{"id":358,"date":"2022-03-05T15:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T15:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apethtravels.uk\/?p=358"},"modified":"2022-03-05T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T15:28:20","slug":"marbella-5-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apethtravels.uk\/?p=358","title":{"rendered":"Marbella 5 March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marbella 5 March 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We took the bus from Cabopino to Marbella. Good service – frequent and good value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once in Marbella we focussed on the old town as the rest did not interest us. We were impressed by the small pedestrian alleyways with their tiled floors. First stop was the Plaza de Naranjas (\u2018Orange Square\u2019). It was smaller than expected but lots of activity as it is surrounded by restaurants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next we walked to the church of the Ermita del Santo Cristo de la Veracruz. Curiously there were Canadian flags flying in the street leading to the church – obviously a legacy of Paul Stenerson\u2019s stay there in the 70s! From there we walked north to find the Bullfighter\u2019s Bar. There was no sign of the bar as the area it was in appeared to have been fairly recently re-developed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whilst looking for the bar we became aware of a North African guy who was following us. We confirmed this by taking a circular route and doubling back. We told him to stop following but he persisted. He spoke English. In the end we walked into a police station (Guardia Civil) with him still following us. We made the police understand the problem and they took him away for questioning. This unfortunately left us with a worry about crime in that part of the old town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Plaza de Naranjas (somebody must have snaffled all the oranges as the trees are laden with them everywhere else)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The narrow alleyways of old town Marbella.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A good example of the flooring used in the alleyways<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Looking north up Calle San Francisco – not sure what the Canadian flags are for..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Church of the Ermita del Santo Cristo de la Veracruz from the Plaza Santo Cristo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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An accommodation sign next to the church – probably for wandering Canadians\u2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Marbella is not a good place to walk around when you are hungry!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Certainly beats the fruit & veg shop in Dulverton; and now we know who pinched the oranges from the Plaza de Naranjas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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