Semana Santa, (Easter Holy Week) in Andalucia
Semana Santa, or Holy Week, here in Andalucia is a week of emotive pageantry. I written travel notes before about …
Read MoreSemana Santa (Holy Week), Easter 2013 in Andalucía, Spain
I’m often asked about the Holy Week here in Spain. It’s truly one of the most extraordinarily Spanish cultural events …
Read MoreEaster Sunday in Tolox, Sierra de las Nieves
It’s no secret that Spain, especially here in the south, commemorates the festival of Easter in a big way. Semana …
Read MoreEaster Sunday, Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park
Went to mountain village of Yunquera for Sunday Lunch – took in the Easter procession. Couldn´t believe even the young …
Read MoreAn Easter Sunday afternoon in the pueblo of Istan
Istan is a small mountain village, within spitting distance of Marbella. Like most small municipalities here, they used to run …
Read MoreTraditional Easter Processions in Malaga, Andalucia
Incense filled the streets; crowds spilled into the streets; street vendors had arrived early to secure the best trading spots, …
Read MoreNino Jesus – Baby Jesus icons for sale in Malaga
Spain is a remarkably modern country, having left the years of Franco well and truly in the past. This is …
Read MoreSaturday – as seen by my phone camera
Saturday night we went to Ronda for a midnight mass and the Christening of a nephew and niece ofmy partner, …
Read MoreTuesday – as seen by my phone camera
Well, it is Semana Santa. It’s Easter and this was my little treat tonight – a tiny basket of chocolate …
Read MoreRoaming in Ronda
From my experience so far, it’s hard to keep to a schedule in Spain. One always has to factor in …
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