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El Cortijo de los Siete Olivos (The Farm of Seven Olive Trees) |
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Getting to El Cortijo de los Siete Olivos:
If you are driving to Montefrio, go to the Plaza de la Iglesia, the junction with the great round church in the centre of town. Park here and call our manager Gerardo on 649 008228 or on his home number 958 310547. If he does not answer, his wife Inma will, and she will let him know you are waiting for him. They only speak Spanish, so simply say 'Estamos en la Plaza, vamos a El Cortijo' . One of them will come to get you in 10-15 minutes. If you don’t have a mobile, use the phone booth next to the church. |
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From Malaga Airport: Leaving the airport, drive in the direction of MALAGA, crossing the fly-over (overpass), which will put you in the direction of Malaga. On the main road towards Malaga, you pass a gas station on your right, and then pass an exit which you DO NOT TAKE (Attention: there is a large vertical sign for ANTEQUERA which is deceptively placed just a few yards beyond this first exit ramp, leading some first-timers to take it). About 300 m feet after the gas station you will cross a river on a rather long bridge; immediately after crossing, take the exit RONDA DE MALAGA / ANTEQUERA / GRANADA. You must now drive around the back of the city of Malaga, on the ring road known as the "Ronda de Malaga"; you should stay on this road for about 10 km. Take the exit ANTEQUERA / GRANADA. Continue in the direction of GRANADA. After about 40 minutes of driving, take the exit VILLANUEVA DE MESIA. (Caution: you will pass exits for three other villages bearing the name VILLANUEVA, you want "de Mesia"). Go through the town of Villanueva de Mesia, continue straight ahead for 20 km to the village of El Tocón. Drive around the public garden, turn right at the church, go down the main street until you get to the junction with the gas station/petrol pump, where you turn left following the sign MONTEFRIO. Driving time from Malaga: 1 .5 hours. |
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From Granada: Take direction MALAGA-CORDOBA. When leaving the town on the Malaga road, take the exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no really straight streets here, so take the straightest direction possible), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it (don't confuse the round church with another monument, the oblong-shaped El Pósito, in front of which there is also a phone booth, and which you will pass on your right just after entering the village). Driving time from Granada: 1 hour. |
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From Alicante Direction GRANADA. When the motorway reaches Granada, take exit for CORDOBA. Drive in the direction of Cordoba for about half an hour, until you reach the village of PUERTO LOPE. Drive through the village. Just after leaving the village, take the road on the left to MONTEFRIO. In Montefrio, drive straight down through the village, without turning left or right (there are no really straight streets here, so go as straight as you can), until you come to the Plaza with the large round church standing on it. Driving time from the east coast is about 5 hours. |