Mountains of the Serranía de Ronda by the Mediterranean Sea
After all the hustle and bustle, crowds and excitement, of Semana Santa, my family and I went to the sierra for the last part of the week. I still kept tabs on the pasos in Seville, where the forecast for Thursday meant that it was…
Semana Santa in Sevilla
This year, Semana Santa all across Andalucia has, yet again, been adversely affected by the weather. Rain stopped pasos from coming out to do their processions in cities like Malaga, Granada and Sevilla, on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Yesterday, to the delight of many,…
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Carlos Aires’ Opening Night at the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo Málaga
Friday 23 March saw the inauguration of an usual exhibition by local artist Carlos Aires in the Centro de Arte Contemporáneo in Málaga.
Carlos Aires was born in Ronda, Málaga, in 1974. He…
General Strike Across Spain After the Andalusian Elections
It's unusual for this blog to have three posts in a row about politics, but then this has been quite a week. First of all, the PP failed to win its widely-predicted majority in the Andalusian Parliament in last Sunday's elections, leaving…
Andalusian Regional Election Results: PP Wins Narrow Majority
So, the Andalucian people went to the polls yesterday to vote for a new regional parliament, and they went for... the PP, by a hair's breadth. It was a real cliffhanger - at 10pm, the PSOE was actually leading, but then their lead…
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This Sunday elections for the Junta de Andalucia (Andalucian Parliament) will take place. A president will be chosen, who will then form a government responsible for an annual budget of €33 billion and an ever increasing range of public services.
This campaign has been…
Carmen Thyssen Museum, Malaga:the one-stop exploration into Spanish cultural history
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Recently, I was lucky enough to attend a press preview at the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga for their new temporary exhibition, which opens on 31 March and runs until 7 October 2012…
Ecosevilla II
Last weekend was the second edition of Ecosevilla, following the launch event last October. There were more stands - 100, up from 70 - and the hall at FIBES Conference Centre looked and felt busier and fuller. There were stalls with organic food, drink, sustainable energy,…
A historic hotel reopens in Sevilla
One of the most famous hotels in Andalucia, the Alfonso XIII reopens to the public today after a nine-month, 20-million-euro refurbishment. A landmark in Sevilla, it is a huge, imposing building situated next to the Fabrica de Tabacos, just off Puerta…
The bitter-sweet smell of Seville organges
The English love their Seville orange marmalade on toast for breakfast. Every January and February, the cooking pages of magazines and newspapers, as well as the fast-growing food blog sector, are filled with recipes using the famously bitter naranjo…