Hi
there:) I'm not sure if this is the right adress for Zahara de la Sierra but
I'll give it a try...I was hoping you could get me the adress of a restaurant
in Zahara, couldn't find any email for the visitorcenter so..Anyway, me and
my dad was in Zahara last week just for one night and we loved it. We stayed
at the Marques. We walked up to the castle late in the evening and got a magnificent
view as the sun set:) We wanted to have a late dinner and found the restaurant
in the square to noisy but I remembered the restaurant at the bottom of the
town so we went there. To my dismay we found it to be closed. As we were walking
away the owner came out and told us he was usually closed mondays but he would
gladly open it for us as they were making dinner at the time. He offered us
the full menu but recommended the dish they were making for supper. I agreed
of course. While waiting he served us some truly delicious salad with melted
goatcheese and a bowl of potaje de garbanzos which was equally delicious. When
he came out with the main dish I just said madre mia. It was a huge piece of
cordero cooked in oil and spices. He told me it was marinated with vinagre and
local spices from the sierras. It is truly the most succulent and best meat
I have ever had. For dessert he gave us some sweet castanas. After paying the
bill I asked to buy a couple of these castanas, to bring back to Norway. He
gave me a jar full of these things and there was no way he would accept money
for them. Then he went in to the house and came back with a jar of castanas
al brandy, one of them which I'm having at this moment, as a special gift. He
told me that they would be renting out rooms for visitors next year and I'm
going there in march with my wife and daughter. As chrismas is soon I would
like to send something special from Norway to this kind man and his family.
I would also like to ask them if it is possibly to rent a room for us three
sometime in march. Is there any way for you to get me the adress and telephone
to this place. If you have a mail-adress to the visitorcenter that would probably
be sufficient. The restaurant is, as far as I can remember, the first restaurant
in town when coming from algodonales, on the road to grazalema. Any help is
greatly appreciated. If you want to post any of my Zahara-experience on your
site you may do so but I'm afraid it is poorly written:( so change it if you
want:)Best wishes from Norway:)
Simen Hansen