"Llevo tu luz y tu olor por donde quiera que vaya" Salobreña by andal13

Salobreña Travel Guide: 37 reviews and 97 photos

I carry your light and your smell wherever I go

"Quizás porque mi niñez
sigue jugando en tu playa
y escondido tras las cañas
vive mi primer amor
llevo tu luz y tu olor
por donde quiera que vaya
y amontonado en la arena
guardo amor juegos y penas."
Joan Manuel Serrat - "Mediterráneo" (fragmento)

"Maybe because my childhood
keeps playing at your beach
and hidden behind the canes
sleeps my first love
I carry your light and your smell
wherever I go
and piled in the sand
I keep love, plays and sorrows."
Joan Manuel Serrat - "Mediterranean" (fragment)

Joan Manuel Serrat, one of the most famous Spaniard musicians, was born in Catalunya, not in Andalucía, but I met Mediterranean sea here, in Granada, and when I saw it for the very first time, the sound of the waves brought this song to my ears...

Joan Manuel Serrat, uno de los músicos españoles más famosos, nació en Catalunya, no en Andalucía, pero yo vi conocí al Mediterráneo aquí, en Granada, y cuando lo vi por primera vez, el sonido de las olas trajo esta canción a mis oídos...

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:A white hill between the sea and the sky - Una blanca colina entre el cielo y el mar

Last visit to Salobreña: Jan 2002
Intro Updated Jul 5, 2003
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Reviews (10)

Seafood Restaurants (1)

There are many little restaurants at the seaside (I mean, on the sand); all of them have delicious seafood. I visited... more travel advice

Sugar cane fields Things to Do (9)

The countryside around Salobreña has a lot of sugar cane fields; I took this picture from the fortress at the top of the... more travel advice

Sunset Things to Do (9)

At sunset, the fortress has a special golden light... Quiet and peaceful... And even you can find a Moorish princess... more travel advice

Afternoon Things to Do (9)

Another picture of Salobreña's fortress, under the afternoon sun. It is a good idea to spend the whole afternoon at the... more travel advice

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pepples46 Mar 6, 2006 at 11:50 AM

fantastic pix.. full of ambience and composition. I know I have been on this page, but now I took more time to enjoy.
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amapola66 Jul 10, 2005 at 1:14 AM

cool, bilingual pages. we are heading to salobrena in a few weeks, can't wait!
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Bwana_Brown Jan 1, 2005 at 9:11 PM

A very enjoyable page on this beautiful part of Spain! I was so close all those years ago, and did not know what I was missing!
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jenniferchin Nov 9, 2004 at 1:52 AM

BEAUTIFUL pictures of a lovely place !! And thats a pretty moorish princess there too !!! :-)))
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kenmerk Dec 6, 2003 at 8:39 PM

Muy silenciosa y tranquila!!! Nice page Andrea... I like the new bilingual look...
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gosiaPL Dec 1, 2003 at 7:29 AM

Wow, it looks like I would enjoy visiting the fortress, I love such things! Thanks for showing it here :-)
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micas_pt Oct 4, 2003 at 5:29 PM

Another beautiful Andalucía village. Great photos.
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whitecliff62 Aug 26, 2003 at 9:52 AM

Hi Andrea, great spanish town with fantastic architecture, looks like heaven.
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cbeaujean Jul 29, 2003 at 8:48 AM

lo de siempre,me encantan tus paginas bilingüe y tu estilo literario!...de garcia lorca a serrat,pasando por marcela serrano!gracias!
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Hexepatty Jul 5, 2003 at 11:11 AM

Lovely fotos and great tips! Gracias!