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Yoga in the Málaga Mountains (Málaga, Spain) 🇪🇸

Province of Málaga, Spain — A video of yoga in-session at Alfar Tierra Cocida's mountain estate located in the Montes de Málaga (Malaga Mountains). (session led by Marina Scateni of Onda Marina) At the property, yoga, healthy eating, hiking, & pottery lessons are offered. (Filmed, February 12, 2022) Alfar Tierra Cocida and their pottery line of products were featured in this Ithacabound.com article — The Flare of Spain on a Plate — Alfar Tierra Cocida (August 25, 2020) The company also appeared in this Ithacabound.com clip:

Trees at a family’s mountain estate (Province of Málaga, Spain) 🇪🇸

Province of Málaga, Spain 🇪🇸 — Verónica Núñez-Romero of Alfar Tierra Cocida explains some of the trees that exist at the family's mountain estate, and their philosophy for using them. (Filmed, February 12, 2022) Alfar Tierra Cocida offers retreats that include yoga, hiking, healthy eating, and pottery lessons at their estate in the Montes de Málaga, in the Province of Málaga, Spain. Alfar Tierra Cocida and their pottery line of products were featured in this Ithacabound.com article—The Flare of Spain on a Plate — Alfar Tierra Cocida (August 25, 2020) The company also appeared in this Ithacabound.com Clip:  

Smelling Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Muro de Alcoy, Spain) 🇪🇸

Muro de Alcoy, Spain 🇪🇸 — Carlos Cano Martínez of Almazara La Alquería discusses preparing Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) to smell at the start of a taste-testing session at their Muro de Alcoy office in the Province of Alicante, Spain. The EVOO producer was featured in this Ithacabound.com article—30,000 Olive Trees — A Visit to Almazara La Alquería (January 17, 2022) The company has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Miñarro Sánchez family — Who collects the olives (Lorca, Spain) 🇪🇸

Lorca, Spain 🇪🇸 — During a tour of the Miñarro Sánchez family's olive orchard, Juan José Miñarro Sánchez of the family shares who collects (recoger in Spanish) the olives and further describes the equipment used for collection. (Filmed, December 30, 2021) Miñarro Sánchez' family's olive orchard is 0.4 hectares consisting of approximately 104 olive trees. The Miñarro Sánchez family appeared in this Ithaca Bound episode — Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (January 20, 2022) The also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

This is the area for eating (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸

Province of Córdoba, Spain 🇪🇸 — "This is the area for eating," José María Penco Valenzuela said to Andrew Schiestel during a visit to Penco's family's olive orchard, Huerta de Peñamelaria, in December. As a tradition, every Saturday the family gathers and spends time with each other. (Filmed, December 18, 2021) Huerta de Peñmelaria is a 120-hectare olive orchard in the Montaña de las Víboras (Viper Mountain), about a 30-minute drive from the City of Córdoba, Amongst other trees and plants, the orchard comprises of approximately 3,000 olive trees. The family and orchard appeared in the Ithaca Bound episode — Visiting a family’s olive orchard in the Córdoba mountains 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (January, 9, 2022) Huerta de Peñmelaria has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:  

9 million kilograms of olive oil stored (Carcabuey, Spain) 🇪🇸

Carcabuey, Spain 🇪🇸 — During a visit to the Extra Virgin Olive Oil producer, Almazaras de la Subbëtica, the company took Andrew Schiestel to their bodega de aceite (oil warehouse), which stored approximately 9 million kilos of olive oil. (Filmed, December 10, 2021) Almazaras de la Subbética is a co-operative organization that is comprised of approximately 4,000 Spanish farmers. The co-operative appeared in this Ithaca Bound episode — Visiting the world’s most awarded olive oil producer 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (December 23, 2021) The company has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Catholic-oriented festival in Alicante (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸 — Annually, the City of Alicante hosts The Carnival, a Catholic-oriented festival that is amongst the largest in the autonomous community of Valencia. In this 53-second video, a couple scenes are depicted from the city’s Centro on the Saturday before Lent—its pinnacle day. (Filmed, February 26, 2022) The Centro of Alicante, Spain, also appeared in this Ithacabound.com Clip:

