COSTA TROPICAL, GRANADA, SPAIN. Welcome To The La Mamola Website

LA MAMOLA - La Mamola is a small village in the real Spanish style. Village populations is about 900 people,there are 2 supermarkets, 2 Fishmongers, 4 bars and restaurants (8 over season time), Chemist, Post office, Bank, 2-3 small gift shops, bakery and a doctors surgery and a lot of very nice people in the Village. This is an agricultural area, with greenhouses and fields supplying vegetables and fruit for the supermarkets of Europe and sheep and goats grazing the hills. The best selling novels 'Driving over Lemons' and 'A Parrot in the Pepper Tree' by Chris Stewart are set only a few miles away. In addition to the drives through the local countryside and the other beaches of the Costa Tropical, the location is ideal for anyone looking for peace and quiet. Just an hour away you can enjoy skiing & snowboarding in the Sierra Nevada. You can also drive up through all the beautiful mountain villages of The Alpujuras.

January 2 -Festival of San Antón - The people of Granada commemorate the reconquest of Granada. Colourful processions take place with costumes from the period. The young people climb up in pilgrimage to the Tower of the Candle (Torre de la Vela) to ring a bell.

January 5th there is a smaller lottery called "el nino" or "the little one". There are also lottery drawings throughout the year.
January 5th -la Noche de Reyes In most Spanish towns is the "la cabalgata" (the calvacade) which is a parade marking the arrival of the Three Kings. The Three Kings ride on floats throwing candy to the children. In the Canary and Balaeric Islands the Three Kings arrive by ship!
After the parade the children return to their homes to prepare for the arrival of the Three Kings. They place their shoes on the windowsills and fill them with straw, carrots and barley for the donkeys of the Three Kings. Sometimes they might also leave some food for the Three Kings.

January 6th - el día de Reyes (Three Kings Day) In the morning the children wake up early to open their presents. Although the children like all of the Three Kings, their favorite is Baltasar because he is the one who it is believed actually leaves the gifts. This is also the day that adults will get their presents although of course these are not delivered by the Three Kings.
January 8th - Back To School Back to School
The day after receiving their gifts children return to school, their parents go back to work and Christmas in Spain is all over for another year.
January 17th - Romeria de San Anton The night before the pilgramage begins, lanterns are lit to burn the Saint's beard to win his favour.The next day, the 17th of January, pilgrims set out for the hermitage in carriages drawn by horses festooned in their finest livery. On arrival, they circle round the building nine times.

January 17 in Granada- The traditional Pot (Olla) of San Antón with a picnic in the country. In the village of Orce, a Moors and Christians parade and hoopla takes place.
Robo del Santo on January 20, in the village of Caniles, young people attempt to seize the banner that heads the procession.

19 - 20 Jan in San Sebastion The day of San Sebastián's patron saint, known as Tamborrada, is loudly and proudly celebrated with 24 hours of drum parades through the city streets, beginning at midnight on 19 January in Plaza de la Constitución.
January 26th - 28th -Hot Air Ballon Festival - Granada

February 1, a mass is said in the Abbey of Sacromonte along with gastronomic competitions! Carnival In Alhamar, Granada, including fancy dress
1st-2nd Candelaria (Night)
February 1 -Festival of San Cecilio A mass is said in the Abbey of Sacromonte along with gastronomic competitions! Carnival In Alhamar, Granada, including fancy dress.

February 2nd - Candlemas Fiesta de laCandelario en La Mamola y Castillos de Baños . (Hogueras y diversión en la playa.) In Spain for as long as can be remembered, the beginning of February has been reserved for a special bonfire night, when villagers, neighbours and visitors are invited to taste all sorts of local food and wine. Meats and other products are donated by the villagers and a huge communal barbeque is enjoyed by everyone. Part of the celebration is the wine competition, with prizes for the best three wines of the year.

BRAVE BULLS. The Feria Mundial del Toro (Brave Bull Trade Fair), devoted to all aspects of the world of bullfighting, at the Seville Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos in second week of February.

9th February – Carnival Nerja (Check dates for 2010) A big carnival procession with Carnival King and Queen goes through town starting at Tutti Frutti square about 6.00pm and finishing at the Balcon de Europa at about 9pm then all off to the Fair, which this year was held in Plaza del Olvido. The fair is usually here for a week or so.

Mid-February - CYCLING. The Andalusian Cycle Tour, the first event on the international cycling calendar and one of the oldest tours in Spain, takes place in mid-February.
CARNIVAL. Anything goes during the pre-Lenten carnival fiesta. The most famous takes place in Cádiz, but carnival is celebrated throughout Andalusia in the weeks prior to Ash Wednesday . Catch the Seville Tapas Fair for a savory taste of the best Spanish tapas – Seville is known as the tapas capital of the world.
Do not miss the Carnavals held in Cadiz, Tenerife, Barcelona and Sitges - huge celebrations

Cádiz Carnival.
19th February to 1st March 2010
Cádiz, Andalucia, Spain

Tel. 956693001

February 19th – March 5th - Carnaval Celebrations Celebrated the three days before Ash Wednesday, with the most extravagant festivities being held in Cádiz. Local towns and villages celebrate with fancy dress parades and funfairs etc.

February 28th -Andalucia Day 28th february - Día de Andalucía, 28 de febrero is celebrated , to commemorate the date of the successful referendum vote on autonomy. Locally we have Fiesta del Vino de Polopos y subida en bicicleta al Hazo del Lino (domingo anterior al Día de Andalucía). Una ocasión perfecta para disfrutar de los platos tradicionales y del exquisito vino del terreno