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Casa rural - Huerta la Terrona "Huerta la Terrona" with more than 300 years of history, offers a relaxing, welcoming atmosphere and all the modern conveniences our guests can expect in a contemporary Country House. A two story building with five large guest rooms, three on the upper floor and one on the main floor, affords maximum comfort for our guests. Each bedroom includes mattresses and linens of the highest quality, unique décor, a private bathroom, individual heating units and magnificent views of the Park, in particular of the mountain pass “Puerto de las Palomas”.
This Wednesday 11th of August sees the start of an excellent exhibition of macro photography by Steve Jones of Cornwall. Steve has been travelling to Andalucia as often as possible for the last few years and his images of insect life are stunning... Get close up to spiders, scorpions, mantids, butterflies and most of all his amazing images of Iberian Dragonflies. The exhibition runs until the beginning of October so there is plenty of time to view Steve's excellent work. Further information about Steve and his photography can be found on his website at: www.cornishnature.co.uk
Steve is a proud Cornishman born in Redruth, Cornwall however he spent his early childhood living on a farm near Trysull in Staffordshire where the front garden was quite literally a lock on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. This may perhaps explain a later passion for dragonflies!
For thirty years of his life Steve lived along the Red River Valley at Brea, near Camborne in Cornwall where the numerous abandoned tin streaming works left a wealth of flooded settling tanks, slowly being clawed back by mother nature to become a hot bed of dragonfly activity. Fascinated by the rich insect life of the area Steve bought his first SLR, a Praktica MTL5, as a visual aid to identifying the species that he encountered.
In 1983 he became one of the first members of the fledgling British Dragonfly Society and in 1987 became the county recorder for dragonflies in Cornwall.
At the end of 2000 Steve, his wife Lynn, & son Adam moved to the little village of Godolphin Cross near Helston in Cornwall which is a great base for exploring the surrounding hills & woodland managed by the National Trust.
In the Spring of 2006 Steve switched from film to a digital SLR, however it wasn’t until July 2007 when Steve visited a photographic exhibition by Cornwall Wildlife Trust Photographic Group that his photography really took off as a serious interest in its own right. Having left the exhibition truly inspired Steve joined the CWT Photographic Group becoming an active member, with his insect photography improving as a result.
His illustrations & photographs have appeared in many magazines including British Wildlife, Cornwall Life, Cornwall Today, Studies on Iberian Dragonflies, as well as a number of specialist Journals & County Dragonfly Guides.
Steve & his family are privileged to have the opportunity of regularly visiting Andalucía since 2002 and have explored the Sierra Almijara & Sierra Grazalema extensively becoming more & more absorbed by the wealth of wildlife spectacles with each passing trip to the area.
Steve currently has a year long exhibition of photographs running at the Hardrock Gallery, Geevor in West Cornwall entitled Wildlife on the Edge which depicts the bio-diversity of a post industrial landscape at an old Cornish Tin mine.
Steve has recently finished work on his first book, Insects of Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly, which will be published by Alison Hodge Publishers on the 6th July 2010. The book aims to allow anyone who enjoys exploring the countryside to identify the most commonly encountered species of insects including Butterflies & Moths, Dragonflies & Damselflies, Grasshoppers & Crickets, Beetles, Bumblebees, Wasps, Flies & Bugs.
Further information about Steve and his work can be found on his website at: www.cornishnature.co.uk
Restaurant Al Lago, Zahara de la Sierra
A stunning setting with lake views from the terrace in which to enjoy a leisurely lunch, dinner or innovative tapas. Chef Stefan Crites, who trained in New York for many years, re-interprets some of Spain’s culinary classics with a creative and exotic touch using local organic vegetables, top quality meat and fresh fish from the markets in Cadiz.
Cortijo Valverde
Beautiful hotel with outstanding views of the surrounding countryside providing that special vacation destination for either a restful holiday, or a base from which to explore the many treasures that Andalucia and Inland Spain has to offer.
Hotel Fuerte Grazalema
Situated in the heart of the sierra de Grazalema natural park, Hotel Fuerte Grazalema is a paradise for outdoor walking enthusiasts and is set in oak woodlands 5 kilometres from the village of Grazalema. It makes an excellent base from which to discover this stunning part of western Andalucia
Las Truchas
Las Truchas is a small hotel with a home from home atmosphere, located in the quaint town of El Bosque. Explore the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park and the White Towns Route (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos) that are situated within easy reaching distance of this hotel. You can enjoy magnificent views of the surrounding landscape from the hotel rooms.
Exhibitions, Religious Events and Fiestas 
This Wednesday 11th of August sees the start of an excellent exhibition of macro photography by Steve Jones of Cornwall. Steve has been travelling to Andalucia as often as possible for the last few years and his images of insect life are stunning... Get close up to spiders, scorpions, mantids, butterflies and most of all his amazing images of Iberian Dragonflies. The exhibition runs until the beginning of October so there is plenty of time to view Steve's excellent work. Further information about Steve and his photography can be found on his website at: 
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