Of course, it´s much prettier in reality!
We don´t live in the village itself but in the countryside about 6 kms away, amongst the vines, almond and olive trees.
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According to embalses.net, La Viñuela reservoir (Embalse de La Viñuela), at the heart of the Axarquía, is at 93.53 per cent capacity, which is more than 11 per cent fuller than this time last year, and 42 per cent more than the average for this time of year.
Reservoirs in Málaga Province as a whole are 91.23 per cent full. This figure is slightly higher than the same time last year, but more than double the average for this time of year over the past decade (43.73 per cent).
What good news!
Where does your water come from? Do you rely on town or reservoir water, or do you have an independent supply?
Whilst you´re here, why not have a look at:
La Viñuela reservoir: Embalse de La Viñuela
The heart of Cómpeta: El Paseo de las Tradiciones
Lemon Chicken for a Summer´s Day Lunch – East of Málaga
This week, the 52nd annual Festival of Music and Dance (Festival de Música y Danza) takes place at the Nerja Caves (Cuevas de Nerja).
If you haven´t visited the Caves, then watch this fantastic YouTube video which will really set the stage for you.
Over the years, the Festival which is one of the most important cultural events of the year in Málaga province, has attracted international artists and musicians from all over the world including Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Montserrat Caballé, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ83_poSnkc&feature=related
The natural amphitheatre is a memorable venue for the concerts, with Queen Sofia of Spain, on a couple of occasions, arriving unannounced by helicopter to attend one of the performances in the la Sala de las Cascadas, which has one of the best acoustic chambers in the world – carved out of the rock by nature herself.
You can find El Paseo de las Tradiciones (The Walk of the Traditions) in the main square, Plaza Almijara, of the white, mountain village of Cómpeta. Completed in 2009 on the site of the old municipal market, El Paseo de las Tradiciones is annexed to the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción).
As you stroll from the busy square, through the archway into the Paseo de las Tradiciones you will discover an oasis of calm. The floor is decorated with an intricate Moorish pattern of terracotta and white tiles, alongside a series of ceramic murals celebrating the lives of generations of the ordinary working people of the village.
One wall of the Paseo de las Tradiciones pays testament to the trades and deeply rooted traditions of the people of Cómpeta through the ages. The beautifully modern, brightly coloured tiling in each of the alcoves was developed in the workshop of potter and sculptor, José Antonio Rivas.
The nine alcoves, each 3 metres high and 2 metres wide, not only depict the history of the collecting of the local vines, the muleteers and village smithy, old olive oil factory and the public laundry, but also recognize the contribution made by the Moors, who for 800 years did so much to improve the cultivation of the summer-dry, winter-wet sierras, bringing the first prosperity to the village.
The past 500 years since the building of the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption have not been easy for the people of Cómpeta. The expulsion of the Moors, two great earthquakes followed shortly by a cholera epidemic, and the vine disease phylloxera,which devastated crops all over Europe in the mid-19th century, have all taken their toll, but the spirit of the villagers continues to thrive, as epitomized throughout the Paseo de las Tradiciones.
Where is your “oasis of calm”?
Whilst you´re here, why not have a look at:
The elegant, main shopping street of Málaga
I can see Africa from my terrace!
All at sea with the Virgen del Carmen
Whenever we take our car for service in Vélez-Málaga, we usually jump on the tranvía to Torre del Mar for a few hours, whilst we are waiting.
The Vélez-Málaga to Torre del Mar tramway is located about 30 km east of Málaga and was inaugurated on October 11th 2006. The standard gauge tramway is 4.6 km in length, and runs between Parque Jurado Lorca in Vélez-Málaga and Paseo Larios, in the coastal town of Torre del Mar.
The journey only takes a few minutes, passing the El Ingenio shopping centre and the Hospital de Axarquía Comercal along the way.
A single journey costs €1.30 and there is no need to pre-purchase a ticket – just jump on board and pay the conductor. Trams run approximately every 20 minutes between 7am and 10pm.
It´s great to wander around Torre del Mar for a few hours, have tapas and make the return journey to collect our car!
What´s your favourite form of transport?
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