Danish Prime Minister vacations in Axarkia, southern Spain

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has just spent a week on vacation at a hotel located between the village of Canillas de Albaida and the town of Competa in the Axarquia district of Malaga province.

The prime minister’s leave only became clear after his stay ended on Friday, February 16, when two villages posted the news on social media. Frederiksen and her husband, Danish film director Bo Thenberg, spent a week at Malaga Hills Boutique & Wellness B&B Hotel, which has been run by a Dutch couple for two years.

“She chose us for the landscape, the hiking trails and the tranquility. She loved gastronomy, Mediterranean cuisine and the people. She was very kind,” Canillas de Albaida Mayor Encarnacion Pareja told SUR. “He gave me a lot of attention,” he said. Pareja and Competa Mayor Rosa Luz Fernández held a short meeting with the Danish leader and his wife last Thursday.

Meeting with a female mayor

“The hotel owner told her that we were both women who were in charge of the city hall, and she agreed to meet us. She was very friendly and approachable,” Fernandez said. He said the couple had been eating at a local restaurant and going for a walk. They visited the Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama mountains in the Sierra Nevada, as well as other villages such as Acebuchar near Frigiliana.

Mayor Competa awarded Frederiksen with the Competa Medal of Honor, as well as wines from two local wineries, Jarel and Luis Picante, olive oil from the La Reciproca Olive Oil Cooperative, avocados, and typical La cakes. Local products were presented. A bakery in Cordovilla. “She was very happy,” Fernandez said. “Without a doubt, we are an enviable tourist destination,” the mayors added.

During the meeting, Mayor Kompeta told the Danish Prime Minister that there are 185 Danes registered in the town and that one of the first foreigners to settle in the town in 1967 was a famous Danish who studied flora. said biologist Van J. Brondegaard. area depth. “Some Danes set up real estate companies and many bought houses, so we became known as Little Denmark,” he said. Among the prominent Danes who chose this area is the musician Thomas Helmig, who owns a house in the town.

Hotel owners Rudolf and Brenneri Stadelmayr said they were “proud” to have hosted the prime minister. “This was a private visit, like many of our other customers who choose us for tranquility, scenery and gastronomy,” Rudolph said. Other notable guests include executives from companies such as Rolls-Royce.

This adults-only boutique hotel has just 6 rooms with stunning views of the Sierra Tejeda Almijara Mountains and the ocean. It is equipped with solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system and claims to be 100% organic and sustainable. Brenelli, a feminist writer, named each room after a historical female figure, such as Frida Kahlo or Rosa Parks. There is also a large library with an extensive collection of books by women authors.