: from any normal street to the impresive viewpoints at the top of the village, everything is ubicated in order to satisfy...

Dear guests, if you are interested in geology, minerals or history, this post is for you. In Almeria we find not only amazing beaches and a beautiful coast but also little jewels in the interior of the region. In this case, we talk about the Pulpí geode: an enormous mineral complex located in the Mina Rica, over the Sierra del Aguilón in Almeria. The special thing about this mine is that you can access and see one of the biggest geodes in the world (it's the biggest one open to the public!). After...

Roquetas de Mar is known for being the most touristic village of Almería: this municipality includes the centres of population of El Parador, Las Marinas, Aguadulce, Urbanizacion and Las Salinas. The special aspect of this site is that it mixes well touristic developed services with the traditional details of a typical Andalusia village and the experience of many virgin beaches and natural protected spaces. All this allows us to find in just one village from a big aquapark to Posidonia reefs plenty...

Dear guests, today we want to write about Aguadulce, a little village by the road to Almeria known for being an important touristic site. Although it's a bit far from here, if you are interested in visiting Almeria city, this is a nice place to do a break in your trip! Aguadulce is such a small village that depends on Roquetas de Mar, another bigger village which you can visit too!Aguadulce beach is very beautiful and its seaport it's a enjoyable place to go with the family and eat over there, swim,...

Estimado cliente,Lamentamos la situación que hemos experimentando debido a un fenómeno atmosférico nunca visto a este nivel en España. El país completo fue cubierto por una espesa capa de arena proveniente del Desierto del Sahara. Rara vez, tenemos lluvia con barro. Sin embargo, la situación ocurrida es totalmente excepcional. Esto es un problema adverso al alquiler y espero comprendan no es culpa de una mala gestión. Es un problema que ha ocurrido en todas las casas. Nosotros vamos...

Dear guest, in this post we are going to talk about one of the greatest traditions in Spain,  Semana Santa.Semana Santa is an annual remembrance of the Passion of Christ by Christians,so  the entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the Stations of the Cross, the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. It is celebrated in the sixth and last week of Lent from Domingo de Ramos until last night on Jueves Santo, them Jueves Santo night until Domingo de Pascua. This week begins on Domingo...

Dear guest, if you are passionate about history, learning, you have to visit the museums of Granada. Granada has a great variety of museums, due to its long history.We are going to describe you the most important museums in Granada, as well as their location and how to enter them.The most important ones are;Parque de las Ciencias, El museo de la Capillas Real, Museo de Bellas Artes, Museo de la Alhambra and Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico.The Parque de las Ciencias, as its name suggests, is a science...

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...

Sehr geehrter Gast, das plato alpujarreño ist ein typisches Gericht aus La Alpujarra, sowohl der Teil von Granada als auch der von Almeria.Das plato alpujarreño umfasst die repräsentativsten Produkte der Region: Blutwurst, Paprika, Chorizo, Kartoffeln mit Spiegeleiern und Serrano-Schinken aus La Alpujarra, je nach Region unterschiedlich.Ihre Erfindung ist unklar. Die Einfachheit seiner Herstellung hat es jedoch zu einem der beliebtesten in der Region gemacht.Als nächstes werde ich Ihnen erklären,...

Dear guest, the N-340 road (or Mediterranean road) is the longest of the national roads in Spain. It connects Puerto Real in Cádiz with Barcelona along the entire coast of the Spanish Mediterranean, crossing ten provinces. The N-340 road also has a European nomenclature: E-5 in the Vejer de la Frontera-Algeciras section. At 1,248 km it was the longest national highway in the country. The N-340 has been unfolded and converted into a dual carriageway, becoming called A-7, except between Puerto...

Dear guest, the Almeria dugouts are a structure located in the city of Almería (Spain) as a result of the 52 bombings by air and sea and a total of 754 bombs fell the population suffered during the Spanish Civil War. It has to be considered that Almería was the last Spanish city that remained loyal to the government of the Second Spanish Republic and was not occupied by national troops until March 29, 1939. This led to the decision to build a system of dugouts, with more than 4 kilometers length...