A former frontier between two worlds – the ‘Sacred Empire’ of Montefrio, Granada
The view from the mountain road as you enter the valley is impressive. Turn another bend and there, perfectly framed …
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All Saints Day – Yunquera and El Burgo, Sierra de las Nieves
Today is Dia de Todos Los Santos – All Saints Day. Traditionally this is when everyone goes to the cemetery …
Read MoreOjen – Malaga White Village – Inland Marbella, Andalucia
Today are the elections for Andalucia's regional government – so an important time for the autonomous region. Although we live …
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Casarabonela – white village – Dia de Andalucia
We headed out to spend a chilled ‘Dia de Andalucia’ in the countryside; but the weather was changable so we …
Read MoreMedina Sidonia – hilltop town in Cadiz Province
It's still Carnival time, and the small hilltop town of Medina Sidonia was celebrating this sunny Sunday. There was a …
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Juzcar, a pueblo ‘blanco’ in the Genal Valley, is making its neighbours blue with envy – thanks to Sony Pictures
Malaga Province is well known for its ancient White Villages; Pueblos Blancos, the houses, as the cliché says, spill down …
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Genalgaucil Revisited
I’ve been ignoring my blog as work is demanding most of my time. However I’ve managed to get away at …
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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 MoreGenalguacil: “Arte y Naturaleza”
We’ve just got back from Ronda. This time we took the road towards the western part of the coast, taking …
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