Andalucia
Juan The Hand
On a hillside overlooking the beautifully austere Zahara valley, we met Juan and Maria harvesting olives the traditional way, by hand. Or rather, by stick and net. There are probably very important looking machines that do all this in a lot less time of course, but Juan and his family still work the land in … Continue reading
Categories: Andalucia
Tags: Andalucia, Grazelama, Inntravel, oilves, Walking holidays
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The little shop on the left
Grazalema is one of the prettiest villages in Andalucia. Spain, in fact. Perched in the mountains, it’s postcard-perfect: all white buildings, wrought iron, cobbled streets, terracotta flowerpots. Refreshingly, it’s thin on tourists. If you do happen upon one of the small number of out-of-towners, chances are you’ll find them here, ‘La Tienda Chica’. At first glance, … Continue reading
