“I would return without hesitation.”

If you want Spain then you have found it. El Rincon De Cabello is possibly as Spanish as you are likely to find and they make no excuses for it. The hotel is found in Trasierra and the next stop is the Atlantic. The host spoke some English but that was the only non Spanish voice we heard during our two day stay. Not that it stops locals talking to you. They are incredibly friendly and will chat even though it tested my grasp of the language. The food is local dishes so don't expect to understand all of the menu. What we did have was freshly cooked and well presented. breakfast is basic but the evening meals were excellent. Despite its traditional roots the rooms are modern and quite new. They were of a reasonble size, the bed very comfortable and the bathroom was ideal with plenty of hot water. Walk out of the village and you are on the hills above the beach. Typical of the area the nearest beach is a cove with a 200meter sandy beach cleaned regularly by the pounding surf. In December it was empty but I would imagine its a lively space through the warmer months. There are two restaurants and a surf school. We found plenty to fill our the days in the area which caters very much for Spanish tourists. A visit to Guadi's only construction outside of Barcelona and a Redwood forest with magnificent towering Sequoia's but a rubbish cafe. In direct contrast was the cheese factory and bread shop in Cobreces, the next village. You go into the bread shop, skirt the ovens and open fire then pick the still warm bread or pastries piled into baskets waiting to be snapped up.