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SIERRA NEVADA TURRE

El Lodge After a long day on the piste, you can Finca Listonero Restaurateurs Graeme Gibson
ski to the door of this modern chalet and relax and David Rice run this farmhouse in the hills
in a Jacuzzi bath with a view of the surrounding above the unspoilt Almería coast. It has been
peaks. It is one of Spain’s premier ski hotels, stylishly converted and seamlessly extended, and
built of Finnish pine, warm and soundproofed, functions along house-party lines. The setting is
with a comfy sitting room, a bar flaunting ski peaceful but sandy beaches, golf, tennis, riding
mementoes and snug log-cabin-style bedrooms. and walking are all within easy reach. Daily menu
N Maribel 8, 18196 Sierra Nevada, Granada. Map p291 of international dishes.
D4. § (958) 480600. ` (958) 481314. 0 b,l,d. N Cortijo Grande, 04630 Turre, Almería. Map p291 E4.
Rooms 19. z ÷ ∂¢ 27 Apr to 28 Nov. / AE, DC, § ` (950) 479094. $ listonero@wanadoo.es 0 b,l,d.
MC, V. ¡¡¡¡ Rooms 6. z S∂¢ Never. / MC, V. ¡¡
TARIFA Ú ÚBEDA

Hurricane Winds from the Straits of Gibraltar Palacio de la Rambla This 16th-century mansion
make Tarifa a great spot for windsurfing, the in the centre of town, ancestral home of the
main attraction of this hip, casual place. Enclosed Marquesa de la Rambla, makes a unique, historic
by a wild palm-filled garden, it has a romantic B&B. At its heart is a beautiful ivy-clad
terrace, where dinner is served under Moorish Renaissance patio, around which are the four
arches. Ask for one of the simple, tasteful rooms most interesting bedrooms, furnished with
on the garden side. antiques and engravings.
N Carretera Málaga–Cádiz, 11380 Tarifa, Cádiz. N Plaza del Marqués 1, 23400 Úbeda, Jaén.
Map p290 B5. § (956) 684919. ` (956) 680329. Map p291 D3. § (953) 750196. ` (953) 750267.
$ info@hotelhurricane.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 33. $ palaciorambla@terra.es 0 b. Rooms 8. z ∂
zS÷ ∂¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡ ¢ mid-July to mid-Aug. / AE, V. ¡¡

ILLA DE TABARCA TORREMOLINOS
Casa del Gobernador This 18th-century colonial Hotel Miami Palms, banana trees, a lagoon-like
mansion, once the governor’s house, wouldn’t swimming pool – in its walled enclosure, the
look out of place in the pirate haven of Tortuga. Miami has an exotic, almost Caribbean feel.
N Arzola s/n, 03138 Illa de Tabarca, Alicante. N Calle Aladino 14, 29620, Torremolinos, Málaga.
Map p291 F2. § ` (965) 961272. 0 b. Map p290 C4. § (952) 385255. ` (952) 053447.
Rooms 14. ¡ $ jmdejens@teleline.es 0 b. Rooms 26. ¡¡
TORRE DE LA REINA TURRE
Cortijo Torre de la Reina National Monument Cortijo El Nacimiento Off the tourist track, this
filled with books, knick-knacks, rugs and heavy farmhouse has been turned into a guesthouse
furniture. New Arabic-style garden. (with pool) by its genial organic farmer owners.
N Paseo de la Alameda, 41209 Torre de la Reina, Seville. You can taste the fruit of their labours at meals.
Map p290 B3. § (95) 5780136. `` (95) 5780122. N Cortijo El Nacimiento, 04639 Turre, Almería.
$ info@torredelareina.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 12. ¡¡¡ Map p291 E4. § (950) 528090. 0 b,d. Rooms 5. ¡