On the 100th anniversary of Laurie Lee's birth, the book takes readers on a revealing journey across 21st-century Spain. To celebrate the centenary of Laurie Lee's birth, Paul Murphy retraced the writer's journey on foot across pre-war 1930s Spain from Vigo to Almuñecar, as recounted years…

Michelin Guide to Spain and Portugal 2014 - the 2105 edition will be launched in Marbella this November. Spain and Portugal Michelin Guide 2015 A few days ago it was announced that the Spain and Portugal Michelin Guide 2015 will be launched at Hotel Los Monteros in Marbella on 19…

Diagram of a blue-fin tuna, showing all the cuts. Picture: El Campero restaurant (Barbate, Cadiz). As a self-confessed foodie, and with an avid interest in all things Andalucian, I was excited to be invited to a ronqueo. For anyone who doesn't know what this is, the concept…

Seville's Alcazar Palace. Photo © Michael Barbatulus Game of Thrones to be filmed in Andalucía As of this morning, we can confirm that the fifth series of TV's most-watched show, Game of Thrones , will be filmed in the Alcazar of Sevilla, the exquisite Mudejar royal palace, and the historic…

King Felipe VI of Spain is sworn in at the Palacio de Congresos de los Diputados in Madrid. New king of Spain: Felipe VI Today is a historic day for Spain. The country has a new king: Felipe VI. The abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos, was officially approved as a law yesterday, in the…

Tony Bryant (left) with BBC producer Phil Pegum (right), and singer Dani de Utrera (middle), recording The Spirit of Flamenco for Radio 2 in the town of Utrera. Photo courtesy of Tony Bryant. The Spirit of Flamenco – BBC Documentary English author and flamenco expert Tony Bryant…

A flower-festooned wagon passes the Giralda in Seville. The simpecado visits the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall). The insignia of the Seville hermandad of El Rocio. Groups, or hermandades Groups of rocieros are always accompanied by drummers and pipers. As May arrives, so the season for…

The team behind a very successful Foro La Zagaleta 2014, the luxury brand forum held in Marbella. 3rd Edition of Foro La Zagaleta: “The Brand of the 21st Century” GUEST POST BY SOPHIE CAREFULL Last Friday 6 June, for the third year, some of the biggest names in the international business world…

Our sherry and tapas menu at Vineria San Telmo for International Sherry Week, which has over 1100 events in 22 countries until 8 June. International Sherry Week International Sherry Week is the brainchild of Chelsea Anthon, an Australian marketer who lives in Vejer de la Frontera.…

Abdication statement of King Juan Carlos of Spain, handed to the President of the Government this morning. The king od spain abdicates “Su Majestad el Rey Juan Carlos acaba de comunicarme su voluntad de renunciar al trono y abrir el proceso sucesorio.” "His Majesty King Juan Carlos has…