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Ruta Bancos Gigantes or Huge Bench Route in Andalucia

A new rage is slowly spreading across Andalucia with its beginnings in the province of Malaga and that is huge benches are being installed in beauty spots across the region. The Huge Bench Route or  Ruta Bancos Gigantes #rutabancosgigantes can be found on Instagram  where they are more active with updates on the new installations of these enormous benches and they have a   Facebook  page too. Map of the Ruta Bancos Gigantes The initiative started by Forest Green an agrobroker company that supplies and works with treated wood to large construction and environmental companies in Spain. The huge bench route is steadily growing, with constant new installations spreading across Andalucia. The enormous handmade wooden benches are 4 metre long and 2.3 metre high, with the seat being 1.3 metres above ground and needing steps to get onto them, appearing in natural beauty spots hopes to encourage people out into and  enjoy the views and of course take photos to be ...

I Cordoba Tapas Gastronomic Competition

The winners of the I Concurso de la Tapa Córdoba Gastronomica have been announced this weekend.

After sampling the 20 tapas in the final, a job I wouldn´t have minded, the winners are:

Traditional Tapas - Tosta de Sardina Ahumada con guacamole y confitura de tomate, smoked sardines on toast with guacamole and tomato jam from Restaurante El Churrasco.


Iniviative Tapas - Lubina Asada con emulsión de espinacas y crujiente de jamón y garbanzos con toque de vinagreta de naranja, Baked Sea Bass with Spinach Sauce, Crispy Ham and Chickpeas with a Hint of Orange Vinaigrette from Bodega-Taberna Rafaé.

Tapas Lubina Asada, Bodega Tabern Rafae


Ecological Tapas - Bocadito de Cochinillo crujiente confitado, pan, higos y regaliz, Mini Crispy Suckling Pig and Confit Sandwich with figs and liquorice from Restaurante Puerta Sevilla.




Montilla-Moriles Tapas - Salmorejo Amontillado, Salmorejo with Montillado Wine from Restaurante Garum 2.1 Bistronomic Tapas Bar.




The overall winner from the four categories with the highest public votes was the Salmorejo Amontillado made at the Garum 2.1 Bistronomic Tapas Bar.

To read more about the competition and the 93 city-wide establishments that took part see the Concurso de Tapas Cordoba website in English for ideas on great dining experiences in Cordoba and don´t forget to watch out for next year´s feast - I hope to be there.


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