Málaga

We were told Malaga receives 300 days of sunshine a year so when we arrived under rainy skies after an 11-hour overnight bus ride from Lisbon, we were of course disappointed. Add to the fact that it was a Sunday and most places were closed, we soon had hunger, tiredness and crankiness to contend with.

Despite this rather inauspicious start to our sojourn in Spain, it feels like our luck has changed and things are looking up.

We've gone back to a mainly whole food raw vegan diet since arriving in Malaga so we've been foraging the vicinity for good fruits. We're a short 10-minute walk to the Mercado Central Atarazanas but we soon discovered that the Mercado does not necessarily have the best prices. It's also a little annoying that none of the vendors allow us to touch or even select the fruits we want to buy.

We've discovered several fruterias in our neighbourhood on Calle Don Juan de Austria. One in particular has very good prices and I'm sure we'll be returning there over the next 10 days (cherimoyas 1€/kg --> 4 good size cherimoyas for 1.10€)

East and a little north of where we're staying on Avenida Rosaleda, the neighbourhood becomes more local in flavour and this is reflected in the price of fruits. We bought a case of 9 perfectly ripe persimmons for a total of 1€!!! Mangoes that weigh in at almost 1 kilo each cost about 1.60€. It's so easy to be a fruitarian here... as long as your fridge is stocked coming up on a Sunday.Read more