Viva Espana 2008
Viva España (Dutch number 1 special interest magazine 2008) With the Bedouin? At Refugio Marnes can stay in a real Jaima: a luxury Bedouin tent and stylishly equipped for a comfortable and original holiday you’ll never forget. The tent is set on a stone platform, equipped with bathroom and kitchen. Not just tripping over the guy lines of the neighbors, but a spacious place with lots of privacy and 19 acres where you can stroll. Delicious undisturbed rest and enjoy the morning straight from bed into the...
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Refugio Marnes, what more could you want? If you can choose between a weekend away in the dreary Netherlands or trip to a hidden Spanish paradise in a vast landscape under a radiant sun. Easy, we head in the direction of Alicante for a weekend to relax at Refugio Marnes. A warm welcome The joyful greeting of the dog Bram made us forget the trip. As did the warm welcome by Willem and Richard, the owners of the finca. “Did we have had a good trip and do we want join them for dinner?”. A delicious leek pie, bread with a garlic sauce and rose wine are on the menu....
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The resting place of Muhammad Casa Basic (Spanish Design Magazine) The morning breaks over the Sierra de Bernia, the hours pass slowly, the days are endless and the nights last forever. Then in the morning when danger lies in wait and your five senses must be sharpest. While his fellows are asleep, Muhammad remains alert to the danger of a possible attack. They hide themselves for almost a year here in the Sierra Bernia. Ever since Fillipe II decided that all Moors should be thrown out of the country. Many of them, like Muhammad decide to flee to the Sierra de Bernia. But their...
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La Ruina restored In front of the Sierra de Bernia (Alicante) stands this little house that, with only 70m2, has all the amenities we need today. Preserving however the simplicity and charm of the old lifestyle. Going to the Sierra de Bernia to a place far enough away from anything that causes stress, but sufficiently near all the modern advantages, we encounter Refugio Marnes. The 70m2 house “La Ruina” is a journey into the past, a return to a more basic and simple life, and the enjoyment of nature. The sun, peace and quiet are guaranteed, and they must be added the charm...
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Mountains of cushions My girlfriend and I wandered somewhat aimlessly through the hinterland of the Costa Blanca, green hills against a blue horizon, in the air we already smelled the spring, the first flowering almond trees. It was the beginning of January, we drove towards Benissa into the Sierra de Bernia. The sign ” Pinos Restaurante” lured us to a tiny way, we continued over a bridge with blue railings. And then, we suddenly saw a white farmhouse in the middle of the wilderness, home to wild boar, ermines, hawks and buzzards circling in the sky. Here, in Refugio Marnes,...
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