Author Archives: Veragooner

Olive Oil 2009

2009 was a lot kinder than last year, dry, sunny, warm but very windy. The crop was pretty good but the press demanded a minimum of 1000 kilos for an individual pressing so we picked and pressed with a few … Continue reading

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Saliente Monastery

We went up to Saliente monastery on Monday, it has a cafe which serves great coffee and buns, unfortuanately we can’t confirm this as we went on “All Saints Day” when it is closed! Still it only took an hour … Continue reading

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Trip to the forest

Of course the fantastic Autumn sunshine helps. Forest

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Los Velez

We finally made it to Los Velez. The area is about 45 minutes inland and slightly north. There is a motorway or the cross country route. We took the later through Santa Nieva and it really is beautiful, hilly but … Continue reading

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Cab de Gata

The Cabo de Gata has some fantastic, beautifully clean beaches, ideal for snorkeling. Fairly deserted and large enough not to be crowded, even in the summer.

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Why?

This appeared about 6 months ago, it’s on the N340 about 500 metres behind our house. Noone knows why it appeared but i like it. Meant to take a picture ages ago but never had the camera on a fine … Continue reading

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How do people find our web site?

We run a little tool called stat counter which gives us an idea how people find Fincaarboleda.com. Have they come from one of our paid advertisements or have they searched for “holiday apartment in Vera” or maybe “self catering villa … Continue reading

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Terraza Carmona

Had a great lunch at Terraza Carmona probably the the best restaurant in town, worth a visit for local cuisine professionally served and prepared.

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We’re on Holiday

Another great summer at Finca Arboleda has come to an end, don’t tell the weather though, it’s 30 deg in the shade. Allthough we’ve cut our prices by 10% from last winter bookings are pretty thin on the ground so … Continue reading

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Trip Advisor

We’re trying to build up a few reviews on trip advisor, if you’ve stayed here and can spare a couple of minutes please head along to our guest book where you will find a widget to allow you to do … Continue reading

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