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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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About the Andalucia Explorer

Thank you for checking me out. I'm  Rachel Webb, travel writer, Spanish boutique hotel lover, pre-published picture book writer, contributor to Lonely Planet´s new Andalucia Guide and (now an) over 60s blogger living in Jaén province, Andalucia.


Rachel Webb on Caminito del Rey
On the Caminito del Rey


I moved from the UK to Spain in 1996 with my husband and two sons, now (2025), three sons and one granddaughter later, my adopted home still enthralls me.

I never tire of the endless scenery, the sea of olive groves, the multi-coloured sunsets, chattering birds, white towns scattered through mountains and valleys and of course the friendly people. This is a home I can´t imagine leaving. Exploring yes, late gap-year world travel yes, but to find more peace, more space, less stress than rural Andalucia, is it possible?

Between home, working as an estate agent, writing and gardening, exploring often takes the back seat, especially in the summer heat. My home is in the southern mountains of Jaén, the most northerly of the eight provinces in the region of Andalucía. My hope with this blog is to share many moments of living in and exploring Spain with you.

I´m as happy in a motorhome as in 5* star accommodation, I love to drive but am happy to be driven, I love to explore by myself or with others, whatever, however, I just love mooching around this incredible country of Spain - and beyond.

Paid posts and fam trips are sometimes accepted (and stated as such) and I love to do reviews. My Luxury Spain Travel blog also gets the benefit of my explorations and writings. My Press Kit is over on Luxury Spain. Or you can read my latest article on this blog's Other Writings page.

I can also be found via my Only Spain Boutique Hotels portfolio at  Only Spain Boutique Hotels

Rachel Webb at Hotel Viento 10

And as a regular contributor to the registered online magazine Be Seeing You.World see my articles there - Rachel Webb.



Contact me via email at rachel dot martos at gmail dot com for more information.


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