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Monday Morning Photo - Finca de la Pansa

Finca de la Pansa B&B, once a farm house where grapes were dried to make the local Moscatel wine. The local farmsteads had this type of traditional frontage with arches so that the grapes - laid out on large cane mats could be dragged under cover quickly if it rained - yet still be out in the air to ´cure.´ See the video of Finca de la Pansa B&B on YouTube. Visit the  Finca de la Pansa website.
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Monday Morning Photo - The Biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World, Macael

The biggest Mortar and Pestle in the World is found is the small backwater town of Macael in the province of Almeria in Andalucia, southern Spain. Recognised as so by the Guinness Book of Records and taking the title from the city of Salinas in Porto Rico. It is 3.29 metres tall, the internal mouth is 3.07 metres and it weighs in at 5.82 tons.


World´s Largest Mortar and Pestle, Macael

Where better to have the biggest Mortar and Pestle than a town with a marble quarry. It also has a replica of the famous Lion Fountain in the Alhambra, Granada.


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