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A super-friendly bed-and-breakfast (casa rural) just outside of Granada, this was our favorite hotel on a recent 2-week trip through Andalusia. British expat owners Jeff and Sally Webb do everything right, and made us feel welcome---kids and all. This is...
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I must have looked at 3,000 villas in Spain before settling on this 4-bedroom family retreat in rural Andalusia. The deciding factor for me was the L-shaped pool with a very shallow "lounging" end that was shaded by a graceful,...
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The Parador de Ronda (a historic property built in 1761 for use as Ronda's town hall, now converted into a luxury hotel) is an excellent choice for families looking to decompress on a driving tour through Andalusia. Comfortable and...
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Last summer, my husband and I took our kids to Andalusia. I'd been wanting to do the Seville-Cordoba-Granada-Ronda loop in Spain for approximately forever, but knew it wouldn't be an easy trip with kids. It's incredibly hot there in the...
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Driving the highways of Andalusia, we saw these iconic black bulls everywhere. Like many tourists, we assumed they were emblematic of Spain. Perhaps an inspired product of the Spanish Department of Tourism. We assumed wrong.
They are sherry billboards.
In 1956, Osbourne...
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Just when we thought our day in Ronda, Spain couldn't get any better, we were served this for lunch.
We had walked our tails off all morning, and the kids hadn't complained (much).
First we toured Spain's oldest bullring (the Plaza de...
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