Nerja, where we are staying, has only been a thriving tourist town for about 20 years. It was a small fishing village before that. Its counterpart is Frigiliana (Free gee lee ana) a historic town built by the Moors further inland for protection. Its winding streets of white-washed buildings hug the hills and are charming and picturesque.
The white wash apparently was lime at first and used to disinfect buildings during a plague in the 17th Century. It turned out that the white buildings were cooler and thus the trend continues. In fact, buildings in Frigiliani are now required to be white but allowed to have different coloured trim (most choose blue).
Here the Mediterranean climate is at its best - neither cold in the winter nor too hot in the summer. Plants thrive and homeowners are house-proud. The town is immaculate.
We took a handy bus from Nerja to Frigiliani - about a 15 minute drive and Bill could sit back and relax as our bus navigated the tiny roads into town.
We found a beautiful restaurant with a view and had a wonderful lunch full of taste treats.
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| Chorizo sausage with Kalamata Humus and pickled eggplant |
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| Usual starter: Bread with olive oil and salt, olives. |
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| Tomato salad with pomegranate molasses, black garlic. sumac, mint and olive oil |
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| Dessert: Medjool dates soaked in coffee, orange, cinnamon, and cardamon, with labneh (yogurt cheese) and pine nuts |
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| View from the restaurant patio |
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