Andalucia is best known for its beaches, sunny weather and flamenco. But food is a hugely important part of southern Spain - indeed, the Mediterranean diet was recently recognised as being part of UNESCO's world cultural heritage.
Chris Stewart's "Driving Over Lemons" told the story of his move to a remote mountain farm in Las Alpujarras. Find yourself laughing out loud as Chris is instructed by his daughter on local teenage mores; bluffs his way in art history to millionaire Bostonians; is rescued off a snowy peak by the Guardia Civil; and, joins an Almond Blossom Appreciation Society.
Perhaps if Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny village, tucked in the Alpujarra mountains, would really be like, they might have hesitated...
Lord Byron, Benjamin Disraeli, the Duke of Wellington, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Robert Graves... they, and countless others, had one thing in common: they all visited Spain and had plenty to say about the country.
Keidi Keating describes her life moving to the Costa del Sol and starting a magazine. A Fun-Filled Tale of a Modern Girl's Move to the Costa del Sol. Keidi Keating describes her life moving to the Costa del Sol and starting a magazine
My stomach wouldn't stop dancing, as I was meeting Mr Money about the world's longest job vacancy, at last! I was exuding excitement at the thought that my unemployment agony might be over by lunch time, but I desperately tried to retain a cool exterior.
A phrase book by Liz Parry, together with an insight into Spanish customs. Do you know how to establish your turn in the queue to buy a loaf of bread? Or what to say when you answer the phone? Can you order coffee exactly the way you like it?
Andalucia is the quintessence of Spain and yet, historically and culturally, it is surprisingly unlike the rest of the country. Its literary history began to develop with the Romans and reached an early flowering when Arabic poets drew on centuries of literary tradition, together with the landscapes and passions of Moorish Spain.
As Islam and the West prepare to clash once again, Jason Webster embarks on a quest to discover Spain's hidden Moorish legacy and lift the lid on a country once forged by both Muslims and Christians.
First published by Heinemann in 1904, this is one of Somerset Maugham's lesser known works. It is, nevertheless, a perceptive account of his travels through Andalucia in the early part of the 20th Century.
Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home.
Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristocratic and irresistibly beautiful, with an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change.
Maggots, Mothers and Misdemeanours. Celia's 88-year-old mother's body was found in her home five days after her death - and in the summer heat of southern Andalucia. Offspring from several husbands and other indiscretions had been emerging before her death. Bloodlines is the true story of society, illegitimacy, and scandal and the author's search for her family roots.
Get to the heart of Andalucia with Footprint's critically acclaimed, fully revised and updated 7th edition guide. Taking you through gleaming hill-top towns and on to quiet windswept beaches, while sampling some of the tastiest tapas and sweetest sherry on offer. Whether you want to experience authentic flamenco and fiesta's aplenty, or just sit back and relax, this guide covers it all.
Why is the rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona football clubs so fierce? Are Spaniards losing interest in bullfighting? How Catholic is Spain today? Do Spaniards resent foreign residents? Will Spain ever recover the sovereignty of Gibraltar?
When my neighbour Caridad crashed through the front door, crying "What an opportunity! There's a bus trip to Córdoba. You can't miss a chance like this", I had no difficulty turning it down.
This was no time to go gallivanting around the country, I explained. Córdoba was out of the question. The last thing I needed was a village outing...
"Speak the Culture: Spain" picks at the surface to uncover the key events, themes and people that have shaped the nation, from green Galicia to dusty Andalucia.
This book is the first published English-language translation of the significant "History of Islamic Spain" by Ibn al-Qutiyyah (d. Cordoba 367 / 977). Including extensive notes and comments, a genealogical table and relevant maps, the text is preceded by a study of the author and his work.
The sierras of this book are the Serranía de Ronda merging with the Sierra de Grazalema and the highlands of the province of Cádiz. Author Alastair Boyd first came to the region in the late fifties and made a series of journeys by horse into the surrounding countryside which were magically captured in his book The Road from Ronda. He returned to Ronda in the nineties to see if the Arcadia that he had discovered all those years ago still existed.
The new full-colour "Rough Guide to Andalucia" is the essential guide to one of Europe's most vibrant destinations. The autonomous region of Andalucia is the part of the Iberian Peninsula that is most quintessentially Spanish, a land of flamenco, sherry and ruined castles.
With a compelling sureness of touch, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Frederic V. Grunfeld offers the reader an intimate knowledge of Spain gained over twenty-five years. He takes the intending traveller south from the Pyrenees, across the central meseta of Castilla and Aragon and down to Andalucia.
Translated by Gloria Garcia Lorca, the writer's niece, and Jane Duran, the family friend who became a celebrated poet, Gypsy Ballads is the most authentic version of Romancero Gitano imaginable. In their new translation Jane Duran and Gloria Garcia Lorca have been faithful to Lorca's work, searching out original meanings, avoiding overt interpretations, reproducing metaphors, so as to bring to an English-speaking reader the pure power of Lorca's poetry.
