Albox’s El Saliente gets a jubilee year from the Vatican

The 300th anniversary of the Virgin statue in the beautiful El Sanctuario del Saliente in Albox will be commemorated by a special Jubilee Year authorised by the Vatican. The request for a special anniversary to mark the occasion was raised by the Bishop of Almería, monsignor Adolfo Gonzalez Montes, and permission was last week granted by the Holy See. The Jubilee Year will run from September 8 2016 until September 8 2017. Although the building Continue reading Albox’s El Saliente gets a jubilee year from the Vatican

Hospederia Restaurant Virgen del Saliente, Albox

Hospederia Restaurante Virgen del Saliente, Albox. The wonderful old monastery in Saliente (up above Albox, direction Velez Rubio), which is now a hotel and restaurant, has recently revamped its restaurant with a new manager, chef and menu. I haven’t been to its new incarnation but I’m told it’s wonderful. Plus, of course, the views are to die for. It’s was supposedly the largest monastry in Eastern Andalucia – which, see as it’s also the last Continue reading Hospederia Restaurant Virgen del Saliente, Albox