(this is the poor covered up dining table - did not get the weather for alfresco dining!)
They stretched for miles over the hills and mountains as far as you could see.
Cookery classes were each evening, which gave us the days to strike off the tourist routes and check out the real Andalucia and its towns and villages.
We explored Priego de Cordoba.
The town centre was full of proud squares, fountains and civic buildings.
By contrast, the old town was filled with flower lined alleyways, views over the mountains, churches and a castle.
The insides of the churches were very impressive
A fine way to spend a day building up an appetite!
Our poor little hire car was not well suited to the steep mountain roads though!
Our local village was called Iznajar. It is situated in a hill overlooking a big lake of clear blue waters. Utterly picturesque.
We climbed to the top to take in the view. Up there, we found a strange square dedicated to crochet.
Strange but pretty. Apparently a big thing with the locals as they even have their own blogging page. However as I don't speak Spanish I am none the wiser!
Our last local village trip was on our way to Granada: Montefrio. Another town on a hill that the region seems to go for.
It also had the biggest church dome I think I've ever seen! Modelled on the Pantheon in Rome.
Look at the railing and banner for sense of scale.
I liked our time in the countryside. Partly because getting out of town is nice anyway, but also getting off the main tourist trail, and discovering local bakeries and shops is good fun.
If only weather was a little hotter so we could have lazed by the pool or the lake. Ah well, not to be.
Coming next, Granada..............
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