Archive for the ‘Weather’ Category
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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Saturday, August 15th, 2015
Whether you have made Andalucia your permanent home, you're staying for a long sojourn over the summer months, or you're just here on holiday (or planning to be shortly), you will be aware of the extreme heat in July and August, especially in the inland cities such as Seville and ...
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Thursday, March 14th, 2013
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Yay, my favourite season of the year is here!
The rain has stopped, finally, after weeks and weeks of endless downpours, showers, drizzle, thunder, lightning, puddles, wellies and waterproofs - and, of ...
Posted in Cordoba, Fiestas, Granada, Malaga, Nature, Sevilla, Traditions, Travel Andalucia, Weather | No Comments »
Monday, March 4th, 2013
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It's a new month on the blog today, and here in Andalucia we're struggling to start the week after a four-day weekend (to celebrate the anniversary of the region gaining its ...
Posted in Beaches, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, family, hotel, Outdoor activities, Sport, Weather | 1 Comment »
Thursday, November 8th, 2012
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Yes, it has been raining for weeks now here in Andalucia.
Heavy downpours - once last week, I had to sit in the car with my children for 20 minutes before we could get out and run to the house; ...
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Thursday, August 30th, 2012
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GUEST POST: REBEKAH THOMPSON
I have been blogging for Andalucia.com, usually about special events, since March. However, few readers will be aware that this is my final week working for Andalucia.com. As a third-year degree student at Nottingham ...
Posted in Beaches, Cadiz, Living in Andalucia, Malaga, Nightlife, Restaurants/gastronomy, Sevilla, Sport, Tourism, Transport, Weather | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
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This year, Semana Santa all across Andalucia has, yet again, been adversely affected by the weather. Rain stopped pasos from coming out ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Events, Religion, Travel Andalucia, Weather | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 4th, 2011
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I am writing this wearing an item of clothing with sleeves. For the first time in weeks. Yes, the temperatures here in Andalucia gave us a break this weekend, with the thermometer falling to ...
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
My first blog of this year was about the weather, so it's kind of appropriate that one of my last is too. Sarah will be blogging again this Monday - if you're female, have blonde hair, and/or have ever suffered comments from Spanish men, then don't miss it - and ...
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
It's been an amazing week or so for news, wherever you live in the world, and even more so for those of us who call Spain our home. Julian Assange was arrested in London, refused bail and put in prison, after his company, Wikileaks, released 250,000 classified documents sent by ...
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