Where to park in Ronda?

Posted by admin on October 19, 2020 | Featured

where to park in Ronda is a frequently asked question. It is a busy tourist town and it helps to have the info before you get there. … Read More

Tags: andalucia parking, parking Ronda, ronda parking, visit ronda, where to park in ronda

Rural mural art in Cartajima

Posted by admin on September 7, 2020 | Featured

Rural Mural ART in cARTajima! Summer of 2020 will long be remembered as the time of plague that put an end to all all normal activities. Nowhere was this more true than in the little picturesque Andalucian mountain village of … Read More

Tags: Cartaijma, street art spain, village art

Happiness Holiday Retreat

Posted by admin on September 5, 2020 | Featured

Happiness Holiday Retreat Miriam was happy to answer some questions about her experience during her Happiness Holiday based at Los Castaños in Andalucia. She came from Germany to spend this time in Spain with the goal of rebuilding confidence and … Read More

Necessity is the mother of soup

Posted by admin on April 26, 2020 | Featured

Necessity is the mother of soup Some years ago I was sailing on a boat with my family of one husband and two small girls. We set sail one day from Jaguanum Island to Rio de Janeiro. It was a … Read More

Tags: making soup

Colouring for Grown ups at a hotel near Ronda

Posted by admin on April 15, 2020 | Featured | No Comments

Colouring for Grownupsat a hotel near Ronda On a recent trip to the UK several things surprised me: the efficiency and kindness of the NHS when my daughter broke her arm falling off a chair whilst setting up a show, … Read More … Read More

Tags: colouring books, meditation colouring, meditation on holiday, mindfulness, mindfulness colouring, mindfulness techniques

Horse Riding near Ronda

Posted by admin on March 10, 2020 | Featured

Many guests ask where they can go horse riding near Ronda during their stay with us. (horseback riding in American parlance!) Finally I have the answer! When I was growing up, every little girl had the choice of horse riding … Read More

Tags: horseback riding Spain, horseriding, riding near Ronda

Best Team Building Venue Andalucia

Posted by admin on March 4, 2020 | Featured

Best Team Building Venue Andalucia is in the Alto Genal valley just 15 minutes south-west of Ronda. A group of ardent young techies from a small company in the south of England came to stay at Los Castaños recently for … Read More

Tags: perfect group venue, team building

Magical Malaga

Posted by admin on January 26, 2020 | Featured

Do not make the mistake of overlooking magical Malaga. Get off the plane and stay a night or two. The ancient city of Malaga is underrated not just by travellers passing through but also by we residents for whom it … Read More

Tags: Andalucia, Malaga, southern Spain, visit Malaga

Return to Andalucia but why Cartajima?

Posted by admin on December 4, 2019 | Featured

Why Cartajima? It was just after the terrible events of 9/11 that I was moved to make a change in my life. I swapped sexy, sophisticated San Francisco for a remote Andalucian hamlet. Rather than power walking around Stow Lake … Read More

Tags: Andalucia, Cartajima, hotel los castanos, San Francisco

The Joy of Serrania de Ronda

Posted by admin on November 26, 2019 | Featured

In this guest post by our local ornithologist, Peter Jones, he talks about the joy of the Serrania de Ronda, the mountainous area surrounding Cartajima where we are located. When referring to the glorious photograph above, he likes to call … Read More

Tags: Andalucia, hotel los castanos, Ronda, Serrania de Ronda

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