A Michelen Star terrace (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸 — In Alicante, Spain, exists the Michelen Star restaurant, Monastrell. In this video, Proprietor and Executive Chef, María José San Román escorts Andrew Schiestel to the restaurant's terraza (terrace) overlooking Alicante's breathtaking pier. (Filmed, January 27, 2022) Including Monastrell, María José San Román is a proprietor of six culinary establishments in the area. She, along with her restaurants, were featured in this Ithacabound.com article — A Michelen Star in Alicante — Touring María José San Román’s Restaurants (January 30, 2022) María José San Román was also featured in these Ithacabound.com Clips:    

View from the Montes de Málaga (Málaga, Spain) 🇪🇸

Verónica Núñez-Romero of Alfar Tierra Cocida explains the landscape from her mountain estate in the Montes de Málaga, a short 30-minute drive from the Centro of the City of Málaga in Spain. With her husband and master ceramicist, Manuel Vázquez Prieto, the company offers retreats at their mountain estate that includes healthy eating, hiking, yoga, and pottery. (Filmed, February 12, 2022) Alfar Tierra Cocida and their pottery line of products were featured in this Ithacabound.com article—The Flare of Spain on a Plate — Alfar Tierra Cocida (August 25, 2020)

Herbs influencing the taste of EVOO (Muro de Alcoy region, Spain) 🇪🇸

Muro de Alcoy region, Spain 🇪🇸 — Carlos Cano Martínez of Almazara La Alquería pulls some camomile out of the ground in one the orchards to demonstrate how an orchard's botanical environment influences the taste of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil that the olive trees produce. (Filmed, January 14, 2022) Based in Muro de Alcoy in the Province of Alicante, Spain, Almazara La Alquería manages 150 hectares of olive orchards, totalling approximately 30,000 trees. The company was featured in this Ithacabound.com article—30,000 Olive Trees — A Visit to Almazara La Alquería (January 17, 2022) The company has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil with an extraordinarily high polyphenol rating (Casabermeja, Spain) 🇪🇸

Juan Salvador Cabello of Molino del Hortelano stands with his father, Juan Cabello, at the family's olive orchard and describes the high polyphenol rating that the Picuda variety from their 2020/21 harvest produced. (Filmed, February 11, 2022) Molino del Hortelano is a 60-hectare olive orchard based in Casabermeja, Málaga, Spain. Molino del Hortelano was also referenced in this Ithacabound.com Clip:  

Miñarro Sánchez family’ orchard — In search of water (Lorca, Spain) 🇪🇸

Lorca, Spain 🇪🇸 — In a visit to Miñarro Sánchez' family's olive orchard, family member Juan José Miñarro Sánchez, and Andrew Schiestel, have difficulty finding a water supply—but that's not the end of the story. (Filmed, December 30, 2021) The Miñarro Sánchez family owns and operates a huerto de olivo (olive orchard) in Lorca, Murcia, Spain, that is 0.4 hectares and contains approximately 104 olivos (olive trees). The family appeared in this Ithaca Bound episode — Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (January 20, 2022) The Miñarro Sánchez family also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Huerta de Peñamelaria — A wild horse joins a family’s gathering (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸

During a visit to Huerta de Peñamelaria, a wild horse that lives at the orchard, Pía, arrived and joined the family's gathering. (Filmed, December 18, 2021) Currently, Pía is too young for the family to train. The orchard contains an electric fence that acts as a perimeter for where Pía roams, and a local shepherd further manages her well-being. Huerta de Peñamelaria is a 120-hectare olive orchard in the Montaña de las Víboras (Viper Mountain), near the City of Córdoba, Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain. In English, the orchard's name means Honeystone Orchard. It was purchased in 1827 by an ancestor of the family, Juan Felipe Conde. The family and Huerta de Peñamelaria were featured in this Ithaca Bound episode — Visiting a Family's Olive Orchard in the Córdoba Mountains 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (January 9, 2022) Huerta de Peñamelaria also appeared in this Ithacabound.com Clips: Huerta de Peñamelaria – Mediterranean people (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸 (February 12, 2022) Huerta de Peñamelaria – Ownership during the Islamic Spain period (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸 (February 5, 2022)  

