Posted in Tourism on Apr 30th, 2008
Extending from Nerja in the east to Sotogrande in the west, the Costa del Sol now enjoys good road communications between the various main towns along the coast. This enables a couple from Marbella, for example, to visit the Cervantes in Málaga and later savour sorne traditional tapas in the historical city centre. Or a [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Mar 14th, 2008
Car hire in Spain is cheap due to the strong competition, specially in Andalucia or the Costa del Sol. The major car rental companies in Spain have offices in most Andalucian cities and at the major airports such as Malaga Airport. If you’re a tourist, it’s advisable to reserve a rental car before arriving, particularly [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Feb 3rd, 2008
Granada Airport is an interesting airport to travel to and gives good access to some unknown parts of Andalucia, Spain. The airport is situated 16km west of the city of Granada. It mainly handles national flights to Madrid and Barcelona but recently has expanded with a number of international flights from low cost airlines like [...]
Posted in Car Rental on Jan 21st, 2008
Finding a discount car rental at Malaga airport or other popular tourist destinations in southern Spain doesn’t have to be hard. All it takes is a little research. Here are some tips to get cheap car hire rates in Malaga. Begin your search for a bargain rental car as soon as you know the dates [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 31st, 2007
The variety of vegetation is one of the determining factors in the richness of the landscape in the Poniente Granadino. In the lower latitudes, the cultivated fields and olive groves combine with the traditional Mediterranean scrub oak woodlands. Together with scrub oak, grow various species typical of the region: peonies, agracejos, majuelos, wild roses, durillos, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 29th, 2007
An obligatory stopping place, the Poniente Granadino is located in the Western-most part of the Province of Granada, in a large basin stretching from North to South, and delimited by the mountains towards Cordoba and Jaen, and the Alhama, Tejada and Almijara Sierras towards Malaga. The ancient presence of man in these lands has contributed, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 8th, 2007
Agriculture is the principal resource of the Poniente. The cultivation of vast groves of olives around Montefrio and other horticultural crops such as the asparagus of Huetor-Tajar, which boasts an official registered degree of excellence, stand out in terms of volume of production. Other crops of great importance consist of the cultivation of cereals on [...]
Posted in Tourism on Dec 7th, 2007
The Poniente Granadino is an area full of natural attractions. In the centre and south of the area the Tejeda Mountains Nature Reserve, Almijara, Alhama, Loja mountain range, Gibalto, the Alhama gorges, and the Zafarraya Plains all stand out. In the more verdant norht lie the Parapana mountain range, Las Chanzas and El Marqués. Water, [...]
Posted in Tourism on Nov 30th, 2007
The Poniente Granadino is in the centre of Andalusia (Spain). It is located between the city of Malaga and the Costa del Sol on the one side and the city of Granada and the Sierra Nevada on the other one. Its strategic situation means that the traveller can visit several major historical centres of Andalusia [...]
Posted in Tourism on Nov 20th, 2007
Next to Malaga, in Rincon de la Victoria, we set out on this route of the sun, thus called because it follows a long stretch of the easternmost Costa del Sol, reaching Torre del Mar. From there, it turns inland, passing through fertile warm valleys and plains, becoming a country route as it reaches the [...]
