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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 ...
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Salmorejo on the Streets of Cordoba

A city that's fascinating and fast becoming my favourite. Cordoba. As vast as its history but the heart of the old town, the site of the Mezquita and the narrow cobbled streets of the Jewish quarter are those I love.

It so happens that it's home to one of my favourite Spanish dishes, especially in the summer - Salmorejo.

What is Salmorejo? I always says it's like a thicker, much richer version of Gazpacho. A gorgeous, creamy, garlicky,  dip garnished with hard-boiled egg and jamon to be spooned up or eaten with fresh, crusty bread. On a hot (and Cordoba gets very hot) day a bowl of chilled Salmorejo and an iced beer is just the job.

I also love tiles, ceramic tiles, old tiles, concrete tiles, any tiles, so imagine my delight and speed of whipping out the camera when rounding a corner in the backstreets of Cordoba I spotted this.



Not only a street named Cordoba Salmorejo but a recipe with instructions made of tiles. Gorgeous isn't it.





For my next batch, when it warms up a little, I'll try this is the recipe. Usually I just chuck the ingredients in the food processor, but I'll be happy to weigh and follow the experts recipe.


Here's a couple of old posts about Salmorejo

Cordoba Gastronomy Tapas Competition

Salmorejo - a typical dish from Cordoba


Where to stay in Cordoba? Here's two gorgeous hotels in and near the old quarter that I've stayed at.

 Hotel Balcon de Cordoba  & Hotel Viento 10 (links to my Only Spain ~ Boutique Hotel site)



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