It is lovely to just walk around the Malaga soho area, so much work in recent years has gone into giving this an updated image and art focused part of the vibrant city of Malaga and although you get to go in free into the CAC Musuem of Art Gallery which is indeed worth a […]
Ronda
Like Granada it is feasible to go to Ronda for a day trip from Vine Ridge Retreats as only 2 hours away and you can see most of the main sites in Ronda in one day, it really is a stunning town and the old part is amazing to amble around and get lost in […]
Sergio the Sunbed
Whilst on lock down near the lovely village of Comares we are keeping busy with painting, gardening and various other jobs around the rentals. I hope all of your lock downs are going OK and that all of your families are keeping safe.We also created Sergio the Sunbed just as a way of communicating with […]
Malaga Car and Fashion Museum
The Malaga Car Museum first opened in 2010, it is set in a form Tobacco Factory with over 6,000 square metres. The oldest car dates back to 1898 and the youngest was designed in 2011. The museums director and collector of these fine cars is João Magalhães, a Portuguese […]
Main Course : French Canadians
Then we moved onto main course and invited a French Canadian guy called Thomas to come and help with the French translation of our website, he had been touring around France and Spain with his trusty bike, well I should really say bikes, as he was now on his fourth and has never spent more […]
Work for board exchange at Vine Ridge : Starters Swedes
For the first time since we started Vine Ridge Retreats 4 years ago we decided it would be great to have some off season help, this idea was inspired partly by my fellow walker John, who in his own business he used to own was something he participated in and exchanged accommodation for work and […]
A Stunning 5 hour walk
On a glorious Sunday 2 weeks back myself and John Butterworth, a lovely guest that discovered us last year and is fast becoming a regular at Vine Ridge, set off for an amazing 5 hour walk down through the Olive Groves over the basic but practical suspended metal bridge that enables you to get over […]
Day Trip to Velez Malaga
Vélez-Malaga is the Capital of La Axarquía, and it is often simply referred to as Vélez. It is the centre of an agricultural region known for its strawberries and vineyards, which produce the muscatel grapes from which the famous Málaga wines are made. The town was important in both Roman times, under the name of […]