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Off The Beaten Track in Spain

As we explore rural Spain, looking for holiday homes in special places, we naturally come across a lot more besides.

It might be a particularly magical location, a curious tradition or a culinary speciality. It might be a whole tract of the country that is virtually unknown, or an interesting life story that has made the place come alive for us.

For us, these insights are often what makes the experience particularly memorable. And, like anyone else, we naturally enjoy sharing these discoveries.


That is what this series of articles Spain Off The Beaten Track is all about. We hope you enjoy them.


Holidays

In this section, we look at interesting and yet still relatively unknown holiday destinations in Spain. From Girona in Catalonia, capital of one of Spain's most fascinating provinces, to the high mountain villages of  Andalucia.

If you would like detailed suggestions on what to do, what to see & where to eat for the area in which you have booked your holiday accommodation, simply ask us: we'll be pleased to send you our personally researched Rustical Recommendations.



Aracena in western Andalucia
Aracena in Huelva, AndaluciaThe Sierra de Aracena, where local industry centres around olive growing, vineyards and pig farming for world-class hams, has its focal point in a small and very pleasant market town.

Aracena town has a relaxed air of satisfaction, which may have something to with there being a grand total of 64 bars and 3 discotheques for a population of just 7,500.

It's in the middle of Andalucia's greenest, most unspoilt area, with some lovely holiday villas, ideal for people who want to relax and go for walks or bike rides off the beaten track.
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Low Alpujarras: Orgiva & Lanjaron
Orgiva in the Alpujarra, Granada, Spain
Brought into the limelight by the book “Driving over Lemons,” the warm, fertile valley of the Guadalfeo river is a perfect area for holiday homes with pools, hidden away in olive groves. Granada and the Costa Tropical are within easy reach for day trips.

The main destinations for holidaymakers and settlers are Orgiva and Lanjaron, where garden villas are also starting points for numerous excursions.
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Catalonia Truffles
Truffles at 1290 euros per kilo in Barcelona market
The forests of Girona in northern Catalonia hide a culinary connoisseur’s treasure that the untrained amateur would never chance upon. To find the famous black truffles it takes expert knowledge – that and a smart dog.
 
Every winter, some 500 hunter-gatherers comb the most promising copses and groves of north-east Spain in search of a delicacy that can sell for over 1,000 euros a kilo in Barcelona’s Boqueria Market.
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Family holidays in Cantabria
Bears in playing Cabarceno Park
Will the children like it?


It’s a question every parent asks when planning a holiday. Just going to another country is a fascinating experience for most children, but it’s good to know that there are special experiences for them to look forward to, also.

We suggest 15 holiday ideas for families in Cantabria, northern Spain, one of the country’s most beautiful natural destinations.
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Art in La Alpujarra
Our kalaidoscopic world
In Spain’s high mountains, in a small, old village and the oldest, least accessible quarter of that, lives an English painter who has been quietly but faithfully producing some of the most magical work to come out of Andalusia in the past two decades.

Christopher Hoare: The Quiet Magician
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