When in Spain, we seek restaurants with authentic (preferably regional) Spanish cuisine, and we try…read moreto find where locals go. Casa Diego was full of Spanish families celebrating Semana Santa, not another foreign tourist in the bunch, which let us know we were in the right place. Their Salmorejo was garnished with tuna and ham (meats vary among sardines, anchovies, chorizo, tuna, shredded chicken, etc) in addition to the standard hard boiled egg. It tasted very fresh and homemade, especially compared to the one my husband had in Cordoba. Casa Diego's Salmorejo had layers of flavor and was very thoughtfully created. I had a salad dinner because I'd had too many meat dishes without roughage and my body needed greens. Unfortunately the salad was mostly iceberg which has very few nutrients, but I appreciated the vegetable intake of some kind. I tried my son's lagrimitas de pollo and patatas, both high quality and very good. Chicken fingers looked homemade, as did the potatoes. My husband got the swordfish, which he said was firm, with good flavor and a a good hint of char. The olive oil complemented the taste. For dessert, my son finally got to try the Tarta de Abuela, which we'd been looking for on every dessert menu across Spain. It too tasted homemade though (per traditional recipe) constructed of cookies and candy elements. It's extremely sweet but definitely worth trying at least once, and delicious to kids! My husband had the Bienmesabe that is specific to Antequera. There are apparently a number of different Bienmesabe dessert recipes (and in Cádiz, Bienmesabe is a tapa of marinated fried fish) but the Antequera version is their own, and various bakeries and restaurants put their own panache into the local sugar/almond/cinnamon/pastry recipe. Casa Diego's Bienmesabe was simple and complex at once, balancing citrus with sweet almond paste, and using pastry to elevate cinnamon and sugar into gourmet delights. The bill was very reasonable especially considering the food quality. Our server was really sweet and helpful. As we finished paying, he let us know the Semana Santa parade was coming down the street. Perfect timing, the float and band passed just as we went out the door. Great experience and will love to return!

Excellent food with the best asados. Wonderful service and the serve great tapas also.read more

Good service and friendly staff. Typical dishes well presented. Relaxing atmosphere in a pretty…read moremountain top white village. Definitely worth ordering a second glass of wine and stay awhile.

With a few notable exceptions I really can't be bothered with large luxury hotels any more. Even…read moreupmarket boutique hotels can, frankly, be a bit dull these days. What I really love is a little family-run boutique B&B. And Almohalla 51 in Archidona is just that. A couple of knocked together village houses, it's cute and atmospheric inside, there's a garden/pool out back, and the welcome, as well as the local expertise, provided by owners Myles and David is superb. LOVE it, basically.

Nice restaurant! The food is great (seafood and fish mainly!) high quality, and unexpensive. Must…read morego!

I was shocked how great the pizza was here. To be honest I had low expectations coming in. But for…read more7 euros I ended up with one of the best pizzas I have had in a long time. The service was good , the server didn't speak English but was very patient and smiled through my broken Spanish.

I stayed in the park behind the smallish hotel which was very peaceful and everything looked very…read morenice, including the scenery of mountains, olive groves and the Antequera 'Indian' Head Rock easily in view. The indoor and outdoor pools are good with the pool bar being quite expensive, but the hotel food is quite good for the money. As the place is in the middle of nowhere it is very peaceful, especially at night, but it's a 20 minute walk in the baking sun to Mollina, the closest and very small and quiet town, a 10 minute drive to Antequera, a more lively and extremely nice looking town with everything you need including a shopping centre and about 45 minute drive to the south coast. If you havnt got a car then you will be spending a fortune on taxi fares to get anywhere, but its a very nice remote place in the mountains to stay.