An olive orchard on Mt. Pico Bermejo (Carcabuey, Spain) 🇪🇸

Mario Méndez of Almazaras de la Subbética drives Andrew Schiestel to an olive orchard on the mountain, Pico Bermejo, in Carcabuey, Córdoba, Spain. This olive orchard is part of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil co-operative organization, Almazaras de la Subbética. (Carcabuey, Spain) (Filmed, December 16, 2021) Almazaras de la Subbética appeared in this Ithaca Bound episode — Visiting the world’s most awarded olive oil producer 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (Ithacabound.com, December 23, 2021) The co-operative also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

El Rincón de Alma — A newborn daughter influencing its name (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸 — Owner of El Rincón de Alma, Freddy Asanjo Perez, shares how his newborn daughter's presence influenced the restaurant's current name. In English, rincón means nook (or corner) and alma means soul. The restaurant's previous name was Mi Cachito de Sevilla. (Filmed, February 6, 2022) Established in 2012, the company is situated in the Centro in Alicante, Spain. The restaurant also appeared in this Ithacabound.com Clip:  

María José San Román — Arriving at Michelen Star Monastrell (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

In this clip, Andrew Schiestel visits Michelen Star restaurant, Monastrell, and its executive chef and proprietor, María José San Román. (Filmed, January 27, 2022) Based in Alicante, Spain, María José San Román owns six culinary establishments. She opened her first restaurant, 3BK, in 1975. María José San Román and her restaurants were featured in this Ithacabound.com article — A Michelen Star in Alicante — Touring María José San Román’s Restaurants (January 30, 2022) María José San Román also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

1,200 year old olive tree (Casabermeja, Spain) 🇪🇸

In this clip, Andrew Schiestel visits an olivo (olive tree) in the Municipality of Casabermeja, Province of Málaga, Spain, believed to be at least 1,200 years in age. The tree is of an ancient uncategorized variety—known as a paleovariedad. (Filmed, February 10, 2021) Annually its olives are milled into Extra Virgin Olive Oil at a local olive producer, Molino del Hortelano.

Papelería Eutimio — History of a third generation family business (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Eutimio Fernández Pardo, a co-owner of Papelería Eutimio, speaks about his business and its history. Papelería Eutimio is a third generation family-owned business in Alicante, Spain. The paper & office supplies tienda (store) was started in 1935 by the current proprietors' grandfather, Eutimio Fernández Duque. At the time of this recording, it is owned and operated by three descendants—Francisco, Victor, & Eutimio Fernández Pardo. Papelería Eutimio was featured in this Ithacabound.com article — Papelería Eutimio — Selling paper in Spain since 1935 (Ithacabound.com, January 24, 2022) (Filmed, January 24, 2022)

Olive tree possibly a millennium in age (Muro de Alcoy region, Spain) 🇪🇸

Carlos Cano Martínez of Almazara La Alquería takes Andrew Schiestel to an area in one of their olive orchards that contains olivos (olive trees) that are believed could be a millennium in age. (Filmed, January 14, 2022) Based in Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, Almazara La Alquería harvests and produces Extra Virgin Olive Oil. The company manages 150 hectares of olive orchards totalling approximately 30,000 olivos. Almazara La Alqueria was featured in this Ithacabound.com article — 30,000 Olive Trees — A Visit to Almazara La Alquería (January 17, 2022) The Extra Virgin Olive Oil producer also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Miñarro Sánchez family – Squeezing olives (Lorca, Spain) 🇪🇸

