Andalucia Diary – Seasonal Travel Notes

Almeria

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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Rambla De Los Yesos Canyon

Canyon country – Rambla de los Yesos, Almeria

Just a quick note about this wonderful hike (PR-A 16), near Alboloduy in Almeria. Put on your hiking boots here for …

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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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Spring water choices – Fuente Agria, near Portugos

With the immense snow capped peaks of the Sierra Nevada, the area of the Alpujarras is all about natural water. …

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From gassy springs to green sheep – the mountain villages of the Taha Valley, Alpujarras, Granada

From Lanjaron the road winds north easterly, through the quintessentially Andalusian mountain villages of the Taha Valley, Alpujarras, in the …

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Cocktails and croquettas in the Alpujarras, Sierra Nevada

With its long hot summers, it comes as little surprise that Andalucía has such a seductively intoxicating selection of refreshing …

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Henrie Haldane Art

Henrie Haldane Art at the Hotel Sacrastia

Cadiz Province and the Costa del la Luz is one of my favourite parts of Andalucia. Having just flown into …

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Cakes and Mitres in Santa Fe, Granada

Twinned with its name sake in New Mexico in the States, Santa Fe is a small town near Granada in …

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What does the Camino mean to you? – Spain’s Camino de Santiago

In less than two months time, ‘god willing’, I will be in Galicia, starting the walk of my life, a …

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