The overt minimalism of the Arrop in Gandia makes for a spectacular contrast with the lavishness of the dishes served up in this 30-seater , which has rightfully earned its place as one of the city’s unmissable eateries. It is run by Mari Carmen Bañuls and Ricard Camarena, who has revealed himself to be an unquestionable master of earthy cuisine with a modern twist – a skill that has earned him a Michelin star while still in his early thirties. Starters such as Gamba de Dénia (Dénia prawn) or Cremoso de torta del Casar con trufa, anchoa y consomé gelé (cream of Torta del Casar cheese with truffles, anchovies and consommé gelé) and rice dishes such as Bogavante y coliflor (lobster and cauliflower) or Pichón, boletus y trufa (rice with young pigeon, ceps and truffles) provide a taste of Camarena’s artful blending of surf, turf and the seasons. The gastronomic experience at Arrop is then perfectly rounded off by a competitively priced wine cellar brimming with wines to enjoy and to share – exciting wines that encourage reflection and dreaming. (more…)

The joyful hustle and bustle of city life forms an island of activity surrounded by a sea of tranquillity formed by the peaceful coastline and the rugged natural beauty of the interior.

The omnipresent mountains that rear up behind Gandia house one of the areas last remaining cork oak forests, and a trip through this countryside leads walkers through impressive landscapes such as the Barranco de Borrell, which is made up of the Gota, Tancat and Borrell guilles and constitutes Gandia main hydrologica! network. These guilles are abrupt and beautiful, with their huge cliff faces, rocky crags dating from the Upper Cretaceous and the smoothed boulders on the river bed. Caves and summits then round 0ff the geomorphological diversity of the gully. (more…)

The Albir Playa Hotel & Spa is located between Altea and Benidorm, just a stone’s throw from the El Albir beach and at the foot of the Serra Gelada Natural Park in the heart of the Marina Baixa district. Its enviable setting and avant-garde facilities have attracted not only private guests from all over Europe but also many elite sports teams, who make the Albir Playa Hotel & Spa their winter camp. (more…)

Sun-drenched Spain wasn’t the first place the Roberts family had in mind when they decided to quit the UK, the frozen wastes of Canada - or at least the chilly cities, had been where they intended to head, just as soon as Sizei finished her idea of leaving Albion’s shores didn’t go away. they decided that if they weren’t going to Canada then they’d head in the other direction - to Spain. but before doing so they did something that never enters the heads of nnety-five percent of people looking for a new life abroad - the planned, and they planned most thoroughly. (more…)

If walking as a hobby or a holiday pursuit seems a little too pedestrian, by which I mean lacking in vitality, imagination, prosaic or dull,then perhaps I have the solution.

Walking, or hiking, as our American cousins like to say, has gone high tech. The Americans, driven by military objectives, developed the worlds first GPS, Global Positioning System. This technology allows you to accurately pinpoint your exact location within 1 metre anywhere in the world by communicating with satellites orbiting the planet. Many facets and uses of this technology have deadly implications with missiles directed to their targets by onboard GPS systems. (more…)