Costa del Sol has a wide variety of locally grown produce on offer: olives, oranges, lemons, almonds and cherries. Seville oranges, the bitter oranges used for marmalade making, are grown here. Ajo blanco cold garlic soup made from Malaga almonds and raisins and gazpacho andalucia chilled tomato soup with onions, garlic, cucumber, green peppers and breadcrumbs are two of the local dishes available in this region. Leather goods and ceramics are made locally. The Holy Week Fiestas at Easter are held in many of the major towns, lasting several days and involving hundreds of locals carrying holy images through the streets to the beat of muffled drums. The Seville fair in April is probably Europe's most famous fair; it involves horses and wild flamenco. The International Festival of Music and Dance is held in June or July, concerts and ballets featuring internationlly known artists, all performed in the gardens of Alhambra. Watersports can be found at all the coastal resorts. Skiing can be enjoyed at Solynieve, Europe's fifth highest and most southernly ski resort (34 km from Granada). |
