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Malaga´s Botanical Gardens - La Concepción

Málaga´s Botanical Gardens in La Concepción are located 8km north of Málaga city. As you start climbing away from the coast heading towards Córdoba/Granada it´s possible to see a green and white-tiled dome roof of La Concepcion´s famous mirador glinting under the Mediterranean sunshine. Pond in Malaga´s Botanical Gardens The gardens and house were built in 1855 when two wealthy, local families united through the marriage of Amalia de Heredia Livermore and Jorge Enrique Loring Oyarzabal which meant the joining of several small estates into one larger estate. They created wonderful gardens around their house, buying and ordering plants and trees from around the world. Their love of plants was, unbeknownst to them, the beginning of Malaga´s Botanical Gardens as we know it today, It has become a gorgeous oasis of nature over the 23hectares that is now the visitable Botanical Gardens site. House in Malaga´s Botanical Gardens   Another wealthy family took over the gardens in 1911 and enl...
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Renaissance Baeza a Charming UNESCO City

Baeza and its UNESCO twin-city Ubeda are considered to be Spain's best examples of Renaissance town planning. They were both extremely prosperous during the 16th century which led to them competing to build better Renaissance buildings copying the Italian fashion.



Baeza showed off its wealth with beautiful public architecural works like the posito a public granary and the alhondiga a corn exchange. Today it's a joy to wander around the narrow, sometimes cobbled streets and exclaim at yet another incredible piece of architecture. I personally prefer Baeza, being smaller and more charming, to Ubeda which is larger and more grandiose. As they are only about 7km apart you have to of course visit both.






This building above is the loveliest Tourist Office I've come across so far.



Narrow, cobbled streets with interesting buildings and unusual features.



City walls and entrance arches.


Where to Stay in Baeza?

Down one of the quaint narrow streets near the cathedral is my favourite hotel in Baeza Hotel Puerta de la Luna this link takes you to my Only Spain ~ Boutique Hotel site.


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