Archive for the ‘Nature’ Category
Thursday, July 13th, 2017
The exhibition is on until 15 October.
For all garden lovers, this art exhibition - Sorolla: Un Jardin Para Pintar - is a treat.
The show of paintings by the Valencian artist, which has just opened at CaixaForum, a major new cultural centre in Seville. runs until 15 October.
Joaquin Sorolla was an internationally-renowned post-impressionist ...
Posted in art, Gardens and parks, Granada, Museums, Nature, Sevilla, Seville | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
About to head up into the mountains - the van's roof window was an instant hit.
We all have our lists of places we want to visit – in Andalucia, top of mine for some years has been the Alpujarras, the mountainous region south of the Sierra Nevada in Granada and ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Driving, family, Granada, Nature, Theatre, Tourism | No Comments »
Monday, February 22nd, 2016
A large proportion of visitors who come to Andalucia for their holidays rent a self-catering apartment or villa, whether by the beach or inland; in a city or in the mountains.
New regulations for tourist accommodation (BOJA Decreto 28/2016) came into force this month (February 2016) to stipulate formally what property owners are obligated ...
Posted in Accommodation, Almeria, Beaches, Cadiz, Costa de la Luz, Costa del Sol, family, Granada, Holidays, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga, Nature, Sevilla, Seville, Tourism, Travel Andalucia | 1 Comment »
Monday, January 25th, 2016
Clockwise Sierra de Ronda near Gaucin. wetlands of Doñana Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Almeria’s desert landscape, used as a location for Series 6 of Game of Thrones. Los Muertos beach in Almeria, with volcanic cliffs.
Those of us who are fortunate enough to live here in Andalucia will be ...
Posted in Almeria, Beaches, Cadiz, Cordoba, Costa de la Luz, Costa del Sol, Driving, Environment, Film, Geography, Granada, Huelva, Jaen, Malaga, Nature, Our Environment, Outdoor activities, Sevilla, Tourism, Travel Andalucia | No Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13537" align="aligncenter" width="515"] Peña de los Enamorados - Lovers' Leap, part of the Monumental Complex of Antequera, entered as Spain's 2015 application for UNESCO World Heritage Status. Photograph: Michelle Chaplow[/caption]
Spain has moved a step closer to having another UNESCO World Heritage site, to add to the 42 sites already in the ...
Posted in Archaeology, History, Malaga, Nature | No Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13404" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption= "Anna Kemp, director of the Open Air Theatre Project in Laroles, on the threshing-floor stage."] [/caption]
[caption id="attachment_13370" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption= "An idyllic setting for the theatre: olive and almond groves, backed by snow-capped mountains."] [/caption]
During my ten-plus years in Spain, I have met a large ...
Posted in Culture and Customs, Granada, Nature, Our Environment, Outdoor activities, Social Media, Traditions | No Comments »
Thursday, January 16th, 2014
[caption id="attachment_13061" align="aligncenter" width="486" caption="Jamon iberico - one of Spain's most famous gastronomic products. Photo: Michelle Chaplow"] [/caption]
Last week, the Spanish government approved a new colour-coding system for Iberian pork products.
Jamon iberico is probably the most popular and highly-prized food in Spain, and nowhere more so than here in ...
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Food, Food and drink, Foodie, gastronomy, Huelva, Nature, Our Environment | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 4th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_12445" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="The cortijo and factory, nestled in rolling hills of olive fields, backed by the Sierra Magina."] [/caption]
A few posts ago, I mentioned a new scheme organised by Jaen Tourism - pick your own olives. This puente weekend, I was lucky enough to experience it for myself, ...
Posted in Agriculture, family, Food, Foodie, gastronomy, Geography, History, Jaen, Nature, Tourism | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 25th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_12327" align="aligncenter" width="578" caption="Sunlight shines on the wall of the Hospital de los Venerables in Seville, where this exhibition is being held."] [/caption]
No civilization left a more profound and lasting legacy in Andalucia than the Moors. From exquisite art and architecture, to advanced scientific and philosophical concepts, and even ...
Posted in Archaeology, architecture, art, Cordoba, History, Malaga, Museums, Nature, Religion, Science, Sevilla | No Comments »
Thursday, July 4th, 2013
[caption id="attachment_11317" align="aligncenter" width="433" caption="Now the tallest building in Seville, after 800 years with the Giralda dominating the skyline: the 178-metre Torre Pelli."] [/caption]
Last week saw two of Andalucia's UNESCO World Heritage sites in the news for two very different reasons: Seville, whose new (and first) skyscraper, the Torre Pelli, ...
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