Christoph Van Daele

(A story, a recipe, and a slow ritual from the heart of the Sierra) In Andalucía, rice is more than a meal — it’s a moment. A Sunday. A smell drifting through the olive trees. It’s laughter, the sound of a spoon scraping the paellera , and the satisfying hush when the socarrat  — that golden, crispy layer at the bottom — is finally revealed. Among all the Andalusian rice dishes, there’s one that carries the wild, earthy heart of the mountains: the Arroz Serrano , also known as Paella de...

At Alquería de los Lentos, we've always maintained that life is best enjoyed at a slower pace. But we also believe that, from time to time, feeling your heart race is a way of truly being alive. This is how our new Couple's Adventure Pack was born, created together with our friends from Puenting Granada , the specialists in bungee jumping at the Puente de Lata in Dúrcal. An experience that combines the most intense emotion with the deepest serenity: a romantic getaway that begins with...

In the heart of the Valle de Lecrín , among orange trees, irrigation canals, and mountains, lies a concept as mysterious as it is deeply Granadian: the “malafollá granaína.” Anyone who visits Granada  —the city, its whitewashed villages, or its rural corners like Nigüelas — will eventually encounter that spark of irony, that blend of dry humor and hidden tenderness that defines the local spirit. And here, at Alquería de los Lentos , that spirit lives on in every corner: within the...