The Mesa Roldan lighthouse and Keeper
I just love the Cabo de Gata natural park. It’s climate totally suits me, and I find the semi-arid, volcanic …
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Go Wild in Southern Spain – Ten of my favourite wild spaces in Andalucia
Andalucía is one of Spain’s largest autonomous regions, almost equivalent in size to Portugal. Although well known for its developed …
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Glamping on wheels: a roadtrip with ‘Pepa’ the campervan
I kicked off my summer with a few days ‘Glamping on wheels’ enjoying the freedom of the open road in …
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Walking on the Wild Side – a journey through Sierra Nevada and Cabo de Gata
Here is the article that relates to my recent trip to Sierra Nevada and Cabo de Gata – notes from …
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Sitting on a gold mine – Almeria’s geological heritage
The volcanic landscape of Almeria is surely what geologists must dream about in their sleep! Huge fragments of rock, known …
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Listen to the silence – rural accommodation in Cabo de Gata
I’ve written before about the interesting accommodation on offer in Almeria; it’s pretty much unlike anything else on offer in …
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Leaving the mountain rivers for the desert – Almeria
Before we leave the lush landscape of the Sierra Nevada natural park, we visited a small organic winery, Cortijo el …
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How ‘green’ are these greenhouses? An little insight into Almeria’s billion euro produce industry…
Do you know where you fruit and vegetables come from? Take a look at the label and it’s as if …
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Cortijo 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 …
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