Lorca, Murcia, Spain 🇪🇸 — During a tour of the Miñarro Sánchez family's olive orchard, Andrew Schiestel squeezes some aceitunas (olives) to observe the natural olive oil that the aceitunas produce. The other voice in the video is Juan José of the Miñarro Sánchez family. (Filmed, December 30, 2021) Miñarro Sánchez family's olive orchard is a 0.4 hectare grove based in Lorca, Murcia, that comprises of about 104 olivos (olive trees). The Miñarro Sánchez family was featured in this Ithaca Bound Video Series episode — Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (Ithacabound.com, January 20, 2022) The family also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Huerta de Peñamelaria – Mediterranean people (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸

Couple José María Penco Valenzuela and Nati Nieto of Córdoba, Andalucía, Spain, share a moment at their family's olive orchard in the mountains, Huerta de Peñamelaria. (Filmed December 18, 2021) Huerta de Peñamelaria is a 120 hectare olive orchard that was originally purchased in 1827 by Josè's Great Grandfather, and contains approximately 3,000 olivos (olive trees). The couple, and Huerta de Peñamelaria, appeared in this Ithaca Bound episode — Visiting a Family's Olive Orchard in the Córdoba Mountains 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (Ithacabound.com, January 9, 2022) The olive orchard has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Olives start the milling process (Carcabuey, Spain) 🇪🇸

Carcabuey, Spain 🇪🇸 — A farmer of Almazaras de la Subbética brings harvested olives to the almazara (oil mill) to begin the milling process. Based in Carcabuey, Córdoba, Spain, Almazaras de la Subbética is a co-operative organization that is comprised of approximately 4,000 Spanish olive farmers. (Filmed, December 10, 2021) Almazaras de la Subbética appeared in this Ithaca Bound Video Series episode — Visiting the world’s most awarded olive oil producer 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (December 23, 2021) The co-operative has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

María José San Román — Speaking about a major renovation (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Michelen Star Chef, María José San Román, speaks about a major renovation last year that occurred in one of her restaurants, 3BK. (Filmed, January 27, 2022) María is proprietor and executive chef of the Michelen-recognized, Alicante, Spain-based restaurant, Monastrell. María José San Román and some of her restaurants were featured in this Ithacabound.com article — A Michelen Star in Alicante — Touring María José San Román’s Restaurants (January 30, 2022) The Michelen Star Chef has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Papelería Eutimio – Front of the store (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸 — Third-generation co-owner of Papelería Eutimio, Eutimio Fernández Pardo, shares a photograph of what the front of the store looked like in its early years—very little has changed. (Filmed, January 24, 2022) Eutimio currently owns and operates the tienda (store) with his two brothers—Victor and Francisco Fernández Pardo. It was founded in 1935 by the brothers' abuelo (grandfather), Eutimio Fernández Duque. Papelería Eutimio was featured in this Ithacabound.com article — Papelería Eutimio — Selling paper in Spain since 1935 (January 24, 2022) The company has also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:    

Possibly one thousand year old olive trees (Muro de Alcoy region, Spain) 🇪🇸

Carlos Cano Martínez of Almazara La Alquería drives Andrew Schiestel to a place in one of their orchards that contain olivos (olive trees) that is believed could be a millennium in age. (Filmed, January 14, 2022) Almazara La Alquería is an olive oil producer that manages approximately 30,000 olive trees across 150 hectares in the Muro de Alcoy region, Alicante, Spain. Almazara La Alquería was featured in this Ithacabound.com article — 30,000 Olive Trees — A Visit to Almazara La Alquería (Ithacabound.com, January 17, 2022) The Extra Virgin Olive Oil producer also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:  

Eating an orange from a family’s naranjo (Lorca, Spain) 🇪🇸

The Miñarro Sánchez family of Lorca, Murcia, Spain, hosted Andrew Schiestel for an evening on December 30, 2021, and showed him around their casa (home) and olive orchard. In this video Andrew tastes an orange from one of the family's naranjos (orange trees). (Filmed, December 30, 2021) The Miñarro Sánchez family were featured in this Ithaca Bound episode — Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 (January 20, 2022) The family also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:

