Chilling in Spain’s deep south
Albany Times Union has been looking thorugh Spain for some unusual properties and found one here.
Travelers are always on the lookout for undiscovered and off-the-beaten-path locations. A search for such a place led us to a hotel called La Bobadilla in Loja, Spain. This is where we found an olive tree in our own private garden on a property that’s laid out like a tiny Moorish village.
Loja, which is located in an isolated area in Spain’s southern-most region of Andalusia, was a famous frontier post at the time of the Moors, who ruled Spain, or portions of it, for close to 800 years, from 711 until 1492.
La Bobadilla offers 1,000 acres of serenity, filled with flowering courtyards featuring brick arches and gurgles of water at every turn. The resort even has its own 16th-century Mediterranean chapel.
Such luxury, of course, comes with a hefty price tag. Our double room for two was $400 a night, but that included breakfast.
While the resort was highly appealing on its own, we were also drawn to it because of its location as a jumping-off point for exploring the region. No more than an hour away in any direction are some of southern Spain’s most notable tourist destinations.
