Blas Infante, considerado el padre de la Andalucía moderna.
100 Most Important Spaniards in History
I hope you all had an enjoyable Dia de Los Reyes Magos (Three Kings' Day) yesterday, and didn't eat too much roscon!
Around this time of year, the newspapers are full of lists - the top 10…
Cabalgata de Reyes Magos
Follow the Reyes
This Saturday is one of the most important for children all around Spain. It is the day when the Reyes Magos (Three Kings) come to every town and city, in processions of varying sizes and scales of magnificence. The following morning, a Sunday this year…
Happy New Year!
We're back from our Christmas week blogging break - I hope you didn't miss us too much! I trust you've all had (been having - it's not over yet!) a wonderful Christmas, whether you're in Andalucia, elsewhere in sunny Spain, or back in the old country with friends and family.…
Patios of Cordoba open over Christmas
Last week it was announced that the Patios of Cordoba Festival , which takes place every year in May, has been added to UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, joining other Spanish entries flamenco and the Mediterranean diet. But you…
The belen viviente
One of the most delightful features of Christmas in Andalucia are the belenes vivientes, or live Nativity Scenes, where many of the townsfolk dress up to take part, using the town's streets, houses and plazas as their stage set. The one in the pretty pueblo blanco (white…
Light show extraordinaire in Sevilla
Last Christmas, the Ayuntamiento (city council) of Seville put on a light show, where fast-moving images are projected onto the back wall of its main building, in Plaza Nueva. The facade facing Plaza San Francisco comes alive with ships, the solar system,…
Cordoba's Patios Festival is now UNESCO World Heritage
Last week, UNESCO inscribed onto its list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity the
Patios Festival in Cordoba. This festival is added to Spain's already existing Intangible Cultural Heritage:
flamenco, and joint-entry…
Árboles de Navidad con raíces, Paco y Lucía
Have an eco-Christmas by hiring your (living) tree
One of the most essential features of Christmas, wherever you are celebrating it, is the Christmas tree. Choosing it, decorating it, putting presents under it on Christmas Eve... you can't…
Gran Recogida de Alimentos en Andalucía
As Christmas approaches, and people stock up on seasonal delicacies such as turron (almond nougat), polvorones, and mantecados, many of us think about those less fortunate, for whom getting by is a struggle. In Spain families are an amazing source of…
On the piste! Sierra Nevada opens for business today
Today is the first day of the new ski season in Sierra Nevada. The Granada winter sports resort, close to the city itself, is the furthest south in Europe, and is the first Spanish resort to open this year. The resort has started the 2012/…