Huerta de Peñamelaria – Ownership during the Islamic Spain period (Córdoba, Spain) 🇪🇸

José Penco Valenzuela, a family member and manager of the olive orchard, Huerta de Peñamelaria, speaks about the ownership of his family's lands during the Caliphate of Córdoba period. Today, Huerta de Peñamelaria hosts approximately 3,000 olive trees across 120 hectares. José Penco Valenzuela, his family, and Huerta de Peñamelaria appeared in this Ithaca Bound Video Series episode — Visiting a Family's Olive Orchard in the Córdoba Mountains 🇪🇸 | Ithaca Bound (Ithacabound.com, January 9, 2022)

Almazaras de la Subbética – In the orchard (Carcabuey, Spain) 🇪🇸

Workers recoger (collect) olives at one of the huertos de olivos (olive orchards) that is part of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil co-operative organization, Almazaras de la Subbética. Almazaras de la Subbética is a co-operative organization comprised of about 4,000 olive farmers, based in Carcabuey, Province of Córdoba, Spain. The company is the most award-winning olive oil producer in the history of the world. Almazaras de la Subbética appeared in this Ithaca Bound Video Series episode — Visiting the world’s most awarded olive oil producer 🇪🇸 (Ithacabound.com, December 23, 2021) (Filmed, December 10, 2021)

A 500 year old olive tree (Lorca, Spain) 🇪🇸

Juan José Miñarro Sánchez provides Andrew Schiestel a tour of the Cerro del Caño, the principal mountain in Lorca, Murcia, Spain, and where the Castillo de Lorca is located. During the tour, the two come across an olivo (olive tree) of the Cornicabra variety that is around 500 years in age. Juan José's family appeared in this Ithaca Bound Video Series episode — Staying a night with a very Mediterranean family 🇪🇸 (Ithacabound.com, January, 20, 2022)

Papelería Eutimio – When Eutimio III was young (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Eutimio Fernández Pardo of Papelería Eutimio (Alicante, Spain), a third-generation co-owner, reminisces about his time visiting the store as a child and playing. Eutimio Fernández Pardo is one of three brothers—including Victor and Francisco Fernández Pardo—who currently own Papeleria Eutimio. The paper and office supplies store was started in 1935 by their abuelo (grandfather) Eutimio Fernández Duque, and their padre (father), Eutimio Fernández Ripoll, directly proceeded the trio. Papelería Eutimio appeared in this Ithacabound.com article —Papeleria Eutimio — Selling paper in Spain since 1935 (Ithacabound.com, January 24, 2022) (Filmed, January 24, 2022)

We are now in the valley (Muro de Alcoy region, Spain) 🇪🇸

Carlos Cano Martínez of Almazara La Alquería (Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain) shows Andrew Schiestel around some of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil producer's olivars (olive orchards). (Filmed, January 14, 2022) Almazara La Alquería is an Extra Virgin Olive Oil producer based in Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain. Annually, the company harvests approximately 30,000 olivos (olive trees) across 150 hectares. Almazara La Alquería appeared in this Ithacabound.com article — 30,000 Olive Trees — A Visit to Almazara La Alquería (Ithacabound.com, January 17, 2022) The company also appeared in these Ithacabound.com Clips:  

María José San Román – Outside of 3BK (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸

Michelen Star Chef, María José San Román, reflecting on starting her first restaurant, 3BK, in 1975. (Alicante, Spain) 🇪🇸 (Filmed, January 27, 2022) María José San Román is proprietor of six companies in the culinary sector in Alicante, Spain, including the Michelen-star restaurant, monastrell. María José San Román and some of her restaurants were featured in this Ithacabound.com article — A Michelen Star in Alicante — Touring María José San Román’s Restaurants (January 30, 2022) María José San Román was also featured in these Ithacabound.com Clips: