Algarve, Portugal
We’re now on the Algarve. The weather is stunning, and the location, a sleepy cove looking out over the Atlantic …
Read MoreThe road to Portugal…
I have an assignment in Portugal, so we’ve hit the road. From Marbella to the border is about three and …
Read MoreQuirky Lebanese Restaurant in Malaga’s old town
We discovered this place through a recommendation; and to be fair if it hadn’t been recommended I don’t think we …
Read MoreMolino del Santo, Country Hotel, Benaojan, near Ronda, Andalucia
When I was hiking in the Ronda Mountains this week I stayed the night at the Molino del Santo in …
Read MoreHiking in Grazalema’s natural park, north west of Ronda
Had a wonderful day hiking with guide and qualified ornithologist Eve Monika Bratek,and Karl in the mountains near Benaojan and …
Read MoreSorolla – Gardens of Light – Jardines de Luz – Alhambra & Generalife Complex, Palace of Charles V – until 14 October 2012
In 1908 Joaquin Sorolla, the Valencian painter, came to Andalucía for the first time. The light was something totally new …
Read MoreGar-Anat Hotel de Peregrinos, Granada
Granada is a uniquely compelling city; its studenty, hippy vibe is a welcome contrast to the formality of a city …
Read MoreCortijo de los Frailes, Almeria
A simmering feud between two families in 1930s Andalucía was the inspiration for Federico Garcia Lorca‘s classic play, the ‘Blood …
Read MoreTranquility in hidden Europe – ‘La Almenda y El Gitano’, near Agua Amargas, Almeria, Andalucia
The dry heat is glorious; we’re in Almeria, the eastern province of Andalucía. It’s not well known, and most know …
Read MoreSalobrena – worth a visit – Costa Tropical, Granada
Although most of Salobreña’s old town has been rebuilt, the ‘old town’, which sits atop a prominence, overlooking rustic market …
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