Game of Thrones is watched by millions worldwide.One of the three possible Andalucian locations for Games of Thrones Season 5: the Alhambra in Granada, which the production team visited last week. The media here in Andalucia has been abuzz with excitement over the past few days with news that Game…

The crowd at the Festival of Colors in Seville last Saturday.Poster advertising the Festival of Colors - the second-ever in Spain. Spain, and especially Andalucia, is well known for its colourful festivals, with clothes and adornments in a range of bright shades. One visually arresting festival I…

Carriages, horses and flamenca dresses are traditional sights of the Feria which haven't changed in centuries Spring is the time for fairs here in Andalucia, and kicking off the season each year is the mother of all Ferias - the Feria de Abril in Seville. As the name implies, this is usually…

"It might seem crazy what I’m ’bout to say Sunshine, she’s here, you can take a break." (Let's face it—those words could have been written with Andalucía in mind.) "I’m a hot air balloon that could go to space With the air, like I don’t care, baby, by the way." Because I’m happy Clap along if…

This year's Semana Santa was a bumper one for Malaga. Photo: Michelle Chaplow   All over Andalucia, this year we enjoyed a Semana Santa to remember, as most, if not all, of the processions in cities and towns all over the region were able to come out as planned, with blue skies and sunshine all…

The Christ paso of La Sed in Plaza de España on Palm Sunday.   The Virgin of Las Aguas at the Puerta del Principe, the main gate of the Cathedral. This year, for the first time since 2011, all the pasos in Seville's Semana Santa processions have gone out to do their journeys of penitence. From…

Andalucia has half of Spain's top destinations for this year.   If you're a Trip Advisor user, and many of us who love to travel are, you'll be interested to hear about the Travelers' Choice Awards for Spain.Out of the top 10 destinations which were voted for, including cities…

Peña de los Enamorados - Lovers' Leap, part of the Monumental Complex of Antequera, entered as Spain's 2015 application for UNESCO World Heritage Status. Photograph: Michelle Chaplow   Spain has…

The beautiful glass dome of the Hotel Colon, which opened in 1929.  This year, indeed this very week, an institution in Seville celebrates its 85th anniversary: the Hotel Colon. When this revered establishment opened on 29 March 1929, as the Hotel Majestic, it was the grandest and most…

Anna Kemp, director of the Open Air Theatre Project in Laroles, on the threshing-floor stage   During my ten-plus years in Spain, I have met a large number of fellow expats - some working for foreign companies, along with their "trailing spouses" (who are/were here because of…