On the pig's back
The pink-washed castellated building sits perched on top of a hill in the midst of the oak and chestnut forests close to the village of Los Marines in Andalucia. It's a little gem of a place. The owners Sam and Jeannie Chesterton are superb original cooks and the house itself has the wonderful comfy feeling of an eccentric Irish country house stuffed with beautiful furniture, an eclectic collection of pictures, antiques, objets d'art, and mementoes from their travels.
When we arrived at almost midnight, we were welcomed to the strains of the melodious King's College Choir singing Christmas carols. We then tucked into a chunky vegetable, chickpea and noodle soup, slivers of Pata Negra, and slices of local saucisson, Jeannie's chicken liver pate, with country bread and local cheese with home-made quince paste.
