Plunged into the Guadalhorce Valley, Rob Horgan discovers a secret world of lakes, white villages and rocky mountain highs hiding in the hills behind the Costa del Sol.

CONTENTS:

• Different worlds.
• Andalucia’s lake district.
• The big brother of the Guadalhorce Valley, Coin has kept hold of the charm that sweeps through the pueblos blancos across the region.
• My recipe for Wellbeing. Jon Clarke visits a brand new retreat in a hidden valley 20 minutes from the coast,.
• Castle of light.
• Visitors are flocking to take the El Chorro Challenge along the ‘world’s most dangerous walkway’.
• Spain’s greatest expat writer Gerald Brenan made the Guadalhorce Valley his home and now his house the Queen of Los Angeles has been restored to its former glory.
• With Brits flocking to Andalucia in their droves, estate agents are running out of properties to sell as townhouses and dream fincas are snapped up in the Guadalhorce Valley.
• Alluring Alora.
• Andalucia’s poshest pet hotel has installed an incredible sensory garden.
• There’s a fantastic mix of restaurants in the Guadalhorce Valley, writes Jon Clarke.
• Guadalhorce Valley has some of Andalucia’s best rural retreats to luxuriate in, writes Jon Clarke.

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Published: 2015