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Southern Spain’s most evocative coastline is bright, breezy and brilliant for walking, eating and watersports, writes Jon Clarke
CONTRASTS: From the arches of the Jewish quarter of Vejer to the extraordinary dishes at La Traina and (right) an inlet on the journey between Zahara and Barbate
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HILE it’s blowing a hoolie outside and well over 35 By Jon Clarke grees in the sun, I’m sittingdein deep shade and wondering what amazing culinary creation is going And don’t expect to appear next on my table. silver service and menus in English This is La Traina, in Zahora, one of the ter all, the Costa or German…This is, aftrue dining secrets of Andalucia. de la Luz - the Coast of Light - and a million Tucked away down a scruffy potholed nearby cousin the miles away from its lane somewhere between Costa del Sol. Indeed Vejer de la the costas in general. Frontera and Zahara de are not going to find it by los Atunes you This is a coastline of castles and accident. carpaccios, calas and corvina (one of its
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best local fish)... the perfect blend of nature and its best ingredients. This is a coastline of gems; historic Tarifa, the bridgehead for the Moors in Spain, and a crossing point for centuries and beautiful Vejer, with its cobbled streets and dynamic restaurant scene. This is a coastline of laid
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THE Costa prowess is de la Luz’s celibrated down to the culinary which produce local some of the surroundings, gredients in best quality inThe obvious the world. examples are wonderful beef sherry, from the classic fish and the cows, which brown the hills and you often see wandering ‘retinto’ even on the around in Of course the beaches. amazing ‘almadrab tuna (top), caught nearby (above), a’ bluefin ularly good is spectacand the vegetable also of a high s available quality, particular are Another reason ly from which has seen is the type of tourists Conil. a distinctly who visit rivals on the Costa del Sol.more refined crowd than the coast, pared to spend They demand its nearby quality to get it. and are pre-
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HE grew up diving for balls under the Spanish sun – and now Hannah Hampton has dived her way into English football folklore. The England goalkeep-
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er, 23, who spent much of her childhood living in Spain, pulled off two massive saves in a heart-stopping penalty shootout victory over Spain on Sunday. It allowed the Lionesses to secure back-to-back European Championship titles and earned revenge after Spain beat us in the World Cup two years ago. And if that wasn’t enough, the Birmingham-born
star stunned reporters by giving her post-match interviews in fluent Spanish. Her linguistic skills garnered cheers from fans on both sides of the pitch and went viral online. With Spanish fans left speechless and English expats swelling with pride, Hampton is being hailed as the ‘bilingual brick wall’ who shut down Spain’s Euro dreams. The Brummie spent five formative years in Spain, moving there with her teacher parents at age five. While living in Castellon province, her Continues on Page 3
ON THE RUN BRITAIN’S most notorious far-right agitator, Tommy Robinson, is on the run – and likely headed back to Spain, the Olive Press can reveal. The ex-English Defence League (EDL) boss allegedly fled the UK yesterday morning after being filmed (see right) ranting beside an unconscious man at London’s St Pancras station. The man had been knocked out, with shocking footage later showing blood on the floor and medics trying to resuscitate him. Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon, was heard saying: “You saw him come at me, bruv,” before fleeing. British Transport Police confirmed the assault and revealed the victim re-
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mains in hospital with serious injuries. Now, Olive Press sources say Robinson, 42, boarded a flight just hours later and is ‘likely’ returning to Spain, where he’s been based for months. “Realistically he’s likely to be heading for Alicante where he will start to desperately cobble together his defence,” said the source, who knows him well. “He could be flying via somewhere else, but he is a creature of habit and he’s got a lot of pals on the Costa Blanca, who protect him.” He continued: “He’s probably
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dumped his phone to throw the authorities off his trail.” We can reveal Robinson recently stayed in Finestrat, near Benidorm, where he ‘rented’ properties in the Campana Gardens development. The project is mysteriously linked to Russian investors and promoted by fellow far-right UK watch dealer-turned-influencer Paul Thorpe. Robinson also spent time in Tenerife, where he ‘stayed in a €1.5 million villa’ near Adeje and later at the exclusive Quinta do Lago resort in Portugal, where he was also based last Christmas. In fact, Robinson – despite being bankrupt – has used dozens of luxury properties across the Iberian Peninsula as boltholes.
The serial fugitive has repeatedly used Spain and Portugal to escape British legal troubles. As we reported last year he stayed at a KNOCKOUT: luxury villa in Robinson (in Albir, where he blue) tells fellow filmed a string traveller ‘He of podcasts be- came at me’ fore socialising with German neo-Nazi Lutz Bachmann in Tenerife. In another Olive Press expose, we revealed that the stunning €1.5 million property was owned by British fashion mogul Philip Day – the billion-
British far-right thug vanishes after UK assault – and is ‘likely’ coming to Spain
aire behind Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Peacocks. The Olive Press revealed he used the property as a studio for far-right podcasts, including collaborations with American far-right Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes. After knocking on the villa, Robinson threatened Olive 2 3000m shop Press reporters, saying: “See if you like it when I knock on Large parking area your mum’s door.” Robinson meanwhile has also lived in Marbella, where 952 886 814 he posted from the exclusive Manolo Santana Racquets 699 572 116 Club. He also spent time in GibralA7, Km 166. C/Séneca 2, tar, where he was considering living for a while. Villa de Costalita, The latest incident – and his ESTEPONA, Málaga rapid disappearance – raises fears among locals and officials of yet another round of drama on Spanish soil. Though the Guardia Civil has not commented, pressure is likely to mount if Robinson attempts to return and use Spain once more as his safe haven. If UK police find sufficient grounds, an Interpol Red Notice could follow. your next shop Opinion Page 6
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