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  • TravelerSpain 2025 - Malaga province
    Day 64

    Puerto de los Carreros

    May 4 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F

    After yesterday’s adventure (narrow ledges, steep drop-offs, too precarious to even think about taking a photo), I wanted the exact opposite for today. That is exactly what we got: wide, smooth concrete or dirt tracks, plenty of space between us and the drop-off, and fantastic views all the way from the Mediterranean and the Rock of Gibraltar to our now-familiar Torrecilla.

    Because it was Sunday, lots of other people were out enjoying the same route - walkers, runners, and lots and lots of mountain bikers. They passed by pedaling valiantly on the uphill leg, and roared by at great speed on the downhill leg. Quite impressive.

    The only snag came at the end of the route. We had turned off on a dirt track and were within a half km of joining up with our outward track when we saw a sign saying “ Peligro. Colmenas” (Danger. Beehives). Well, we thought, we’ve passed a lot of beehives on various tracks in Spain and never had a problem, so let’s not worry about this one. But as we got closer, we saw two men working there, all suited up in protective gear. They waved their arms madly at us, shouting that it was dangerous and telling us to go back to the paved road. We did so reluctantly, retracing our steps and plotting a new route back to Ojén. It worked out fine, but when they passed us in their truck a few minutes later, I wondered if we would have gone through just fine had we arrived at that point after they left.

    www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ojen-puerto-de-lo…    Read more

  • The Great Eddi-Tour 2025
    Day 34

    Cabopino

    April 24 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    Nach dem Aufstehen haben wir die letzten Sachen in Eddi gepackt, den Kühlschrank eingeräumt und die Fahrräder aufgeladen. Wir haben uns von Manu, Estrella und ihrer Mama verabschiedet und uns für die Gastfreundschaft und das gute Essen bedankt. Von Estrellas Mama haben wir noch Gewürze, Orangen und Zitronen bekommen, von ihrem Papa ein 5 Liter Pack Tempranillo für Sangria oder Tinto de Verano (das ist junger Rotwein mit Zitronenlimo und Eis, sozusagen die schnelle Variante von Sangria). Das waren echt schöne Tage bei und mit Estrella.
    In Albox waren wir Tanken und schnell in der Waschanlage, aber die hat es nicht so richtig gebracht, nur der gröbste Dreck ist runter bei Eddi (inzwischen ist die Frontpartie wieder richtig voll mit zerplatzten Insekten). Dann ging es in knapp 4 Stunden bis zum Campingplatz Cabopino, kurz vor Marbella. Hier bleiben wir eine Woche. Der Platz gefällt uns ganz gut, ist schon gut gebucht (Deutsche, Holländer, Spanier, Engländer, Finnen usw.) und es ist nicht weit bis zum Strand. Nach unserer Orientierungsrunde über den Platz haben wir gekocht, es gab Gemüsesuppe, sehr lecker, Es blieb heute lange warm, wir saßen draußen und haben gekniffelt.    Read more

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  • TravelerSpain 2025 - Malaga province
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    Day 49

    A locked gate

    April 19 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    The only direction we haven’t walked from Alozaina is east, so last night I searched on Wikiloc for a walking route that would head that way. To my surprise, there wasn’t one. I studied the IGN map and fell in love with a nice loop I could envision through the olive groves on the intriguing-sounding Camino del Monje del Esperón and Camino de la Jara. Now I just needed a connecting lane between those two parallel lanes, and I spotted the perfect one: Camino de Valentín. I checked carefully to be sure all three lanes showed recent usage on Wikiloc, and was pleased to see somebody had cycled on Camino de Valentín only 10 days ago. “That’s all set then,” I thought. But when we reached the connector today, it was firmly locked and obviously private. What a disappointment. The dirt lane beyond it looked so appealing, stretching out along a ridge with views on both sides. Oh well, after some head-scratching and checking on Gaia GP S, we backtracked. In the end, Ned found a farm track that would take us down to Camino de la Jara, and it worked perfectly well. We were back to the house in time for a great lunch of codfish steaks, mashed potatoes, and salad.

    Video note: Our rooftop terrace has proved to be an unexpected bonus. We get a view of the Semana Santa processions turning the corner here, giving us a look at their faces: everything from pride in doing a job well to covert waves to family and friends.    Read more

  • The Great Eddi-Tour 2025
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    Day 28

