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Ruta Bancos Gigantes or Huge Bench Route in Andalucia

A new rage is slowly spreading across Andalucia with its beginnings in the province of Malaga and that is huge benches are being installed in beauty spots across the region. The Huge Bench Route or  Ruta Bancos Gigantes #rutabancosgigantes can be found on Instagram  where they are more active with updates on the new installations of these enormous benches and they have a   Facebook  page too. Map of the Ruta Bancos Gigantes The initiative started by Forest Green an agrobroker company that supplies and works with treated wood to large construction and environmental companies in Spain. The huge bench route is steadily growing, with constant new installations spreading across Andalucia. The enormous handmade wooden benches are 4 metre long and 2.3 metre high, with the seat being 1.3 metres above ground and needing steps to get onto them, appearing in natural beauty spots hopes to encourage people out into and  enjoy the views and of course take photos to be ...

La Giralda and Cathedral Santa Maria in Sevilla

La Giralda is the Moorish minaret that became the bell tower of the Santa Maria cathedral in Sevilla. The bottom part is part of the Moorish mezquita from the XII, later the Catholics added the top part to house the bell.


Standing 97,5 m tall it was the highest tower in Spain and is still the tallest in Sevilla, creating a good landmark by which to get your bearings.

On a very wet April day, battling with wind, rain and an umbrella blowing inside out my photographic skills were really put to the test, as you can see.



Dripping wet, a solemn row of horse and carriages sat waiting for punters, as if a drive around in an open-top is appealing in torrential rain.





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