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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 ...

Places to Propose and a Romance Retreat in Spain

Having seen several wedding photos of brides and grooms around The Alhambra grounds I´d thought what a fabulous setting.

The Alhambra
The Alhambra



Castillo Colomares I also discovered as a setting for wedding photos, as was the fabulous Moorish Mill El Molino Morisco de los Corchos near Alhaurin El Grande where we had to keep moving out of the way as the wedding photographer arranged his shots.

Castillo Colomares

El Molino Morisco de los Corchos


One of my nephews came from the UK to Ronda to propose, another gorgeous spot, though not for those with vertigo.

Ronda Balcony View
Balcony at Ronda

When one of my English students told me her boyfriend had proposed in The Alhambra I couldn´t help but sigh. They had gone to visit, it´s not exactly on our doorstep, but only an hour and a half away.

He got down on his knees and asked her to marry him. I´m just waiting to see where the wedding will be now - wouldn´t The Alhambra be the best spot ever? Or do you have a better idea?

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