    Karfreitag in Malaga

    April 18 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Wir sind am Morgen mit dem Bus nach Malaga gefahren, und das am Karfreitag. Hier in der Stadt ist die Hölle los, wenn ich das mal so ketzerisch sagen darf. Unser kleines Hostel liegt sehr zentral am Rande der historischen Altstadt. Für unser Mini-Zimmer haben wir über Ostern echt viel Geld bezahlt. Das Zimmer ist klein aber sauber und ordentlich, hat leider nur ein Fenster zum Lichtschacht. Wir waren gegen halb eins da und konnten zum Glück schon ins Zimmer. Dann gleich wieder los, durch die Altstadt Richtung Hafen. In der Stadt haben wir die abgezäunte Strecke für die Prozessionen mit den ganzen Tribünen und Sitzen gesehen. Es waren schon ziemlich viele Menschen unterwegs. An der Hafenpromenade gab es viele kleine Marktstände. Wir sind zum Mittag spontan im Hard Rock Cafe eingekehrt und hatten dort ein sehr leckeres Steak bzw. gegrillten Lachs mit Stampfkartoffeln und Gemüse. Das war richtig gut und eine willkommene Abwechslung.
    Am frühen Abend sind wir nochmal losgezzogen. Dann haben wir hautnah so eine Prozession mitbekommen. Das geht hier so die ganze Woche. Verschiedene Kirchengemeinden ziehen durch die Straßen und tragen so ein riesiges schweres Gestell mit Heiligenfiguren herum, begleitet von Kerzenträgern mit Kapuzen (also solche Ku-Klux-Klan Zipfelmützen, wo nur Löcher für die Augen sind, sehr merkwürdig) und einer Marschkapelle. Die Prozessionen folgen der abgesperrten Route durch die ganze Stadt, vorbei an mehreren Tribünen, auch an unserem Hostel, und enden in der Kathedrale. Das geht so bis weit nach Mitternacht. Und alle Straßen sind voll mit Menschen.

    Hab dazu gerade einen interessanten Artikel gefunden, wie die Semana Santa und die Prozessionen kommerzialisiert werden und dass Tribüneplätze teuer verkauft werden:
    https://www.costanachrichten.com/costa-del-sol/…    Read more

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  • TravelerSpain 2025 - Malaga province
    1
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    Day 47

    Butterflies, flowers, and olive groves

    April 17 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F

    We were amazed today at how extensive the olive groves are south of Alozaina. We think of Jaén as being the province dominated by olive groves, but clearly Malaga province is also.
    (Google says that in a normal year, Malaga province produces about 85,000 tons of olives compared to Jaen’s 3.2 million tons - which is more than the entire country of Italy!)

    We were pleased to see that today the olive trees looked much healthier than they had on our walks in Jaén two years ago. The leaves were green and plump, not yellow and dry; the blossoms were thick and robust rather than small and spindly. On our route, we were able to see examples of all the work that goes into maintaining a grove. There were piles of cuttings waiting to be burned. There was clear evidence of how the trees have been pruned for easier picking; all the trees had been trimmed to prevent them reaching their full height. One thing we couldn’t figure out is why some trees have a trunk that grows straight up like a regular tree, while in other groves, every single tree had a mound at the bottom, as if it had been forced to grow over a boulder.

    Our walk itself was easy, through the orchards on paved lanes lined with spring flowers that were attracting butterflies.
    The rain clouds bathing the mountains in mist kept nipping at our heels but never escalated beyond a brief shower. We made it back in time for Ned to get a haircut before the barber closed for the afternoon.

    www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/alozaina-circular…    Read more

  • Traveler2025 Portugal, Spain, France
    3
    1
    Day 33

    Day 32: Travel day to Malaga Spain

    April 12 in Spain ⋅ 🌧 61 °F

    Today was a long day of travel from Santiago de Compostela to Malaga. Originally I had chosen Malaga as it one place there was a direct flight. I chose the newish airline called Vueling. About a month ago they sent message that the direct flight was not anymore. So my flight today went through Barcelona.

    My first flight was at 7am which required leaving my lovely hotel at 4:30am. The hotel made me a picnic breakfast. Off I went to the airport to wait for Vueling to finally open - yikes at one hour before flight. Not going to vent but the flight was smooth once we got boarded.

    Had a layover of 5 hours in Barcelona. Had a cappuccino but started to miss my Starbucks treat -when I saw the Starbucks store. The Barcelona airport has an outdoor area with a couple food places but a lot of cigarette smoking.

    Finally we boarded the plane about 30 minutes late and still managed to stand in the jetway - even with being in the first group. Met a nice gentleman from London while waiting. The weirdest part was the flight attendant was doing something in the overhead and for some reason a medical grade metal cane was right on edge - and she let it fall on me hitting my left forehead near my eye. Had a terrible headache until my gin and tonic near my apartment.

    I had a driver arranged by the Airbnb - what a nice guy. He grew up here in Malaga but his Dad got a posting in Uppsala, Sweden. I laughed and said I had relatives in Boden. He gave me a lot of tips.

    The apartment is in Torremolinos which is a beach town that per my driver is the gay capital of Spain. Cracked me up.

    Ate a nice dinner/lunch and had cuttlefish - yummy. Wandered around and got my toes in the water. Happy to be here to rest and see another side of Spain    Read more

  • TravelerSpain 2025 - Malaga province
    21
    Day 68

    Last walk in the Sierra de las Nieves

    Yesterday in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F

    Today was our last day in the Sierra de las Nieves. Tomorrow we are taking the bus to La Carihuela on the coast, a few train stops from the Malaga airport. We’ll have a few days to do some sections of the GR 92 that we missed in March due to the storms, and then on Tuesday, we fly to Madrid, and Wednesday to the US.

