 Priego de Cordoba is about 55 miles from the airport
at Granada. Half way between Cordoba (60 miles approx) and Granada,
Priego de Cordoba lies at the very heart of rural Andalucia.
The coast and airport at Malaga are a little under two hour's
drive away (about 100 miles).
Priego de Cordoba is an olive-farming town situated overlooking the
Subbética Mountain Range, and is famous for its baroque
churches. The prosperity of the town started in the 18th century
with silk-production. Today Priego prospers through the olive
business and local tourism. However, the town has by and large
escaped large scale tourism and English is hardly ever heard,
even in Priego's excellent restaurants. There are two museums,
a cinema, a theatre and many bars and restaurants. The old town
is built around an 8th century castle, features squares and fountains
and is a typical Andalusian white village with neatly painted
homes in narrow cobbled lanes, too narrow for cars.
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The Hotel resort
consists of one main building and 52 independent houses distributed
in seven blocks with streets, squares and fountains as a typical
Andalusian white village....
