Accommodation & Food
Accommodation
The base for your holiday is our large house in Cádiar, which overlooks a pretty, quiet church square where local farmers bring their mules to drink at the fountain. We can sleep up to 7 people at our house and most of the rooms look out onto the square and up to the mountains – a stunning view. If there are more than 7 of you we can put you up locally, so you can still eat with us but just sleep elsewhere. There is a good size lounge with Sky TV, WIFI, and a large selection of DVDs, which leads onto a large terrace where you can chill out after a hard days ride with a few beers, looking up the mountains you’ve just been climbing!
We all eat together in the dining room, or up on the terrace, it’s up to you, or we can recommend restaurants in Cádiar and the surrounding area.
On the ground floor is the bike store and workshop where you can tinker to your heart’s content, and we keep a supply of basics in stock such as inner tubes, tyres, chain lube, carb powder and muesli bars.
You are also welcome to use the washing machine.
Food
We love our food and know that cycling round these mountains requires plenty of energy. That’s why one thing you won’t go here is hungry!
We start the day with a selection of cereals, porridge, fruit, bread, tea, coffee and juice.
For lunch you can stop off at one of the bars on your route or you can take a snack with you.
On your return there will be cake and buns, tea and coffee or a nice cold beer! (This is all included in the training week price.)
For dinner you can choose to eat in at the house or take a short walk into Cádiar to one of the bars. Dinner at the house is home-cooked and 3 courses with wine and beer for 20 euros.
Vamos! Food
- Roasted tomato and red pepper soup
- Moroccan chickpea soup
- Gazpacho
- Red onion, black olive and feta tart
- Cured local meats and cheeses
- Grilled goats cheese tart
- Waldorf salad
- Mushroom tart
- Caprese salad (mozzarella and tomato)
- Parmiggiana (layered grilled aubergines with tomato sauce and parmesan)
The Mains
- Paella
- Slow roast chicken with lemon, wine and garlic sauce
- Pork ribs braised in red wine
- Seafood stew
- Chicken and potatoes in sherry and garlic
- Spaghetti bolognese
- Pork tagine with cous cous
- Pork loin with spicy bravas sauce
- Baked sea bream with potatoes and peppers
- Roasted mediterranean vegetable tart
- Bean goulash
- Vegetable tagine
Desserts
- Key lime pie
- Apple crumble
- Profiteroles
- Zesty crepes
- Glazed apple tart
- Pavlova
- Fresh fruit salad
- Tiramisu
- Warm peaches with basil
- Rich chocolate cheesecake
