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 More
Semana 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 More
Easter 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 More
Easter 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 More
An 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 More
Traditional 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 More
Nino 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 …
Read More
