Authentic Bites, Boundless Yums
Once again invited my brother for dinner out. While walking around in Calle Larga in Fuengirola, I’ve seen this italian restaurant that seemed pretty much alluring and tempting. It looked a bit expensive though, but I felt like I had to try it. So we went there, at Ristorante Limoncello 🍋🇮🇹
Sooooo, I’m definitely that kind of person who takes care of myself and take time to enjoy selfcare and such pleasures 😉
As I’ve been to such Hammam in Copenhagen at Aire Ancient Baths, where I found out that Aire too has these hammams in Spain (and other places), and even that Aire is spanish owned, I searched for similar options in Málaga, as I wanted some relaxation. So I found Hammam Al Andalus, and booked for a Mimma30, which has a 30 minutes massage and 60 minutes arab bath. I think it was enough, and I enjoyed it pretty much. I just think it could’ve been better if there were some more baths.
Besides, I still enjoyed my time here. I love the cozy and relaxing atmosphere, and that you enter into a different world, where you can just float and relax to the fullest <3 <3
After a too quick visit to the Botanical Garden in Málaga, I finally managed to get an Uber in a rush, and arrived to Centro Historico, where I found a restaurant to get some lunch. I just felt I had to eat something before going for the Hammam, so I found Tapa Boca, that is located close to where the Uber driver could drop me off. It is a spanish restaurant, and they offered veg paella, so I gave it a try as I haven’t tried a paella before – and when in Spain you should of course try a paella 😉
The paella was pretty good.
I didn’t have many plans for the following day. Even though I had walked for about 12-13 km every day, I didn’t feel exhausted at all, and I think it’s because of the warm weather and how happy I was. I haven’t felt so happy lately, so travelling in Andalucia made a huge change for me.
I had booked for some wellness at Hammam Al Andalus de Málaga, but before that, I didn’t know what to do, so I therefore took an early train to Málaga, to visit the Botanical Garden. I took an uber from the train station to the Botanical Garden. The price for a standard ticket is 5.20€, but there’s free entrance on sundays.
As written in the former post, travelling to Granada, to see Alhambra has been a dream since my childhood.
The Granada, by the way, is believed to origin from the spanish word for pomegranate, granado – and some believe it is of arabic origin, from gar-anat, meaning hill of pilgrims. But the most accurate might be granado, as pomegranate is the locally abundant fruit in Granada.
After going to Catedral de Granada, we went for lunch. There weren’t much open at that time, so we found what was open, and the food here was definitely nothing great :-/ But that was what we could get.
Hereafter we met in front of the cathedral again with the guide and all the others, and we went to Alhambra 😉