Because everything will pass, and when it does, we will want to make up for lost time...
Nothing and no one can stop us from dreaming.
And we, who love to travel above all things, propose you to do it keeping in mind the #I stay at home , but looking at summer, when everything returns to normal. Because it will come back. And then we'll head south towards that Andalusia that raises our spirits and invites us to live based on light and harmony. Of peace, beach and the best gastronomy. Because there they do know how to enjoy the day to day 100% like nobody else, and isn't that what we want?
In less than we think we will be feeling the sun, the sea and the wind on our skin again. But in the meantime, do we make plans? We come up with all of these:
The luxury of enjoying, without hurry, a sunset in El Palmar
ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE SUNSET IN EL PALMAR
remember those endless white sand beaches which are the undisputed protagonists of the Cadiz coast. How its tiny pimples stick to your skin, how how the water of the atlantic refreshes you when the sun shines more in the sky. How the man who carries the fridge with very cold beers tempts you from afar with his advertisements at the top of his lungs... And from that first drink, unique and incomparable, that you give to your drink while you soak your feet on the shore. Oh… blessed and longed-for moments!
And to fantasize about it we stay with El Palmar beach, animated every summer by people arriving from all corners. That Cadiz paradise that, if it already overflows with charm throughout the day, in the moment in which the sun touches the sea on the horizon to disappear and say goodbye until the next morning, it becomes special and unique. Let's dream of southern sunsets.
TASTE SOME SARDINES ESPETOS
Obviously we are talking about Malaga this time, from where, if not? And it is that pulling a lot of imagination We can almost smell those delicacies so summery from Malaga. To do so we will look for a table in one of those stupendous chiriguitos scattered throughout the Malacitana coast. Those in which, in a boat filled with sand, rest the traditional sardines nailed to olive branches roasting in the heat of a bonfire.
Pulling a lot of imagination we can almost smell those delights so summery Malaga
It occurs to us, like this by boat soon, the neighborhood of Pedregalejo , in Malaga capital. One of those authentic and beautiful places, that exudes its own identity.
Let's dream, this time, of staining our fingers —and then sucking on them, of course— removing the skin from the exquisite sardines that they prepare in The Cunaos , A classic if ever there was. or in Merlo The Stir , where to come up adding to the menu a fried octopus that is scandalous. A summer red to accompany and the warm light so pleasant of the Mediterranean sun will be enough for us to be happy.
LET'S GO TO FESTIVALS
To move the skeleton, why not. To sing and shout until we run out of voice. To give everything until the body endures. Because summer is synonymous with a festival, and if it's in the heat of the south, all the better. And it turns out that in Andalusia they have a repertoire for all tastes. Let's dream, of course.
Starting with the legendary Starlit, that has been cheering up the summers of marbella since 2012; or the Weekend Beach Festival, which will take place between the 1st and the 4th of July in sea Tower , Malaga.
We will dance again until the body holds
Without leaving the province, we will also find the peeking, where the indie becomes strong; the Chanquete World Music or the newly added to the list, the festival breeze, in the Port of Malaga.
In Almeria can convince us dream beach or the Cooltural Fest , the PulPop or the Solazo Fest —I said: no one wins variety!—. And pulling the Atlantic, the gaditana party we found it in the not without music , from August 13 to 15 at the Port of Cadiz ; or in the Concert Music Festival , which lasts during the months of July and August and attracts big names in national and international music.
WHAT IF WE 'CHIRINGUITEAMOS'?
Ahem: here we have beaten you, don't say no. Because there is no soul on earth that is capable of not succumbing to a good beach bar plan. So let's dream, then, with the one that most convinces us, but let it be on the always lively southern beaches. For example?
Well, for example, it occurs to us the Mosquito Club, in Huelva's Punta Umbría. One of those little corners where time seems to stop, where we will arrive early to take advantage of a day lying in the sun and We will end up late at night dancing to the rhythm of the best live concerts.
Between one and another plan, we will have time to taste the gastronomy with its proposals for fast and healthy food, to lie down on one of their poufs while the DJ on duty plays a relaxed session, to have one, two or the mojitos that happen or to sign up for any of the activities that are organized: Yoga, windsurfing classes, workshops for children...? What we want: the question will be to enjoy.
