El Galeon Andalucia arrives for Viva Florida 500
Florida - yes, that's Florida in the US - is all abuzz thanks to the arrival of a magnificent Andalucian galleon.
The voyage of El Galeon, a replica l6th-century…
Doñana saved from fracking - for now
Good news for environmentalists and nature-lovers: the plan to drill for natural gas in Doñana National Park, which is a UNESCO-recognised biosphere, has been halted.
In a…
Flores de los patios de Córdoba
Festival Overview
The next major cultural event here in Andalucia is the Cordoba Patios Festival, which takes place on 8-19 May.
This is one of the region's most charming festivals, where flowers take centre stage. Music and dance, usually the protagonists…
Seville Feria
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Chicas con Traje sevillano en Feria de Sevilla
Feria de Sevilla
The 1,000-odd casetas are being desmontado (taken down), the carriages are being loaded into trailers to be towed back to their…
An integral part of the Feria de Abril, now reaching its halfway point here in Seville, is dancing. Sevillanas are a type of flamenco dance (or not, depending on who you talk to), performed in pairs - man-woman or woman-woman. Sevillanas are divided into four parts.
While it is not obligatory to…
Tonight Seville's biggest party of the year kicks off: the Feria de Abril (April Fair), so-called because it always takes place in April, three weeks after Semana Santa. After that event was dogged by rain, he weather looks set to be fine, with temperatures climbing into the 30s.
The stars of…
Every city needs its green spaces - somewhere to go for a walk, ride your bike, have a picnic, read a book, lie in the sun, play football, let the kids run around, feed the pigeons...
In the case of Seville's Parque Maria Luisa, as well as all that, you can climb a tower with a waterfall; rent a…
CEO of ICANN, Fadi Chehadé, opens the 46th Public Meeting in Beijing
ICANN Engagement Center to Open In Beijing; 46th Public Meeting in Beijing is Largest Ever
ICANN President and Chief Executive Officer Fadi Chehadé announced today that the organization will open its first new global engagement…
Here on the AC blog, and on the website itself, our aim is to keep you, our audience, updated on what's happening here in Andalucia.
We want you to enjoy the latest and best of everything that this wonderful region of sun, sea, castles, fiestas, flamenco and tapas has to offer.
With this in mind…
Here in Spain, most events are open to all the family, and this includes religious ones.
At last week's Semana Santa processions in Seville, you could see children of all ages, from babes in arms to teenagers, taking part wearing mini versions of the outfits worn by fully-fledged nazarenos.…