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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 ...

Monday Morning Photo - Traditional Olive Oil Mill

The Tourist Office in  Iznajar is the best I've seen, with displays and models of past traditions. What particularly caught my eye was this great little model of a Traditional Olive Oil Mill.

For the real thing, in my nearest town of Martos there is a mill that still produces some of their olive oil with a traditional press.

traditional olive oil mill


See the Monday Morning Photo list.


Where to stay in Iznajar - the lovely Finca Las Encinas


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