LET'S EAT THE SOUTH
And here we would come up with so many proposals to write not one article, not two, not three: even for a whole book we would have enough. But let's be brief, let's get to the point: How about an experience with Chef del Mar?
It is aponiente , the three Michelin stars by Ángel León in the Cadiz Santa Maria Port, the laboratory in which he experiments, invents and reinvents with everything that the sea gives him. It is there where turns into real flavors that we never imagined existed, shaping a unique world inspired by a beautiful idyll with that Atlantic that supplies you two steps away. Let's give ourselves the pleasure of dreaming, why not book now?
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
This summer, we will deserve a good tribute. Man, and so much. So we will ask for the room with a view, for example, in Finca Cortesín, that paradise made into a hotel that makes up the proposal for the Legend seal of Preferred Hotels in Spain. And of course, of course: it is in Andalusia.
paradise made hotel
Specifically in married, one of those small towns in Malaga with white facades and that will give us the perfect environment to reconnect with life, with nature and with all those whims that the body asks of us.
To begin with, because it is located just 1,500 meters from the beach, where it also has a great club. to follow, because its 23,000 square meters of gardens and its 2,200 square meters of spa they are absolutely wonderful. And third: because it also bets on a gastronomy of 10 with exclusive proposals such as the Michelin star Kabuki Raw by Luis Olarra, the Italian by Andrea Tumbarello or El Jardín de Lutz, by chef Lutz Bösing. Oh…! Yes, let's dream.
ESCAPE TO THE COVES OF ALMERIA
let's dream with him Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park and its innumerable postcard nooks and crannies. Let's imagine stopping at Los Muertos, In the town of Carboneras , where we must not forget the snorkel equipment to jump into the water and discover what there is much life in its turquoise depths.
Let us also imagine reaching the cove of Plomo, in Agua Amarga, a magical enclave in which to soak until our fingers wrinkle like chickpeas, just like when we were children. Let's dream, of course, with Los Genoveses beach, that will conquer us for its spectacular nature; that of Monsul, in San José, or the one in Saint Peter, in Las Negras: the most remote and hippie beach, in which to enter into communion with nature in the most authentic way.
There is a lot of life in the turquoise waters of Los Muertos beach
ENJOY THOSE WHO SURF THE WAVES
Let's keep dreaming. But let's make it a classic of southern summers. Tarifa has been, is and will be the mecca for lovers of water sports. And it is worth that we will have to take risks and plant value to the lift, but what does it matter: in Tarifa, even with wind, life is wonderful.
In their white sand beaches that seem to reach the end of the world We will install our towel and the complete beach kit —suntan lotion-hat-sunglasses-book—and, immediately afterwards, jump headfirst into the water. We will play with the waves, we will walk along the shore —we already feel the saltpeter on our skin, don't you?— and we will delight in contemplating how true acrobats dance with the waves rocked by their sails. Kitesurfers and windsurfers find their place in the world here, yes; but we have found our own little hole.
TO THE SOUND OF FLAMENCO DE LA LUNA MORA
It will be almost at the end of the summer, when september catches up with us and the body asks us for something more than beach: in Guaro, a small town just 30 minutes from the beaches of Marbella, the night will transform into a duende-filled festival celebrating multiculturalism of this beautiful land.
because he wears the Black Moon Festival being one of the cultural events in the province of Malaga for more than 20 years. Offering at nightfall in its squares and streets, lit by the wick of more than 25,000 candles, Sephardic, Andalusian and flamenco music concerts. turning into a huge Moorish souk full of crafts in which to carry out workshops and tastings, where to learn belly dance and soak up the culture of our roots. And hey, we couldn't think of a better plan to say goodbye to summer. What, do we put the date on the list?
More than 25,000 candles light up the streets of Guaro during the festival
A WALK AT DAWN
What a pleasure it will be to get up early to live an experience like this. Reach the nearest beach, take off our sandals, feel the cold of the sand under our feet and walk to the shore in search of its waters. Walk, walk and walk, letting the sun invade us with its warmth and say good morning to life wrapped in happiness.
And it doesn't matter if we do it the beaches of Almería, Granada, Málaga, Cádiz or Huelva. The south is the south, and in any of its corners it will continue to complete us as it has up to now. Less is left. Summer and normality are just around the corner.
This is how beautiful Almería dawns