Possibly you thought the Christmas season was over on New Year’s Eve, but in Spain this is just the mid-point of all the celebrating. In this country, the tradition is to have a rather late dinner with your family – just one more rich, elaborate dinner, of course, complete with all the pastries, dried fruits and nuts and mountains of turrón that finish every meal at this time of year.
On 11th November, is the occasion for the slaughtering of pigs, in preparation for the winter-time drying of hams and sausages, at a fiesta called la matanza - literally, the killing - in all the towns and villages of the mountain areas of Andalucia.
There is quite a debate across Spain regarding whether Santa Claus is displacing the traditional Three Kings at Christmastime in Spain. The truth is that Santa Claus is becoming more and more common, but even families that sign up with “Papa Noel” usually keep their accounts open with the Kings.
One-Day-Itinerary to explore the countryside around the towns of Ronda and Gaucin. This route starts at San Pedro de Alcantera, just past Puerto Banus, and ends up just a few kilometres down the coast at Estepona. It's a delightful detour and one, which includes one of the best-known sierra towns of all, Ronda.
The Alhambra is the second-most-visited monument in Spain, a complex of Arabic and Christian palaces and gardens. Its exquisitely inscribed arches and beautifully detailed ceramic tiles, along with the perfect proportions of colonnades and pools, create a place of ethereal beauty. Here we take a look at well-known and less familiar aspects of what was once a self-contained city.
Perhaps the most famous residents of Gibraltar are the Barbary macaques, the only wild monkeys in Europe. These intelligent primates roam freely on the Upper Rock, especially around the Apes’ Den and the Great Siege Tunnels.
Dreambeach 2020 - The eigth edition of the Dreambeach festival that wuold have taken place in August 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic and the travel restrictions.
Dreambeach 2018 was the sixth edition of Dreambeach. The festival took place from the 8th to 12th August 2018. There were three days of artists on the main stages. Total auditorium passes were 155.000 which equals an attendance of 50.000 over the three days.
Dreambeach 2014 was the fourth edition of Dreambeach. It took place on 3 days 11th to 13th August 2016.
Dreambeach 2015 was the third edition of Dreambeach. It took place on 9th and 10th August 2015. Artists included Fatboy Slim, Nina Kraviz, Oliver Heldens, Sam Feldt, Paco Osuna, Sigma, Matador, Eric Prydz, Luciano, Blasterjaxx and many others.
Dreambeach 2014 was the second edition of Dreambeach the 2nd edition ran for 2 days on 8th and 9th August 2014. The lineup included Armin Van Burren, Benny Page, Aphex, Black Sun Empire and Boregore. Snoop Dogg, Carl Cox, Krewella, Armin Van Buuren, Marco Carola, I Am Legion, Knife Party, Nestky live, W&W.
Dreambeach 2013 was the first edition of Dreambeach. It took place on 9th and 10th August 2013at the spiritual home of the Creamfields Andalucia festival which had experimented with other locations from 2008 to 2012. Dreamfields was a clever choice of name, similar in style yet different from Creamfields. There was an ready made attendance of attendance of 30.000 festival goers.
There is a municipal bus service between Sayalonga and Malaga Bus station. with four services a day Monday to Friday and two services on a Saturday. No Sunday service.
There is a municipal bus service between the centre of Competa and Malaga Bus station. with four services a day Monday to Friday and two services on a Saturday. No Sunday service.
Dreambeach 2022 was multi-day festival featuring the best electronic music. Dreambeach takes place on the first weekend in August at Playa Villaricos (Cuevas del Almanzora, Almería).
Andalucia Big closed on Saturday night with a headline act from English (Teignmouth, Devon) rock band Muse. Their 2006 hit Supermassive Black Hole made it to number four in the UK singles chart and featured in 2008 blockbuster movie Twilight, during the baseball scene. Lead singer Matt Bellamy said that the song contains “Rage Against the Machine riffs” perhaps giving fans a taste of what they are missing out on for Thursday’s line up.
Night two of the festival will welcome 90s British funk band Jamiroquai to the stage. With hits such as Virtual Insanity, Space Cowboy, and Cosmic Girl, along with lead singer Jay Kay’s array of quirky hats, the band are sure to bring an unforgettable show to close Friday night. Their headline slot at Andalucia Big is certainly a special one as it is the groups one and only Euopean show of 2022, giving fans a festival exclusive.
The creators of Mad Cool festival in Madrid produced the first edition of Andalucia Big in September 2022. With their expertise and 6 years of lineups, the producers knew how to pull out the big names. The Andalucia Big festival brought a combination of both English speaking and Spanish bands. Read the reports and photos from each of the three on the links below.
Cancelada is a growing district to the east of Estepona, extending from Arroyo Taraje (towards Marbella) to the Río Guadalmansa in the west. The original residential area developed as a small village with traditional Andalucían character, defined by low-rise, whitewashed buildings and pedestrian streets.
Dreambeach 2021 took place on the 30th October 2021 in Granada city due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic with an authentic line up of artists including Armin van Buuren, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Netsky, 999999999 live and I Hate Models. 10.000 people attended the festival.
