La Estepeña bakery was founded in 1858 first being in small coffee shops. It is still family-owned and operated by the Galván family. In 2004 the factory got a total overhaul to expand and have more modern equipment. The factory is enormous and they didn’t allow for any photographs. They still have a small area where they produce the pastries in the traditional oven. This bakery produces the traditional Spanish pastries called “polvorones” and “mantecados”. They both are very delicious. Estepa has 24 separate factories, 2,000 local workers and produces 20 million kilos of these pastries per year. La Estepeña also produces many chocolate treats and a variety of other baked goods. The town of Estepa has your typical Andalucian history with the ancient cultures marching through ending with the Spanish re-conquest in 1291. Between then and 1492 wen Granada was taken, the city had many attacks from the Moors. We visited the Tower of Victoria, finished in 1766. It is considered one of the best examples of 18th century Andalusian baroque.
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