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Southern Spain Extreme 4AN2301

Sunday, April 23, 2023 | Harald Pramhofer | Europe

Arabic Culture in Andalusia - you will meet on each corner

the guided city tour in Malage
Semana Santa (Easter Week) - the most important Holidays in Andalusia
everybody's out to celebrate and enjoy
Catedral de la Encarnación de Málaga
Malagas Museum inside
botanic gardens curiosities
steel drums in the pedestrian zone
Bank of Spain, Alcazaba and Town Hall
Italian food in Andalusia - we are so international
walking through the historic Mercado
John "Cigar" Malone
holiday in Malaga and not a single Coffee place is open
Who is Pablo?

day 1 - Riding around Malaga to La Vinuela
Fuente de la Reina - and the sun is out
Michael and Richard still hungry waiting
beach feeling at lunch in Torrox
Michael, how much fish can you eat?
"Chip" loves seafood too
Mayer very much relaxed
tight, tighter, tightest - in the Spanish villages

day 2 - Crossing the Sierra Nevada to La Calahorra
Paul's taking the corners well
can you find the riders?
on the fly
Mike and his bike (GSA)
it's not the Grand Canyon but nevertheless impressive
"Chip" David
afternoon coffee (or water) and everybody enjoys
La Calahorra looks like a fort, but it's a castle

day 3 - again over Puerto de la Ragua to Pechina
a full tank and the fun can start
Pueblos Blancos - Ohanes
roads - you have to ride them
mountain climbers
Sierra de Velefique
group picture on the cliff
how did you get on the right side?
speechless - because trafficless
another summit victory - Olula de Castro
dinner was good - but the waitress........maravillosa!!!

day 4 - over the Sierra de Filabres to Arroyo Frio
above the clouds - Sierra Alhamilla
waiting for breakfast (desayuno)
ready to go - 220 miles are waiting
nice view - Embalse de Portillo (Castril)
Duct Tape made it possible to continue

day 5 - Arroyo Frio loop
viewpoint to Guadalquivir
enjoying the beauty - Sierra de Segura
Parque Natural de Sierra de Cazorla
Steve is stunning at a short picture stop. Otherwise he was not only riding, he was "Flying"....
mountains, roads, plenty of curves and NO traffic
lunch in Segura de la Sierra
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Collado - since 1815

day 6 - Olives, what else?
we have seen them all and got the smells of the mills in our noses
we passed by trillions of olive trees
the real impressions you only get at the small local places
another perfect road layout
backroads with all kind of surprises
streetlife in Andujar
what a dinner at the Oleum Hotel - ready for the first Michelin Star

day 7 - return to the base
Oleum Hotel was renovated one year ago and was really impressing
low water level in all the lakes - in Spanish called "Embajes" - one of 356 of its kind
lunch in Priego de Cordoba
Mike and Paul
a little gravel experience
last coffee stop in Casabermeja
Thank you guys for participating on the Southern Spain Extreme Tour, it was not an easy one, but almost everybody made it back. We all wish Chip better days ahead and I hopefully see you on another Edelweiss Tour
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