The world’s biggest chocolate bar

The ‘world’s biggest chocolate bar’ – Yet another reason to visit Cordoba!

From ‘chorros’ to ‘chocolate caliente’, ‘carbon dulce’ to ‘turron’, Spain certainly seems to have an insatiable appetite for sweet delicacies, and with the country’s seemingly collective sweet tooth, chocolate is big business in Spain.

Spain’s enthusiasm for chocolate reached record-breaking new heights recently in the Andalucian province of Cordoba, when the world’s biggest chocolate bar was created for charity.

The gigantic bar of chocolate, which measured 250 metres in length and 25 centimetres wide, was made using 2,600 bars of milk chocolate, 400 bars of dark chocolate and 100 bars of white chocolate.

The legendary world’s biggest chocolate bar was created by 100 people in Montilla, a quant and interesting town, located 32 miles to the south of Cordoba. Those involved in making the record-breaking slab of chocolate are all members of the local charity – El Dulce Nombre, and all proceedings made from the bar will go the local Alzheimer’s care home as well as a local nursing home.

The world’s biggest bar of chocolate currently lies along the whole length of Montilla’s Avenida de Boucau, and, being decoratively covered by various types of sweets, including Easter eggs and chocolate statues, El Dulce Nombre’s chocolate bar really is a sight for sore eyes.

It does seem ‘apt’ that the world’s biggest chocolate bar has been created in the province of Cordoba, a region world-renowned for its culinary delights. The village of Montilla itself is famous for its production of top-quality wine, with row upon row of grape vines interspersing the gently rolling landscapes that dominate this exceptionally picturesque region of southern Spain.

As well as taking in the stunning views, visitors to Montilla can muse by the impressive architectural and historical sites the town has impressively preserved, including palaces, churches and convents, many of which date back to Roman times.

In between visiting sites of historical importance, walking in such splendid countryside, and witnessing some of the best wine on Spain being produced, be sure to take a trip to Avenida de Boucau in Montilla, to witness first-hand the world’s biggest chocolate bar.