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Archive for November, 2008

Malaga: the good, the bad and the ugly

Even us mountain folk like to get dolled up and go somewhere nice every now and again and one of our favorite spots is Malaga. On the sea front, with few tourists crowding the small chiringuitos (bbq fish places) on the beach, a small but lovely inner city,  the remains of a Moorish castle to [...]

Hotel Restaurant de Mecina – love the cod!

As the name suggests, this is Mecina’s only hotel. It doesn’t look very welcoming, with blaring, energy saving lamps and a pretty dated interior, but the food’s great. And abundant.
It’s relatively expensive for the area, for that you get real, professional and ever cheerful waiters, table cloths and food that’s just nicer than most other [...]

Casa Julio – Pampaneira: Cold, but cheap!

Pampaneira as a village has little to recommend it, which doesn’t seem to keep the tourists, whole truckloads of ‘em, from coming. Mostly it’s shops selling the same tired stuff: rag carpets, woolly hats and odd, slightly shabby, souvenirs.
La Alpujarra is not known for its fine dining. There are, literally, one or two places, but [...]