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		Rural self-catering country villa to rent on an old almond and olive farm. A delightful Spanish holiday (vacation) accommodation, near Álora and Cártama, inland from Malaga, Andalusia countryside, Southern Spain. Sleeps 2 - 4 + child, 2 en-suite bedrooms, with a private pool and outdoor hot tub/spa/Jacuzzi. Whilst enjoying privacy and seclusion, remote from civilisation, you are not isolated at all: a 25 minute drive brings you to the local town, 45 minutes to the Costa del Sol and all its attractions and less than an hour to Malaga Airport. Primarily for those wanting to just relax and escape from it all, it is a perfect getaway for walking, rock climbing, painting, photographers, honeymoons, romantic couples, yoga, rambling, geo-caching and bird watching.

Éstacion de Cártama

Whilst not exactly a day out, it is nice to potter around and take a look at this busy, thriving and rapidly expanding town. Very little sign of tourism, although there are a couple of British pubs and a "Paper Shop" selling UK papers. There are quite a lot of expatriates in the area, but it is predominantly Spanish.

There is a large market on Sunday mornings (when some of the other shops are open too), and is a great place to have something to eat in the evening. There are lots of open air tables - as the Spanish will spend the whole evening at the table, many are required or you'd never get a seat! You can have a huge Brochetta de Pollo (Chicken Brochette) at one place (who also serves chilled Rioja ... try it, it's good!) and then go to an heladería for your ice-cream sundae. It's great to just sit and watch the Spanish life in the evening, they love to be out in the evening to see and be seen. Particularly good on Friday and Saturday nights in the warmer months.

There is also a station here - on the same line as Malaga and Álora.

There's an absolutely great (fun) restaurant, El Tintero Campero, about 3-4 km outside Cártama Éstacion - it's outside, under shade, with huge trestle tables and paper tablecloths. The waiters run around the place with plates full of different things (seafood, barbequed meats, salads etc) and you just stop them when you see something you like. They actually call out in Spanish and English what it is they are carrying ... but understanding either is practically impossible! Most families put the plates in the middle of the table and everyone can just help themselves. It's very reasonably priced. The only time to go is Sunday lunchtime ... particularly in the summer months. As you drive on the motorway to Cártama Éstacion, you can see the Venta (countryside restaurant) around junction 57 - big green screens covering up from the traffic. It doesn't look much from the road ... but we love it! And, thanks to Mary and Craig, we now have a telephone number if you want to check it's open before you go ... 952 42 0475 ... be ready with your Spanish phrase book ... !

Almendra del Sur is a great place to buy some small presents of local produce to take home. It is a co-operative (local farmers association) that produces honey, almonds and other local specialities. The shop is almost always completely devoid of human life – other than a till assistant if you are lucky. All sorts of interesting items can be seen in here for making honey, processing almonds and olives etc. Hidden down a side road off the main road through Cártama Éstacion, there has at last been a sign erected near the Cepsa petrol station pointing the way.