Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
Tuesday, April 16th, 2019
Barack Obama was the main speaker at the WTTC Global Summit in Seville.
Every year, the travel and tourism industry gets together in a different city to meet, catch up, discuss the major issues of the day, and hear about new developments. The event is so important within the sector that ...
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Sunday, February 19th, 2017
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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 more besides. The rainiest months are November and ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2016
by Fiona Flores
[caption id="attachment_17676" align="aligncenter" width="578"] (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[/caption]
Seville is not known for its contemporary art scene – Malaga has long had ...
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2015
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 available space, and lots more.
Two of the main areas to visit traditionally ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_16351" align="aligncenter" width="515" caption="Andalucia.com is 19 years old!"][/caption]
On Friday 17 April Andalucia.com celebrates its 19th birthday - the website was founded by Chris Chaplow on 17 April 1996.
Andalucia has established itself as the leading website about the region, with visitor statistics which have grown exponentially, as southern Spain is a ...
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Friday, April 10th, 2015
[caption id="attachment_15228" align="aligncenter" width="414" caption="Band of Las Cigarerras of La Carreteria procession in Seville takes up the entire street."] [/caption]
No celebration in Spain is as weather-dependent as Semana Santa. At the Feria de Abril, you can duck inside a nearby caseta to avoid a rain shower, nibbling some tasty queso ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
This year, here on the Andalucia.com Blog, as always, we've covered a wide variety of topics - from culture and gastronomy to local news - everything from International Sherry Week to the Seville Film Festival, Spain winning top place as the world's number one wine producer, and Andalucia as Trip ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2014
GUEST POST BY SOPHIE CAREFULL
[caption id="attachment_14037" align="aligncenter" width="515" caption="The team behind a very successful Foro La Zagaleta 2014, the luxury brand forum held in Marbella."] [/caption]
Last Friday 6 June, for the third year, some of the biggest names in the international business world came together at the Marbella Conference Centre ...
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Monday, May 19th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13772" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The crowd at the Festival of Colors in Seville last Saturday."] [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_13788" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Poster advertising the Festival of Colors - the second-ever in Spain."] [/caption]
Spain, and especially Andalucia, is well known for its colourful festivals, with clothes and adornments in a range of bright ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13650" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Christ paso of La Sed in Plaza de España on Palm Sunday."] [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_13651" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The Virgin of Las Aguas at the Puerta del Principe, the main gate of the Cathedral."] [/caption]
This year, for the first time since 2011, all the pasos in Seville's ...
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