On a sunny and almost windless day we started our ascent from Camping Robledal which is around a very scenic half hour drive from Sedella. A pine forest track leads to the ascent proper. Here we saw the ruts of  Wild Boar (Jabali) who are most active around dawn and dusk. They often venture down to raid the village allotments and we often see the evidence of this in Sedella. With Tess ‘tracking’ the way ahead we ascend a zig-zagging path with fine views of the Barranco Presillejos and as we continue there are increasingly good vistas of the Sierra Nevada and Sierra Huetor to the east. There are a couple of good miradores after about one and half hours of walking which is a good place to take on some much required sustenance and to take a few shots of the impressive scenery.

As we climb we venture through a section of paths known as El Contadero where my friend and trusty guide Vic informs us this is where shepherds could count their flock passing in single file. Eventually we come to ancient Yew trees - Tecos in Spanish - where the Sierra Tejeda takes its name and continue on a very dramatic path towards Puerto los Loberas and onto the skyline. Here you stand at around 1900 m on a crest dividing Granada from Malaga province. From here you can see much of the territory of The Axarquia from Malaga bay to the West to the Almijara range above Nerja to the East.

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Friends of ours have recently started to rent out their two Yurts. They are tastefully and luxuriously furnished and are perfect for the emerging Glamping trend. We felt very honoured the be "test sleepers" in one of the Yurts amidst the beautiful nature of Algarrobo. A Yurt has for centuries been the home of nomadic Mongolian people. It has a beautiful wooden frame of poles made of chestnut covered with layers of felt made of sheeps wool and canvas so they look very attractive and are super strong. The Yurts of our friends Erna and Rolf are adapted to the Spanish environment by professional Yurt builders Ratna and Rob Mathews from the Alpujarras which means that they are cool in the summer and warm in the winter months .

Staying in a Yurt is a romantic experience and we had perfect weather for our stay. The sky was beautifully lit in the evening which we could see and enjoy from our bed as the roof of the Yurt can be opened revealing the starry sky which felt so close.

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In this small Flamenco museum in Calle Ramón Franquelo in Málaga you can find lots of information about the history of Flamenco dance and Flamenco music. The Museo de Arte Flamenco de la Peña Juan Breva is the result of incessant activity of Club 'Peña Juan Breva' who runs this museum for over fifty years, exclusively devoted to Flamenco. It is named after the famous Flamenco singer Juan Breva from Málaga.

The museum has two floors with various works of art, 20 valuable guitars, which in some cases have a history of more than two centuries; reproducing apparatus, posters, shawls, tail coats, works of art dating from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and important bibliographic and phonograph funds.

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The Axarquia includes 31 white villages, called pueblos blancos, beautifully located between the hills planted with grapevines, olives, almonds, mangos and avocados. Festivals are an important part of life in southern Spain especially during the summer months when every village has its own “feria” (fair) and often they celebrate their own local produce. Thus, in Canillas de Aceituno, the celebration is around El Morcillo (the famous black pudding in the 2nd weekend in May), the coastal villages and towns including Torre del Mar, Caleta de Velez  Torrox and Nerja all celebrate  "El Noche de San Juan" on the 23rd June and on the 15 August Competa celebrates “El Noche y Dia del Vino”.

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