    The Sierra de las Nieves proved to be a great choice for this trip. We’ve gotten to explore eight villages and have had some spectacular mountain walks, especially the day up La Blanquilla, and our ventures into the Sierra Prieta. The March rains caused some trail damage and flooded fords, but the rain also brought a profusion of wildflowers and birdsong that we have enjoyed immensely.

    For our last walk, we chose an easy route that took us north of the village along the Río Real.
    A bridge at the end of the track connects across the river to the singletrack trail we didn’t take yesterday. It joins up with the dirt track we did walk that runs along the west side of the Sierra Bermeja. (We didn’t take the singletrack today either, having seen the damage farther up yesterday.) We also had a great view of the huge scar, maybe 150 feet long or so, where the cliff over the river collapsed and washed away. Whew!

    Ojén has been a great spot for our last village, a mountain town with a touch of seaside flavor. On the weekends, people flock up here from Marbella and fill the squares with lively conversation at the outdoor cafés. The trails are busy with walkers, runners, and mountain bikers. But the weekdays have been quiet and serene, just the right ending for our mountain days.

    www.wikiloc.com/walking-trails/ojen-rio-real-21…    Read more

  • TravelerSpain 2025 - Malaga province
    Day 67

    Sierra Bermeja

    May 7 in Spain ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F

    Hurray! We finally found another loop out of Ojén that was as good as the one we walked on Sunday. This one went along the side of the Sierra Bermeja range, named for the red color of its rocks.

    The Río Real carves out a deep valley as it flows down from the mountains to pass by Ojén, complicating access to the village. We knew if we crossed the river by its one bridge this morning that there would be two possible routes back. One was a singletrack trail cutting down an arroyo to cross the river via a tree-trunk bridge. Our luck with those sorts of trails has not been good, nor was it today - more storm damage. The other was a dirt road that crosses the river via a ford, but does not connect with any tracks to get back into the village. Instead, you have to walk on the A-7103, the only paved route leading north out of Ojén. We were afraid this would have a lot of traffic on it, but it turned out to be perfectly fine in spite of the fact that it didn’t have any shoulder at all. Luckily, only one bus came by while we were on it. We knew from riding the bus from Marbella to Monda at the beginning of this trip that the bus occupies both lanes as it goes around the six hairpin bends that allow it to climb up out of the barranco. It beeps twice as it approaches each hairpin to warn oncoming traffic (and walkers!) to get out of the way.

    www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/ojen-sierra-berme…    Read more

  • Jörg HörnleinAndalusien
    Day 7–8

    Málaga

    May 7 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    Nach einer ruhigen Nacht und viel Gedrödel beim Frühstücken sind wir um kurz nach zehn zum nächsten Platz knapp 50km nach Málaga gefahren. Der Stellplatz liegt oberhalb von Málaga in La Minilla, ca. 4km vom Zentrum entfernt. Die Aussicht von hier oben in Richtung Küste ist herrlich.
    Mit dem Rad geht’s locker nach unten in die Stadt. Das erste Ziel war das Geburtshaus von Picasso, dann die Bodega „El Pimpi“ und danach die Kathedrale La Manquita. Obligatorisch ist der Besuch bei El Pimpi mit Cerveza, Tortilla und einer kleinen Portion Hackfleischbällchen mit Mandeln. Die Fahrräder haben wir vor dem El Pimpi stehen gelassen und sind zu Fuss durch ein paar Gassen gelaufen. Nach der Kathedrale noch kurz in ein Café und dann runter zum Hafen und an den Strand mit dem Rad. Nachdem der Schatten immer mehr wurde, ging’s zurück und hinauf zum Stellplatz, allerdings nicht mehr so bequem wie anders herum. Wie gesagt, der Stellplatz liegt OBERHALB von Málaga. Aber „Wir schaffen das“!
    Zuerst ein 🍺 dann etwas gekocht und danach den nächsten Tag geplant.

    Auf der Liste stehen noch:
    1. Stadtführung in Deutsch
    2. Mercado Central
    3. Alcazaba
    4. Torre de Homenaje
    5. Castillo de Gibralfaro

    Mal sehen, ob wir das alles schaffen…    Read more

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  • 🚞 Andalousie à deux 🇪🇸
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    Day 7–9

    Malaga

    May 5 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    À Malaga, l’une des villes les plus anciennes d’Andalousie, nous avons pu profiter de la plage le temps de manger une délicieuse pizza, de quoi prendre des forces pour la marche sur le Caminito del Rey que nous avons faite le lendemain. Ce chemin a vu le jour en 1905 pour permettre la construction du barrage d’El Chorro. Ce barrage devait faciliter l’accès à l’eau pour les habitants de Malaga, ville où il pleut rarement. S’il s’est dégradé au fil des années, au point d’avoir été considéré un temps comme le chemin le plus dangereux du monde, il a aujourd’hui été restauré pour permettre aux visiteurs curieux d’en profiter pour avoir une vue spectaculaire sur la gorge. De merveilleux souvenirs que nous emportons désormais, direction Séville pour les Feria 💃🏽 !Read more

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