DAY 38 10 JULY Almazara - Granada.

We travelled to the oldest olive grove in the region, which is an enclosed and elevated plateau. In winter it is covered in snow. We toured the local olive oil mill-factory of Almazara to taste a selection of different oils with locally made farmer bread by dipping the bread into the olive oil. The bread was nice, but I avoided the garlic olive oil. 

We continued to Alfarnatejo, a quiet town with a population of just 500 people and surrounded by stunning mountainous landscape. We had a meal with Marie, a local who cooked beautifully, but spoke no English, who served us five courses of food made with fresh, local produce with flavours typical of the region. 

The view from the balcony.

The local emblem is a badger so we hope it was pork we ate and not badger.

 We continued to Granada and on our own we visited the Cathedral that has the tombs of Isabella and Ferdinand (which we missed) but we did see the crowns of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.

Now it's on to the Alhambra.  Built as a citadel by the Moors in the 13th century, it is a wonder of beautiful gardens, fountains, palaces and stone cut like lace. This was the last place that the Moors surrendered to the Catholic monarchs. 

The gardens were a relief from the 39 degree heat.