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How Chocolate is Made — From Bean to Bar at Our Mijas Factory

How Chocolate is Made — From Bean to Bar at Our Mijas Factory

You've eaten thousands of chocolate bars in your life. But do you know how one is actually made? Not in the Willy Wonka sense — in the real, tangible,...

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Birthday Parties in Mijas — Chocolate-Making Celebrations for Kids and Adults

Birthday Parties in Mijas — Chocolate-Making Celebrations for Kids and Adults

Soft play. Bowling. Pizza and cake. If you've been to enough children's birthday parties on the Costa del Sol, they start to blur together. The kids h...

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Chocolate and Coffee Factory in Mijas — Two Crafts Under One Roof

Chocolate and Coffee Factory in Mijas — Two Crafts Under One Roof

Cacao and coffee are siblings. They grow in the same tropical belt, often on neighbouring farms, at similar altitudes. They're both fermented after ha...

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Beyond the Beach — Unique Experiences on the Costa del Sol

Beyond the Beach — Unique Experiences on the Costa del Sol

The Costa del Sol has over 300 days of sunshine a year and some of the best beaches in Europe. You already knew that. That's why you booked. But after...

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Day Trips from Malaga with Kids — Visit a Chocolate Factory in Mijas

Day Trips from Malaga with Kids — Visit a Chocolate Factory in Mijas

Malaga is a fantastic city for families — the Alcazaba, the beach, Calle Larios, the port. But after a few days, you start looking for something diffe...

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Day Trips from Marbella with Kids — Chocolate Factory in Mijas Pueblo

Day Trips from Marbella with Kids — Chocolate Factory in Mijas Pueblo

Marbella has the beaches, the old town, the parks. But when you want something different — something where the kids are genuinely engaged and you're n...

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Half-Term Activities on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making in Mijas

Half-Term Activities on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making in Mijas

Half-term on the Costa del Sol usually means pool days, beach time, and maybe a water park. Which is great — until day three, when you need something...

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The Best Hen Party Activity on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making in Mijas

The Best Hen Party Activity on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making in Mijas

You've got a group of friends, a bride-to-be, and a long weekend on the Costa del Sol. The pool parties and beach clubs are sorted. But you want somet...

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Indoor Activities for Kids on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making, Treasure Hunts & Personalised Adventures

Indoor Activities for Kids on the Costa del Sol — Chocolate Making, Treasure Hunts & Personalised Adventures

Kids don't care about the weather forecast. They want to do something — ideally something involving mess, discovery, and something sweet at the end. W...

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How to Make Bonbons — Learn Professional Chocolate Techniques in Mijas

How to Make Bonbons — Learn Professional Chocolate Techniques in Mijas

There's a reason luxury bonbons cost what they do. Each one is a tiny piece of engineering — a crisp chocolate shell, a perfectly piped filling, a cle...

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Personalised Children's Storybooks — Your Child Stars in Their Own Chocolate Adventure

Personalised Children's Storybooks — Your Child Stars in Their Own Chocolate Adventure

Imagine your child opening a real printed book and finding themselves on every page. Their name, their face, their adventure — through a chocolate fac...

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The Perfect Rainy Day Activity on the Costa del Sol — Make Chocolate in Mijas

The Perfect Rainy Day Activity on the Costa del Sol — Make Chocolate in Mijas

You've planned your Costa del Sol holiday around sunshine, beaches and outdoor adventures. Then you wake up to grey skies and rain hammering the windo...

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School Trips on the Costa del Sol — Educational Chocolate Workshops in Mijas

School Trips on the Costa del Sol — Educational Chocolate Workshops in Mijas

Finding a school trip that's genuinely educational and that the children actually enjoy is the eternal challenge. Museum visits where they zone out. N...

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Speciality Coffee Roasters in Mijas — Freshly Roasted in Our Chocolate Factory

Speciality Coffee Roasters in Mijas — Freshly Roasted in Our Chocolate Factory

Most coffee you buy has been sitting in a bag for months. Roasted in a warehouse somewhere, shipped to a distributor, stacked on a shelf, and eventual...

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Team Building with Chocolate — Corporate Events & Company Outings in Mijas

Team Building with Chocolate — Corporate Events & Company Outings in Mijas

Most team building activities have the same problem: half the team loves it, the other half endures it. Escape rooms, paintball, trust falls — they wo...

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Things to Do in Mijas with Kids — The #1 Family Activity on the Costa del Sol

Things to Do in Mijas with Kids — The #1 Family Activity on the Costa del Sol

If you're visiting Mijas Pueblo with kids, you want an activity that's fun for everyone — not just the children, not just the adults, but genuinely th...

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Wine and Chocolate Tasting in Mijas — A Masterclass Pairing Experience

Wine and Chocolate Tasting in Mijas — A Masterclass Pairing Experience

Wine and chocolate. Two of life's great pleasures, and most people enjoy them separately. But pair the right wine with the right chocolate, and someth...

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