Tag: Montejaque
The Olive Press team enjoys a Christmas trip to “hidden paradise” at Montejaque in Spain’s Andalucia
IT’S the season of office Christmas parties. Finding a more sustainable and sociable alternative to a boozy knees-up in a bar, the Olive Press...
MOUNTAIN ESCAPE: As the Sierra de las Nieves becomes a National Park, we pick our Top 10 best secret...
From bandit hideouts to Roman wine cellars, there is so much to see and so many great walks close to Ronda, writes Jon Clarke
British expat takes legal action after leg operation left her paralysed in other leg
EXCLUSIVE: Grandmother Carolyn Emmett was left with no movement in her left leg after an operation on her right femur went badly wrong
On your bike in the Serrania de Ronda!
Joe Duggan dons lycra to see Ronda from the perspective of pedal power
Malaga’s olive oil industry attracting importers from China
A family company in the Serrania de Ronda is also marketing its liquid gold in India, Bahrain and Kazakhstan
Coach just inches away from disaster on the icy roads of the Serrania de Ronda
As the vehicle negotiated a steep, narrow mountain pass near the abandoned Hundidero dam it lost traction and started sliding backwards towards a sheer drop of several hundred metres
Walkers protest in Ronda
Walkers and hikers in Ronda are campaigning for access to a footpath between Montejaque and Grazalema
Where to eat in the Gaucin area
The Gaucin and nearby white village restaurant scene is improving by the month, writes Dining Secrets of Andalucia editor Jon Clarke
Competitor 501 – Did Not Finish
Twenty-five kilometres into the 40-km night walk, I concluded we were the last of the 806 competitors
Holding my head up high
Mantilla: a lace or silk shawl worn over the head and shoulders, often over a high comb. Peineta: (1) a large comb, with a convex body and set of prongs, used to hold up the mantilla; (2) when being fitted, an instrument of torture for women with short, fine hair
A bun-fight in Montejaque
More than 50 local and international dishes – from gazpacho to Teriyaki chicken to ‘Gypsy Arm’ – were waiting to be tasted by the villagers and tourists. The judges had just started scoring the desserts when the masses could no longer wait. Those with the longest arms got to eat the most
A gastronomic delight
Taste more than 50 dishes from Spain and all over the world when the village of Montejaque launches its bilingual (Spanish/English) Cookbook and Village Guide on 10 August
Hauling ass… or, what I’m willing to do for publicity!
The printer jokingly suggested I travel by donkey to collect the first print run of the cookbook. So, wearing the traditional costume of 200 years ago, I rode sixteen kilometres over the mountains from Montejaque to Ronda. Now that is one sore ass ... and my bum is hurting, too
A backward glance
After four lessons to learn the ‘sevillana’ dance, I think I have finally mastered the steps. I’d been muddling my paso with my pasada, and turning right when I should have been turning left
Cooking up a storm?
For the past three months Carolyn Emmett has been co-ordinating the design and production of a cookbook and guide for the village of Montejaque
Rio Carnival? It came close…
Six brawny men (three dressed as women and one in a chicken suit) won the jug-throwing contest - this was Carnaval day in Montejaque
My knickers are not wet!
Up the hill and down the dale, I walked the rocky mountain trail; I saw the plains... I’ve got the pains to prove it.
Doppelgängers in Andalucía
You’ve all heard the rather wacky theory that John F Kennedy, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Princess Diana et al aren’t dead at all and are living on a remote island somewhere in the world, well Paul Whitelock thinks that Andalucía is also a hiding place for the rich and famous
Review of 2011… from the mountains
Here’s Paul Whitelock’s personal review of the year – of events which have affected Spain in general and the Serranía de Ronda, where he lives, in particular
My Top 10 places to visit around Ronda
Following a request from a reader, Paul Whitelock chooses his Top 10 places to visit around Ronda having already shared his Top 10 places in Spain and in Andalucía and his Top 10 favourite spots in Ronda itself
Into battle against the French
Villagers of Montejaque re-enact the 1810 battle, in which around 200 locals won a famous victory against 700 French soldiers. Photographs by Karl Smallman
¡Buen provecho!
The foreign residents of Montejaque give the Spanish locals a ‘taste of the world'
Andalucia’s ‘pink pound’
As Torremolinos’ celebrates its increasingly popular Expogays festival, Wendy Williams looks at the impact the ‘pink pound’ is having on Andalucia
Four Spanish weddings …
Paul Whitelock has had the good fortune to have been invited to four weddings on Spanish territory
‘Walking in the Ronda Mountains’ book launch
New book features 30 half-day walks in the Serranía de Ronda
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