Campaigners Seek to Have Mountains of Costa del Sol Recognised as a National Park

Campaigners Seek to Have Mountains of Costa del Sol Recognised as a National Park

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Campaigners hope to have the mountain range of Costa del Sol – the iconic mountains that have served as the backdrop to many postcards, selfies, and evening meals for decades.

The unique peak of La Concha to the flatter range reaching inland through to Ronda, the Costa del Sol mountains hide beautiful terrain, rural pueblos, winding roads, and the most beautiful views of Spain.

The mountain range plays host to expats and locals alike during the summer months, and it’s also home to some of the most exclusive property to be found in the world. You’ll have to look hard, but you can find it nestled in the valleys.

The local government already has plans to recognise the Sierra de las Nieves behind Marbella as a national park, causing over 13,500 people to sign a Change.org petition to have the Sierra Bermeja – which constitutes the backdrop of Estepona awarded national park status.

The petition argues that the Sierra Bermeja has a more delicate, broader biodiversity than Sierra de las Nieves, and that both ranges deserve to be granted national park status.

Pinsapo fir trees can only be found on red peridotite rocks in the Sierra Bremeja according to the group. This is why they campaigned alongside the Sierra de las Nieves to have the whole area recognised.

Sierra Bermeja Parque Nacional campaigner Maribel Marin was encouraged by how many signed the signature so far, saying that it highlighted how important the mountain range is to the people. Marin encourages other people to sign the petition and show officials the support the campaign has received.

The current status of Sierra Bermeja is that of a parque natural, which Marin believes doesn’t give it the protection it needs from fires and other risks. Marin concluded that it would be a tragedy if a lack of protection caused us to lose a unique habitat forever.

Spain Calls for Tapas to be Recognised on Unesco Cultural Heritage List

Spain Calls for Tapas to be Recognised on Unesco Cultural Heritage List

Tapas, from the ingredients involved to the dining method itself, is aiming to be recognised by Unesco.

Tapas are a wonderful way to eat

Many great things have origins in Spain; Flamenco, Sherry, Bullfighting, sunburn, and Latino love machines like Julio Ilgesias. One of the things that Spain is most known for is their food.

Spanish food can be found all over the world in many different forms and varieties including ranging from El Bulli’s experimental cooking to the simple bags of frozen paella found in a supermarket. Tapas is perhaps the most famous form of Spanish cuisine.

Tapas has become so prolific in UK restaurants, mostly due to the influx of Spanish nationals flocking to Britain as a result of the Spanish economic crisis, that tapas being sold in supermarkets has seen a sales increase of 40% year after year since 2013.

One of the reasons that tapas has become such a favourite is that there is a lot of variety including flavours and textures and portion sizes. The affordability of tapas also helps. Tapas has become such a favourite that the Spanish Royal Academy of Gastronomy has asked Unesco to put tapas on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Plenty of people will know Unesco for their work with promoting historical sites and protecting them. They also offer protection for different cultural assets such as “intangibles” including living practices, skills, and artisan craftsmanship specific to a country.

The president of the Royal Academy of Gastronomy, Rafael Anson, says that Tapas is the very model of food. He believes that pizza by itself would not be considered intangible but the entire Mediterranean diet is.

He added that restaurants in spain and tapas is also a way of eating. He was the driving force of the push to see the recognition of tapas and considers the project to be very advanced.

Anson said that while it will be up to the Ministry of Culture to formally present the idea to Unesco he has spoken to them himself and they are considering it.

Unesco has already recognised the Mediterranean diet as being a cultural heritage asset. Unesco also considers Flamenco and the human towers of Catalonia to be cultural heritage assets too. Tapas would definitely belong on a list like that. Italy is already trying to ensure that tapas isn’t the only food on the list. While pizza itself isn’t enough to count Naples is attempting to have the art of Neapolitan pizza making admitted by Unesco.