10 things to do in Andalucia when it rains
Contemporary art at the CAC Malaga.
While we are lucky to have sunshine most of the year round in Andalucia, paradise is never perfect. We need rain to feed our lakes, rivers, reservoirs and our precious crops of olives, grapes, almonds and many…
12 places to visit in Andalucia in 2017
Andalucia is full of cultural and gastronomic treasures, from Moorish castles to the best prawns in Spain. Some of these are, at long last, starting to receiving wider recognition, with international attention being focussed on our diverse landscapes,…
Literary Andalucia
An invaluable companion for anyone who is interested in the literature of Andalucia.
Andalucia – A Literary Guide for Travellers by Andrew and Suzanne Edwards (IB Tauris)
This is a thoroughly-researched, comprehensive guide to every major writer who has ever lived, or…
Seville Tourism Week
Sevilla Tourism Week was a four-day conference looking at the present and future of this key industry in the city.
A couple of weeks ago, a new tourism conference was held in Seville, organised by dynamic Tourism Director Antonio Jimenez.
Based around talks and round-table…
Finos Palmas and poetry in a Sevillano palace
Pedro Rebuelta of the Gonzalez Byass family, Cayetano Martinez de Irujo, the Casa de Alba, Antonio Flores, Chief Winemaker at Gonzalez Byass
The launch of this year’s Coleccion Finos Palmas, four very special Sherries from the Tio Pepe…
Huelva Capital Española de la Gastronomia 2017
Huelva CG logo
In a country which takes its food culture as seriously as Spain, to be chosen as Capital Gastronomica (Gastronomic Capital) is an honour indeed. And gastronomy is often quoted as a main reason why visitors choose to come to…
Contemporary Photography Show in Seville
by Fiona Flores
(From top, L to R) Eduardo D'Acosta - curator of the Spin Off exhibition, the artists, Michelle Chaplow with the Pool of Life, and the facade of the Fundacion Valentin Madariaga
Seville is not known for its contemporary art scene –…
Seville Feria will now last seven days, starting on Sunday
Qu 1: Seville residents, would you like the Feria to start on a Sunday (so you can have a big night on Saturday)? A2: Er, yes please!
Qu 2: Seville residents, would you like there to be a holiday during Feria)? A: See above…
Filmoteca revives Andalucian Super-8 home movies
A new project by La Filmoteca Española aims to collect and digitalise home movies made by Andalucians in the 1960s and 1970s.
The idea behind Proyecto Mi Vida is to create a digital archive of family films, showing regional travel,…
Personal account of the Cascamorras Festival in Baza
Journalist Anastasia Sukhanova and Sarah Gatward with her GoPro were thrilled to run alongside anther 12.000 in the Cascamorras, Baza.
Personal account of the Cascamorras Festival in Baza
Guest post by Anastasia Sukhanova
>6th of…