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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 ...

Travel Writer Cordoba and Jaén, Andalucia

It´s been a long while since I posted here on Andalucia Explorer. Life keeps throwing things into  the work-and-family-life mix, not leaving much time for this blog.

My latest project has been writing and researching the Cordoba and Jaén chapter for the new Blue Spain Andalucia guide by Lonely Planet, out in early summer 2023.


Quixote-style Windmill, Andalucia
Quixote-style Windmill in Baños de la Encina, Andalucia


Other than than, writing, what should be a fortnightly article, for BeSeeingYou.World.com and my own blogs Luxury Spain Travel and Only Spain Boutique Hotels little time has been spent here, my first foray into blogging.

My other job also racks up many hours meeting people of differing nationalities and travelling around showing them what will hopefully be their new home or holiday home. Yes, I´m an estate agent in Jaén province right up there in the north of Andalucia, almost on the border with the Quixote lands of - Castilla La-Mancha.

My adopted home, since 1996, affords me plenty of fabulous places to visit and write about, even now after all these years.

Visit my blogs or get in touch with me via rachellynwebb @gmail.com

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