Tio Pepe en Rama - the wild fino sherry As spring arrives in Seville, two weeks after Semana Santa (Holy Week), it's time for Feria. Ladies prepare their flamenca dresses, horses are groomed, carriages polished, and Seville's vino-gastro crowd waits expectantly for the big pre-Feria sherry…

Route of Casas Palacio in Seville: the "New Rome" Casa de Pilatos, one of the casas-palacio on the new route in Seville. Photo: Michelle Chaplow After the excitement of the opening last week of Las Duenas, the Duquesa de Alba's palace, a new route in Seville has been announced of palaces and…

    Palacio de las Dueñas, the Duquesa de Alba's home, opens to public on 17 March Next week one of the most hotly-anticipated new attractions in Seville opens its doors - the Palacio de las Duenas, favourite residence of the late Duquesa de Alba. From 10am on Thursday 17 March, you'll be…

BioCultura is an eco-fair in Seville this weekend with more than 250 exhibitors - food is the strongest sector. BioCultura: the eco-fair in Seville 26-28 February 2016 This weekend a major ecological fair - the most important in Spain, and in Europe - takes place in Seville, starting tomorrow.…

New regulations on rental accommodation in Andalucia A large proportion of visitors who come to Andalucia for their holidays rent a self-catering apartment or villa, whether by the beach or inland; in a city or in the mountains. New regulations for tourist accommodation (BOJA Decreto 28/2016)…

Fabulous seaside resorts and beaches Record tourist numbers for Spain, plus Andalucia has top national attraction More foreigners visited Spain than ever before in 2015, as unsettled situations in North African countries caused European holidaymakers to take their holidays nearer to home…

Clockwise Sierra de Ronda near Gaucin. wetlands of Doñana Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Almeria’s desert landscape, used as a location for Series 6 of Game of Thrones. Los Muertos beach in Almeria, with volcanic cliffs. Landscapes of Andalucia Those of us who are fortunate…

Review of 2015 Today is the last day of the year, and the time when we look back over 2015 to see what's happened during the last 12 months. Here is our pick of the blog posts from the past year, celebrating the best of Andalucian scenery, festivals and produce. A new documentary…

Cultural and spectacular Christmas 2015 in Seville The Christmas season is always a good time to be in Andalucia, and especially Seville, with over 200 streets lit up merrily by colourful lights, Christmas trees in various designs bedecking  city centre, belenes (nativity scenes) in every…

Help Syrian refugees at a fun day in Seville this Saturday As Christmas draws closer, weekends are full of fun festive attractions like medieval markets and belenes vivientes (live nativity scenes). This Saturday, 12 December,  in Seville you can go to an entirely different event, but one which…