• Michelle will miss us

    Michelle Obama will come within six kilometres of Cartajima today on her way to visit Ronda. But she will never know we are here! The map certainly wouldn’t reveal the secret. Who would be idiotic enough to open a hotel…

  • It’s an old chestnut!

    But Spring Has Finally Sprung!! The Alto Genal Valley suddenly changed colour a few days ago – from winter browns to the greens of Spring. The sweet chestnuts, basis of the local economy, burst into resplendent leaf. The transformation is…

  • Alto Genal bridges

    The walking season in the Alto Genal is off to a fabulous start this week as Los Castaños filled up with people looking forward to a week of “senderismo” as it is called in Spanish. They have been so lucky…