Move It To Music
Move It To Music! ladies toast their
friendship and good health after another
enjoyable season keeping fit and having
fun. Left to right: Cecilia, Theresa,
Rosemary, Heather, Lisa, Naomi, Liz,
Mary, Stella and Sheila. Move It To
Music! started in 2005 and, with an
average weekly attendance of 20, it is the
longest-running, most successful dance
fitness class in Nerja. The classes take a
break for summer and will restart in
October.
Lux Mundi trip
Recently on a glorious day 49 people
joined Lux Mundi’s day trip to Ecija in
the province of Seville, bordering on the
province of Córdoba, a wealthy cereal
producing town on the banks of the river
Genil. It is easy to realise why it is called
the city of towers because you could
clearly spot so many of them gleaming
in the sunlight as we arrived. From the
bus station there was a short walk to the
old town where there is so much to see,
as Ecija has one of the finest collections
of monumental buildings in the
province of Seville, including around 20
churches and convents and wonderful
palaces, some declared as National
monuments. A visit to the Palace of
Benameji was not to be missed. This
palace houses the city’s Archaeological
Museum with its wonderful display of
Roman mosaics dating back to the 9th
century and many sculptures, including
the Amazonian. The facade of the
Palacio de Peñaflor is stunning; this
palace was built between 1700 and 1775
and was the home of the Peñaflor family
until 1958. It was declared of Cultural
Interest in 1962. The Palacio los Palmas,
built over an old Dominican monastery
from the 16th century, was also well
worth a visit with its beautiful orange-
tree courtyard with a stone fountain and
old monastery well.
There are so many beautiful churches to
visit, including the Iglesia de San Juan
built in 1745. The detailed ceramic work
on the triple bell tower was certainly a
stunning sight to see and it was
delightful to see the stork that nests
above this church. Many of the group
chose to have lunch in the Plaza, sitting
in the glorious sunshine, surrounded by
stunning buildings. Everyone had a great
day in Ecija and we’ll definitely be
returning! Lux Mundi would like to
thank all who supported this excursion,
which enables them to continue with
their charitable work and we hope to see
you all again at future events in the
Centre and excursions.
end of May and beginning of June,
inviting visitors to see a wide variety of
work by Spanish and foreign artists. The
weekends have become a well-known
fixture of the art scene in Andalucia,
providing an opportunity to meet the
Club Nerja Rugby
Club Nerja Rugby has ended its most
successful league season in its seven-year
history. They finished as winners of the
Andalusian Second Division Eastern
Section. They then went into the
Andalusian playoffs against near
neighbours Málaga. The first league of
the quarter-final was scheduled for
artists, learn more about their work and
techniques, and see and buy their
paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs
and ceramics. The event is set in the
pretty village of Gaucin, one of the
famous white pueblos near Estepona and
Ronda.
This year, the Art Gaucin Open Studios
will take place over two long weekends –
Friday May 24 to Sunday May 26, and
Friday May 31 to Sunday June 2. Visitors
will have a chance to see many new
works by Art Gaucin’s member artists, as
well as the paintings, sculptures and
installations by this year’s guest artists,
Pepe Barroso, Lieuwke Loth, and Karina
Zothner.
March 31 on which date there was an
issue with player availability. Efforts to
re-arrange the game were unsuccessful.
They then went into the game missing a
number of key players and with others
playing out of position. Málaga scored
five tries to open a 31-point gap in the
first half but Nerja responded with a try.
They then showed their potential by
restricting the opponents to two
penalties in the second half but went
down 5-37. The 32-point gap seemed
difficult, but not impossible, to close in
the return leg a week later. Nerja ran in
seven tries in their 43-point total but
errors allowed Málaga to respond with 18
points so Nerja failed to tie the fixture by
only seven points.
Club Nerja Rugby have a number of
friendlies against visiting clubs in May.
Details of these games will be published
on the CNR Facebook page.
Art Gaucin weekends
The artists of Gaucin will open their
studios to the public for the annual Art
Gaucin Open Studios weekends at the
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Launched more than a decade ago, Art
Gaucin has built up a strong following
both locally in Andalucia and overseas.
With its warren of quiet, pretty streets,
Gaucin is a delightful place to explore on
foot. It has ancient castle ruins, offers
spectacular views across the coast and
towards Africa, and provides plenty of
places to linger over a coffee, tapas or
something more substantial while
enjoying those panoramas as the village
has several popular and celebrated
restaurants.
Local artisans will also be showing a
selection of jewellery, blankets and other
handmade crafts. With the upgrading of
the road from Gaucin to the coast, access
is faster and smoother – now just 45
minutes from Estepona and 40 minutes
from Ronda.
For the full list of artists, details of their
works and of the Art Gaucin Open
Studios event, please visit the website
artgaucin.com