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Andalusia or Andalucía?

The autonomous region of Andalusia (Andalucía in Spanish) is in the southern part of Spain. It spans from Atlantic coast in the west to the sheltered coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the east and from Málaga's Costa del Sol to the borders of Castilla – La Mancha the famous flat lands and Don Quixote windmill country.  With an average of 300 plus days of sunshine a year the coastal area is an all year round destination. Not so in the inland provinces of Cordoba, Jaen and Sevilla which ha ve baking hot summers that can reach +40c and cold winters which can be 0c or less overnight. The Mezquita, Córdoba Andalusia is divided into eight provinces, each with a provincial city of the same name. Some of them are far more famous than others: Almería , Cádiz, Córdoba, Granada, Huelva, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla. The three land-locked provinces are Córdoba, Jaé n and Sevilla, the rest are coastal. Each province and city is full of culture, history, traditions, fabulous monuments and cre...
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Walking on the Wild Side

I dragged hubby out today. My walking partner has been away too long! Both of us were coughing and spluttering but with notebook, camera and ancient dictaphone in hands we braved the grey skies to do my short around the chapel stride.

Part way around the 45 minute up-and-down route the clouds let rip. Already muddy and olive-strewn under foot the rain beat down. I hate getting wet. No chance anyone would get me out walking in the rain let alone singing and dancing. But do you know what? It wasn´t too bad, already out there, same distance forward or back there was no other choice but get WET. But the harder it rained the more exhilarating it was, until I remembered ...

we´d a ford to cross and maybe it had become a stream or river AND my favourite old trainers had a hole in them. I´m not partial to cold wet feet either - must have been in Spain too long.

With the pace set at fast, but steady on the slippery inclines, we completed the route without taking anymore photos or talking more drivel into the tape. The notebook never left my pocket - what are memories for?

Yep to forget, still we have to go again, this was supposed to be our first trek for the self-guided walks we have planned for visitors to our Casa Rural or holiday home. Not a great success, but a definite start.

We are offering guided walks and self-guided walks from our holiday rental house this year, 2011. Why not join us? It doesn´t always rain.


If you just want to walk in this area, you can use our parking area and download the routes (soon) from walkingworld.com, or we´ll be offering day guided walks, that could be one or both of us.
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