Location: Cortijo Del Cerro, Villanueva De la Concepcion, 29239, Malaga
The village of Villanueva De La Concepción is a lovely, friendly, safe place where guests may enjoy the lively, festive traditions of a typically vibrant Andalucian village. Within short walking distances there are traditional bars, restaurants, supermarkets, shops and other facilities. El Torcal National Park, with its unique natural limestone sculptures and various walking routes, lies above Villanueva and is 10 minutes away by car. Beyond El Torcal the beautiful historic town of Antequera with its many ancient churches, distinctive architecture and prehistoric caves is a 25 minute car journey from Villanueva. El Chorro Gorge, Cordoba, the White Towns, Seville, Granada and Gibraltar are day trips by car. Malaga and Malaga Airport are approximately 45 minutes by car and the drive to Costa Del Sol resorts takes about one hour.
Villanueva De La Concepción. An expat’s view:-
“Why Villanueva De La Concepción? I’ve stepped back in time to when dad was a lad:- I
can’t smell the Hovis baking, but I think I know nearly everyone. I can park
almost anywhere I like, and leave it unlocked… A good friend hasn’t locked his
front door for the last 10 years, and now can’t find his key… I went in a shop
once, and Nicolas, the owner, chased me up the street, as I’d left the Serrano
ham on the counter. I have owed the man in the Moto shop 10 Euros since last
year… Visitors keep coming back to check us out. My daughter-in-law, and
several others, keep in touch with what’s going on in “Concepcion” through Face
Book. Tom, the owner of Xebar, our “English bar”, keeps them regularly
informed… Last week we had our feria: it started with rock night and free beer
in the bottom square. I got caught up in a parade: children wearing satirical
papier-mache heads: I recognised the mayor among other local celebrities.
Friday night saw the local flamenco classes performing, followed by an
exceptional performance by a professional troupe. Earlier in the day the Ruta
De Tapas: 13 bars and 13 tapas… As a student in the 60’s we did the King Street
Run, which was a pint in all 8 pubs, and a commemorative tie for those who
completed the Run… By six o’clock the streets filled with groups of cheerful
inebriates, many in fancy dress: the reward nowadays is a commemorative Tee
shirt… There were two bull fights: the real and the silly: the latter when our
local frustrated toreadors dress up and “fight” little bulls; other local
heroes rush into the arena, as stretcher bearers, or as priests to deliver the
last rites… In the winter our mayor laid on rock bands, live music, in our
bars… What else? There are several great places to eat and drink, including
Rincon De La Villa and Bar Torfa. Our local mountain, El Torcal, is from
another planet with its limestone sculptures. Antequera, our nearest big town,
the safest place in Andalucia, is a heritage centre, that hosts a free Blues Festival
in July: late night atmospheric blues music high above the town in Plaza Santa
Maria. Our nearest city, Malaga, has it all: the Picasso Museum, excellent
restaurants, tapas bars, fishing villages.”
Stunning panoramic wiews from Casa Sofia.
Goats around Casa Sofia.
Wild life of El Torcal
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