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The Virgen del Carmen will be carried on the shoulders of the strong men of the parish in the direction of the beach. The procession will depart the church at 20:45 hours after the 20:00 mass at the parish church of Santa Teresa de Jesús.
Like all the towns in Andalucia Torremolinos celebrates numerous traditional festivals. Here are some of the more important. See our festival page for more background information on these festivals.
Pablo Picasso Picasso was born in 1881 in a house (now a "Casa Natal museum) in Plaza de la Merced in Málaga, the first child of Don José Ruiz y Blasco (1838-1913) and María Picasso y López. He was baptised Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso in the Santiago Apostal parish church.
Lord Byron's visit to Andalucia was brief, a matter of days, but the impact it left on him and the legacy he left behind were significant. In 1809, not long after leaving Cambridge, George Gordon, Lord Byron, arrived in the Iberian pennisula.
Few foreigners ever have been so closely identified with Spain as is Ernest Hemingway. A Nobel and Pulitzer prize-winning novelist, essayist, and correspondent, Hemingway was able to capture the many complexities of Spain in a way that enchanted the world.
Legend has it that Francisco Rivera Ordoñez was born to fight bulls. His father was the famous bullfighter Paquirri who died bullfighting in Pozoblanco, Córdoba in 1984 when he was caught by the horns of a bull named “Avispado” (from the Spanish for wasp, “avispa”).
Lola Flores was born María de los Dolores Flores Ruiz in Jerez de la Frontera on January 21st, 1923. Her family were poor and from as young as ten she would earn a few pesetas pocket money by singing in the local bars. At the age of fifteen, Lola was in a group with other artists who formed a variety show: "Mary Paz" and in 1940 she managed to convince her father to sell the bar he owned and move the family to Madrid.
Caroline Neele moved to Spain in her mid-twenties after marrying Antonio, the drummer of the popular sixties band Los Mustang. In her forties she moved to Andalusia and lived in San Pedro, Ronda and Aracena. She immersed herself in the local culture wherever she went.
Vejer de la Frontera is located off the N-340 Costal road between the cities of Cádiz and Algeciras. It is at the south of the A-48 autovia south from Cadiz. Take the exit at kilometre 36 and follow the signs to the hill top town up the A-2229.
This social club have have their clubhouse in Bahia Dorada. The weekly activities include a coffee morning, Bridge evenings, Whist Drives, drives, Quizzes, Bingo, Line Dancing Bowling, golf, Spanish classes and Jazz sessions. There are also day trips and weekend excursions.
These massive, majestic mammals swim between the Mediterranean (to the east, from the Costa del Sol across to Morocco) and the Atlantic (to the west, between the Costa de la Luz and Morocco) - the best months to see them are April to October.
Sian Faber is an artist based in the white village of Gaucin, a pueblo blanco (white village) whose inspiring beauty has attracted many artists from far afield over the years. In the 2024 edition of the Art Gaucin art exhibition, her current collaborative collection of work, Drawn to Flamenco, stood out with its bold colours, unique materials and its captivating subject, the flamenco dancer, Eliza Gonzalez.
Tangiers can be reached by ferry from Tarifa in just 35 minutes. The Moroccan port has a fascinating history: after years under joint French and Spanish control, it was designated an "international zone" in the 1920s and remained so until independence in the 1950s, becoming a haven for Europeans in search of an alternative lifestyle, spies and eccentric millionaires; writers attracted by its liberal multiculturalism and vibrant, exotic atmosphere, include Tennessee Williams; William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg; and Paul Bowles (who died here). Matisse also painted in the city.
Ironically, the only unbeautiful room in the Alhambra is the one which we see first, as we enter the gate of the Nasrid Palaces. The Mexuar was the public reception hall of the Alhambra, where the Sultan and his visirs heard the requests of the populace, who climbed up from the Albaicin through the Gate of Arms
We enter the Alhambra from the Generalife Gardens by the bridge called Puente Nuevo. However, the original route of access, in Moorish times, between the Alhambra and the Generalife went through the Puerta del Hierro, the Iron Gate, and made it necessary to cross the ravine on foot
Situated at the northern tip of the sherry triangle, 8 km from Chipiona, the delightful small town of Sanlúcar de Barrameda is flanked by the Guadalquivir estuary. The speciality tipple here is the distinctive manzanilla wine, which acquires its dry, slightly salty tang from the seaside environment and the moist poniente wind. The town is equally famed for its excellent seafood, for which manzanilla is (coincidentally!) the ideal accompaniment.
Self-catering accommodation is the most popular option in Barbate, with apartments offering unrivalled views over the coastline and sea, and villas offering gardens, swimming pools and ultimate exclusivity during your holiday. Holiday homes can be a great choice for families and larger groups as it often works out to be cost beneficial.
Being a private urbanisation, Roche does not have a lot in terms of accommodation. However, it does have a wide variety of self-catering accommodation, including apartments and villas. Most of the apartments are located in complexes just outside of the actual town.
Barbate Marina, located in the town of Barbate in Cádiz, Spain. This well-equipped marina offers modern facilities, including mooring for over 300 boats, refuelling services, and a repair dock.
The origin of the town's name is from an early Moorish invader, Tarif Ibn Malik, who led a raid in 710. Tarifa's African heritage can also be seen in its impressive walled fort, Castillo de Guzman, which was built over an alcazar constructed under orders from the Caliph of Cordoba.
